The Republican-controlled House voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Republican-controlled House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S.-Mexico border.

The vote marks the first time in nearly 150 years that a Cabinet secretary has been impeached.

House Republicans have spent months investigating the secretary’s actions as they’ve aimed to make immigration and border security a key election issue.

  • thesystemisdown@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    For most, this would reflect poorly at review time. For some, this would invite a dismissal for performance or team cohesion issues. These folks wouldn’t know anything about any of that.