Here we go, kids….
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BREAKING: DHS Secretary @SecMayorkas has officially been impeached by the House of Representatives over his dereliction of duty and his refusal to secure the US Southern Border.
The final vote was 214-213.
3 Republicans voted against impeaching Mayorkas.
Mike Gallagher… pic.twitter.com/ZL6xLngH0K
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) February 14, 2024
The House on Tuesday voted along party lines to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of an influx of migrants across the U.S.-Mexico border.
Why it matters: It’s the first time since War Secretary William Belknap in 1876 that a cabinet secretary has been impeached, though Mayorkas is all but certain to be acquitted by the Senate.
- The vote was Republicans’ second attempt at impeachment following their shocking loss last week, in which the three GOP defections and the absence of House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) led to a tie vote.
Driving the news: The House voted 214-213 to impeach Mayorkas on two counts, “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law” and “breach of public trust.”
- Reps. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) and Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.) voted with all Democrats against impeachment.
The details: The 22-page articles of impeachment accuse Mayorkas of failing to comply federal law and court rulings around migrant detention and blames him for a surge in border crossings during the Biden administration.
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hres863rh/pdf/BILLS-118hres863rh.pdf
h/t Flying Elvii