House Votes to Impeach Homeland Security Secretary Over Immigration Policies, Unlikely to Lead to Conviction
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The House voted 214-213 to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of immigration policies, making him the first sitting cabinet secretary to be impeached.
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The impeachment is unlikely to lead anywhere, since the Democratic-led Senate is expected to acquit him in a trial.
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Democrats condemned the vote as an unconstitutional partisan move by Republicans to weaponize impeachment over policy disagreements.
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The charges accused Mayorkas of failing to enforce certain immigration laws and of lying about border conditions.
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If convicted, Mayorkas would be removed from office, but conviction requires a two-thirds Senate majority that Republicans don't have.