Mayorkas impeached by House as Speaker tells Independent he ‘deserved’ it over border ‘catastrophe’
by Eric Garcia and Katie Hawkinson
Feb 14, 2024
4 minutes
The US House of Representatives impeached Alejandro Mayorkas, homeland security secretary, in a party-line vote on Tuesday evening.
The vote succeeded along GOP lines, winning 214-213. Three Republicans joined Democrats in voting against the articles of impeachment: Ken Buck of Colorado, Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin and Tom McClintock of California.
The articles of impeachment allege that Mr Mayorkas engaged in a “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law” by allowing the release of migrants awaiting legal proceedings and breached “public trust” when he told lawmakers the US-Mexico border was secure.
A cabinet official was
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