Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have voted in favor of a second attempt to begin impeachment proceedings against Democratic Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. A wafer-thin majority of MPs voted in favor of such a procedure on Tuesday evening (local time). The result was extremely close with 214 to 213 votes. However, such an impeachment trial would have to be conducted and decided in the Senate, where Democrats have a slim majority and some Republicans have also expressed doubts about the efforts against Mayorkas. It is therefore likely that the Senate will reject the request – and that no impeachment proceedings will follow.
Last week, Republicans in the House of Representatives tried to organize such a vote against the minister, but that failed because individual Republican members also voted against. Several parliamentarians were absent from the vote on Tuesday evening. The necessary majority of votes cast was slightly smaller and was achieved this time.
The Secretary of Homeland Security is an enemy of many Republicans. They accuse him and President Joe Biden’s Democrats of losing control over protection of the U.S. southern border given the large number of immigrants. Regarding migration and border security, Republicans accuse the Cuban-born minister of deliberately and systematically refusing to comply with applicable laws. The 64-year-old also knowingly provided false information and placed his political preferences above compliance with the law.
The Democrats, on the other hand, accuse the Republicans of a purely party-politically motivated maneuver. The Department of Homeland Security, the White House and Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives and the Senate sharply criticized the vote Tuesday evening as a baseless political stunt. The issue of migration has been a major point of contention between Democrats and Republicans for years and also plays an important role in the current presidential elections. (saw/sda/dpa)
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