House Republicans Impeach Mayorkas Over Border Crisis, But Conviction Seen As Unlikely
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House Republicans impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on charges related to the southern border, but he is unlikely to be convicted or removed given Democratic control of the Senate.
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The charges are seen as not rising to the constitutional standard for impeachment and removal, leading Democrats to characterize it as a partisan move to appease Trump and his supporters.
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The impeachment effort was driven by far-right Republicans like Marjorie Taylor Greene, who framed it as Republicans working on the top issue for voters - border security.
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There is debate over whether the Senate should hold a trial or dismiss the charges, with peril for Democrats either way in an election year.
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The last cabinet member impeached was War Secretary William Belknap in 1876, who resigned before a House vote but was still tried in the Senate and escaped conviction.