The House rejected a motion to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after a handful of Republicans helped shoot down the effort — sparking backlash among many of their GOP colleagues.

Lawmakers voted by a narrow margin of 214-216 to reject the articles of impeachment, resulting in tense exchanges on the floor as some Republicans sought to persuade holdouts in their party to back the measure. But the motion ultimately failed, prompting some GOP lawmakers to look within their own party for blame.