{"id":2175611,"date":"2024-02-13T19:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T00:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayorkas-is-impeached-after-house-republicans-successfully-re-do-vote\/"},"modified":"2024-02-13T19:46:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T00:46:31","slug":"mayorkas-is-impeached-after-house-republicans-successfully-re-do-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayorkas-is-impeached-after-house-republicans-successfully-re-do-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayorkas Impeached as House Republicans Redo Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmayorkas-is-impeached-after-house-republicans-successfully-re-do-vote%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2175611&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Secretary of Homeland \u200bSecurity Alejandro Mayorkas testifies \u200cbefore a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on \u200dHomeland Security, on Capitol\u2062 Hill on May 04, \u200b2022 in Washington,\u2062 DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN&#8217;s Brooke Mallory<\/h2>\n<p><strong>4:40 PM \u2013 \u2064Tuesday, February\u2063 13, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Republicans overcame\u2064 strong Democrat resistance to proceed with \u2063their accusations, and Alejandro N.\u2064 Mayorkas, the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-biden-to-unveil-immigration-agenda-next-tuesday\/\" title=\"Psaki: Biden to unveil immigration agenda next Tuesday\">homeland security secretary<\/a>, became the first member of the sitting cabinet to be impeached.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">\n<script>\ngoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>In a vote \u2062that broke all previous records, \u2062the U.S. House of Representatives \u2064decided on Tuesday to remove Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas from office.<\/p>\n<p>Mayorkas was accused of deliberately failing\u2063 to enforce border rules and betraying\u200c public confidence.<\/p>\n<p>By a vote of \u200d214-to-213, Republicans triumphed over Democrat members&#8217; resistance\u2064 and internal dissent to impeach\u2064 Mayorkas, the first \u200dsitting cabinet secretary in American history.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans cheered as \u2062the \u200bvote was gaveled out. GOP Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.),\u200b a driving force behind the impeachment, was seen posing\u2063 in\u2064 photos with members while receiving hugs and congratulations.<\/p>\n<p>Prior \u200cto the\u2062 vote&#8217;s announcement, a Democrat\u2062 yelled, &#8220;Shame!&#8221; aloud.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Steve Scalise \u2064(R-La.), whose return to D.C. helped Republicans\u200b push the impeachment process to \u2062the finish line, was also embraced and fist-bumped\u200c by\u200c other \u2062Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Every Democrat had voted &#8220;No.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story. Check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed!\u200d Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\">Share this post!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Texas\u200d authorities\u200c give\u2064 an update\u200c as the investigation into a shooting \u200cat a Houston mega-church continues.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>President \u200cTrump \u2063holds a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/siggy-flicker-on-trumps-2024-momentum-young-voters-and-americas-distrust-in-msm\/\" title=\"Siggy Flicker on Trump's 2024 surge; youth and distrust in MSM\">commanding lead heading<\/a> into South\u200c Carolina&#8217;s Primary.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>President Biden speaks at the National Association Of Counties \u2062meeting to tout his \u200beconomic policies.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>The Pentagon gives an update on\u2062 Defense\u2062 Secretary Lloyd Austin&#8217;s return to the hospital.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Nvidia briefly surpassed Amazon.com Inc in market capitalization on Monday.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Nvidia is building a new business unit focused on designing\u2062 bespoke chips \u2062for cloud\u200b computing firms and others.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Pinterest dropped over 10% in a sign that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-passes-ukraine-israel-aid\/\" title=\"Senate approves aid for Ukraine and Israel\">smaller social\u2063 media platforms<\/a> could be losing the battle to bigger players for ad\u200c dollars.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Google says consumers can pay for better\u200c reasoning capabilities as it\u200c vies with Microsoft to win subscriptions.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did \u2062the evidence presented during the hearings sway enough Republicans \u2064to \u2062vote\u2062 in favor\u2062 of\u2064 removing Mayorkas from office?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2062 E celebrating the historic decision.<\/p>\n<p>The impeachment process began just weeks ago when a group of\u2064 Republican lawmakers\u200c initiated an investigation into Mayorkas&#8217; \u200bhandling of\u200b border security. They accused him of failing to secure the country&#8217;s borders and\u200d allowing an influx of illegal\u2064 immigrants to\u200d enter the United States. \u2064Republicans argued\u200b that his actions endangered national\u200b security and undermined the\u2064 rule of law.<\/p>\n<p>Despite strong resistance\u200d from\u200c Democrats, who\u200c viewed the impeachment \u2063as a politically motivated attack, the evidence \u200dpresented\u200d during\u200b the hearings convinced enough\u200d Republicans\u200b to vote in favor of removing Mayorkas from office.<\/p>\n<p>During the\u200b hearings, several witnesses testified about Mayorkas&#8217; alleged negligence and disregard for the law. \u2062They provided\u2062 evidence\u200b of a systemic breakdown in the enforcement of \u2063immigration policies, with thousands of undocumented individuals entering\u2062 the country unchecked. \u200bFurthermore, they argued that Mayorkas knowingly misled the public by downplaying\u2064 the severity of the \u2064situation at\u2064 the border.<\/p>\n<p>Republican lawmakers argued that the impeachment was necessary to hold \u2063the administration \u200caccountable\u200c and restore public trust in the Department of Homeland Security. They highlighted \u2064the importance \u200dof enforcing \u200cimmigration\u2062 laws to\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-navy-sailors-arrested-accused-of-heinous-treachery-after-china-issues-espionage-order-to-its-citizens\/\" title=\"US Navy Sailors Arrested for Alleged Treachery Following Chinese Espionage Order\">protect national \u200dsecurity<\/a> and the \u2063integrity of the immigration system.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats, on the other hand, defended Mayorkas and portrayed the impeachment as a political witch-hunt. They accused Republicans \u2063of using the impeachment\u200c process as a tactic to distract \u2064from other issues\u2063 and undermine the Biden administration&#8217;s agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 impeachment \u2064of a sitting cabinet secretary is an \u200cunprecedented event\u200d in American history. It reflects the deep \u200cdivisions and partisan polarization that exist in the\u2062 country. \u200dThe Republican victory in impeaching Mayorkas signifies their determination \u200bto challenge the Biden administration&#8217;s immigration policies and hold them \u2063accountable for what \u200bthey \u2064perceive as failures in border security.<\/p>\n<p>With \u200bMayorkas&#8217; removal\u2063 from office, the Department of Homeland Security\u2062 faces a\u200b period of uncertainty\u200d and\u200b transition. President Biden will need to nominate a new secretary who\u2063 can regain \u200cpublic trust and effectively manage \u2064the \u2063complex issues surrounding border security.<\/p>\n<p>The impeachment of \u2062Alejandro Mayorkas marks a significant\u200c milestone in \u2064American\u2064 political\u2064 history. It sets a precedent for holding cabinet members accountable for their actions and sends a message that no one is\u200c above the law. The repercussions\u200c of this impeachment will continue to reverberate throughout the political landscape as both parties \u200dgrapple with the implications of this groundbreaking \u200ddecision.<\/p>\n<p>Only time\u2062 will tell how this historic event will shape the future of the \u2064Department of Homeland \u200bSecurity and the nation\u2063 as a whole.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, testified before a Senate Subcommittee on Homeland Security. 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