In his second attempt, the House of Representatives unanimously approved the impeachment of Mayorcas.

This is the second attempt by the Republicans, who did not get the votes in last week’s vote despite having very few seats in the lower house.

This time the chamber approved the procedure by a vote of 214 in favor and 213 against.

The return of Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who was out of Washington for cancer treatment, helped swell the ranks of Republicans, after three of them opposed the measure in the last vote and a fourth Republican changed his vote to allow the measure to be used. Later reviewed, voted 214 in favor and 216 against.

The impeachment of Mayorcas is not a common case in the history of the United States. It is the first time in nearly 150 years that a secretary has reached such a position. Republicans say they are taking this step because they believe Mallorca is responsible for the crisis on the border.

President Joe Biden criticized Republicans after the results of the vote were announced: “History will not look favorably on House Republicans for their blatant act of unconstitutional partisanship that has put an honorable public servant to play petty political games,” he said in a statement.

While the Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, continues to defend the approved measure.

“After a declaration of war, impeachment is the most serious power vested in the House and we have addressed the matter accordingly… Because this Secretary has refused to do the job the Senate has appointed him to do, the House must act, ” Johnson said.

Ken Buck, one of three Republicans who voted against him in last week’s poll, called the move against Mayorcas a “maneuver,” while fellow rebel Mike Gallagher said it would “open a Pandora’s box of perpetual impeachment.”

While decades ago, most migrants trying to enter the United States were Mexicans seeking work and trying to evade agents, now migrants come from Central and South America, as well as Haiti or China, and often They seek out Border Patrol agents to request asylum.

The number of migrants along the southern border has reached a record number. Arrests for illegal crossings from Mexico reached an all-time high in December. At times, the numbers have exceeded the management capacity of border officials.

Republicans say Mayorkas is to blame and blame him and the Biden administration for encouraging more migrants to come and allegedly undoing Donald Trump’s policies that are believed to have deterred migrants.

House Republicans say the secretary is breaking the law by not detaining enough immigrants and implementing a humanitarian parole program that they say bypasses Congress. They allege that Mallorca lied to Congress when it said things like the border were secure.

They charge Mayorcas with two articles Impeachment Systematic and willful refusal to obey the law and breach of public trust.

Democrats say This is a political dispute Because Republicans don’t like Mayorcas’ policies, there is no issue that rises to the level of “high misdemeanor or misdemeanor” necessary to remove an officer.

So said Mayorkas and his colleagues It is not the administration’s actions that are attracting immigrants, But it is part of a global phenomenon driven by political, economic and climate upheaval, which drives these people to make dangerous, life-threatening journeys to seek a better life.

The administration and its supporters maintain that the secretary Dealing with an outdated and vastly underfunded immigration system that only Congress has the power to truly fix.

Following the impeachment, Mayorcas will still retain his position and the issue will now go to the Senate, which decides whether the accused official should be convicted and removed from office.

But Democrats control the Senate 51-49. Two-thirds of the Senate must vote for conviction, as opposed to the simple majority required. Impeachment in the lower house. That means all Republicans, as well as a significant number of Democrats, would have to vote to impeach Mayorcas, a highly unlikely scenario considering that many Republicans reject impeachment of the secretary.