Alejandro Mayorkas: House Republicans fail to impeach US homeland security secretary - BBC News

Republicans accused the homeland security boss of failing to secure the US-Mexico border.

12 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Mike WendlingBBC NewsThe Republican-led House of Representatives has failed in a knife-edge vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the migrant crisis at the US-Mexico border.

Four Republicans broke ranks and joined all Democrats in the chamber to vote 216-214 against the measure.

Opponents of US President Joe Biden blame Mr Mayorkas for a surge in illegal immigration at the US frontier.

Border security is becoming a top political issue in the 2024 election.

Three Republican defectors, Ken Buck of Colorado, Tom McClintock of California and Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, voted no on Tuesday evening.

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