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.
The house impeaches with a majority of votes for the members present at the time.
Next it has to pass the Senate trial. The Senate is 49 Republicans, 48 Democrats, and 3 independent. A couple Democrats also tend to side with Republicans. Since he has been impeached, a trial happens in the Senate and 2/3 majority has to agree to remove from office.
I’d assume unless someone fucked up really badly and both sides hate them it is very unlikely for a 2/3 majority.
Ah ok.