The House voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday night.
The vote marked the first time a Cabinet secretary has been impeached since 1876.
Per Fox News:
The office of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Mayorkas' impeachment trial will begin later this month.
“The House impeachment managers will present the articles of impeachment to the Senate following the state work period,” Schumer's office said in a statement. “Senators will be sworn in as jurors in the trial the next day. Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray will preside.”
Tuesday evening's vote marked House Republicans' second attempt at impeaching Mayorkas. GOP lawmakers targeted the Biden official over the ongoing migrant crisis at the U.S. southern border, accusing him of deliberately flaunting existing immigration law and worsening the situation.
The 214-213 vote was always expected to be tight; Mayorkas narrowly escaped impeachment last week when every single House Democrat showed up to shield him, including Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, who temporarily left the hospital where he was recovering from surgery to cast his vote.
Three Republicans also opposed the effort: Reps. Ken Buck (Colo.), Mike Gallagher (Wis.) and Tom McClintock (Calif.).
In a The Wall Street Journal editorial, Gallagher argued that impeaching a cabinet secretary for mismanagement would “set a dangerous new precedent that would be used against future Republican administrations.” Four days later, he announced his decision to retire.
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