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FILE - Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill, Nov. 8, 2023, in Washington. As Republicans in the House of Representatives threaten to make Mayorkas the first Cabinet official impeached in nearly 150 years, Mayorkas says, in a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, he is “totally focused on the work" that his agency of 260,000 people conducts and not distracted by the politics of impeachment. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

House will vote on Homeland Security secretary impeachment: How did we get here, what does it mean?

The House of Representatives is gearing up to decide whether to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

By REBECCA SANTANA
Published - Feb 06, 2024, 02:20 PM ET
Last Updated - Feb 06, 2024, 02:20 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House of Representatives is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. It's not clear whether Republicans have the votes to impeach but if they do it would mark the first time in nearly 150 years that a Cabinet secretary has been impeached.

Here's a look at how the House arrived at the impeachment vote and where things go from here:

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