Senate Rejects Mayorkas Impeachment, Illegal Border Crossings Hit Record High

Texas Republicans and other Senate Republicans made an effort to have a full Senate trial for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, but the impeachment articles were swiftly dismissed by a majority vote of 51 Democrats, deeming them unconstitutional. The House had impeached Mayorkas on a party-line vote in February, accusing him of failing to enforce border laws and lying to Congress. Republicans criticized Democrats for setting a dangerous precedent by refusing to hear an impeachment trial, while Democrats argued that the administration had done its best to manage the border given limited resources.