Rep. Gaetz: ‘We Don’t Have the Votes’ to Impeach Secretary Mayorkas

Rep. Gaetz: ‘We Don’t Have the Votes’ to Impeach Secretary Mayorkas
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) walks to a closed-door GOP caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 10, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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A Republican-led effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas may falter—despite the party’s narrow control of the House of Representatives.

Republicans, who have been critical of Mayorkas’ handling of border security, have called for his impeachment as a way to remove him from office. But impeachment proponents have not yet been able to drum up enough support in the House, according to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.).