House Republicans have impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in a contentious vote Tuesday evening, making the Biden administration official the first Cabinet member to be removed in nearly 150 years.
The vote was the second attempt by House Republicans to impeach Mayorkas after they failed to do so last week in an embarrassing blow to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).
Lawmakers voted by a narrow margin 214-213 to approve two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas, who was confirmed by the Senate in February 2021 to lead the department’s 260,000 employees.
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