Alejandro Mayorkas survives House impeachment vote as GOP lawmakers defect

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Republicans targeted Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Washington — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas narrowly survived an impeachment vote on Tuesday in the House after a small group of Republicans helped sink the GOP-led effort. The House voted 216 to 214 against impeaching Mayorkas over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border, with four Republicans voting with all Democrats.

' In a statement on Monday, the Biden administration said it was 'an unprecedented and unconstitutional act of political retribution that would do nothing to solve the challenges our nation faces in securing the border.'The road to the Mayorkas impeachment vote Mayorkas has been under threat of impeachment over his handling of the border since Republicans took control of the House in 2023. GOP Rep.

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