U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Capitol Hill on May 04, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
by Brooke Mallory
February 13, 2024
Republicans overcame strong Democrat resistance to proceed with their accusations, and Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the U.S. homeland security secretary, became the first member of the sitting cabinet to be impeached.
In a vote that broke all previous records, the U.S. House of Representatives decided on Tuesday to remove Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas from office.
Mayorkas was accused of deliberately failing to enforce border rules and betraying public confidence.
By a vote of 214-to-213, Republicans triumphed over Democrat members’ resistance and internal dissent to impeach Mayorkas.
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