The GOP-controlled House voted on impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas over the Biden administration's border policies but failed to reach the threshold. Arrests of illegal border crossings have reached record highs, straining border officials and communities, though statistics are imperfect measures. Republicans argue that Mayorkas has dismantled Trump-era deterrent policies and implemented policies that attract more migrants.
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00:02 The GOP-controlled House voted on impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas over the
00:06 Biden administration border policies but failed to reach the threshold.
00:10 Arrests of illegal border crossings have reached record highs,
00:12 draining border officials and communities. Those to Texas are imperfect measures.
00:16 Republicans argue that Mayorkas has dismantled Trump-era deterrent policies
00:20 and implemented policies that attract more migrants.
00:22 Democrats and experts say this is a policy dispute outside impeachment standards
00:26 and Congress must address outdated systems.
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