House Impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas | Mike Johnson | N18V | USA – News18

House Impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas | Mike Johnson | N18V | USAThe House of Representatives has narrowly voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, making him the first cabinet member to face impeachment in nearly 150 years.Many Republicans blame Mr Mayorkas for an unprecedented influx of migrants at the US-Mexico border.The Republican-led chamber voted 214 to 213 for the measure, after an earlier attempt failed last week.The issue now heads to the Democratic-led Senate, where it is likely to fail.President Joe Biden on Tuesday called the vote a “blatant act of unconstitutional partisanship” and a “political stunt”.The vote was largely divided along party lines, with 210 Democrats voting against the impeachment, along with three Republican representatives: Tom McClintock of California, Ken Buck of Colorado and Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin.The three defectors also voted against the first attempt to impeach Mr Mayorkas, saying that impeaching someone who has not committed a serious crime would weaken the constitutional penalty and do little to address the crisis at the border.