House Democrats, with the help of a small group of Republicans, on Monday successfully blocked an effort led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., to impeach Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas in a straight up or down vote.
The final vote tally was 209-201, with eight Republicans joining all Democrats in support of the latter party’s motion to stop that floor vote, and instead refer the impeachment resolution introduced by Greene to the House Homeland Security Committee. Twenty-four members — 12 Democrats and 12 Republicans — did not vote on the measure.
Greene introduced the resolution to impeach Mayorkas on Thursday, which would have forced the vote without a hearing or a committee markup that, if passed, would send his impeachment straight to the Senate for trial.
Mayorkas has faced increased calls for his impeachment over the past year concerning his handling of the border crisis.
Under Mayorkas, migrant encounters at the southern border hit an all-time record in September with a massive 260,000 encounters as border officials continue struggling to cope with the large influx, sources told Fox News Digital.
Fox News’ Chad Pergram and Tyler Olson contributed to this report.