House Republicans Pursue Rare Impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Over Border Policy
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House Republicans are moving ahead with plans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the migrant surge at the southern border.
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A bipartisan group of Senators is simultaneously negotiating a border security package with Mayorkas.
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Impeaching a Cabinet secretary over policy disputes is unprecedented; the only prior Cabinet impeachment was in 1876.
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House Republicans claim Mayorkas is "derelict in his duty" for not detaining more migrants, while Democrats say he's doing his job and this is political.
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If the House impeaches Mayorkas, the case would go to the Senate for trial, where a two-thirds majority is required to convict and remove him.