Mr. Mayorkas, who was appointed by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the Democratic Senate in 2021, was impeached on two counts relating to his handling of the border crisis by a vote of 214-213, with all but three Republicans voting in favor and all Democrats opposing the action.
The House action came exactly a week after the lower chamber of Congress failed to impeach the embattled Homeland Security secretary on a 215-215 vote.
"Without a shred of evidence or legitimate Constitutional grounds, and despite bipartisan opposition, House Republicans have falsely smeared a dedicated public servant who has spent more than 20 years enforcing our laws and serving our country. Secretary Mayorkas and the Department of Homeland Security will continue working every day to keep Americans safe."
He defended Mr. Mayorkas and his administration's handling of the border crisis and chastised House Republicans for recently rejecting a Senate foreign aid package that included border security measures.
"The House Committee on Homeland Security's investigation and subsequent impeachment proceedings demonstrated beyond any doubt that Secretary Mayorkas has willfully and systemically refused to comply with the laws of the United States, and breached the public trust. As a result, our country has suffered from an unprecedented border crisis that has turned every state into a border state, causing untold suffering in communities across our country," Mr. Green said in a statement.
"I'm very thankful to our Republican conference for finally working together and standing with the American people to send the message to the Biden administration that it's our border that matters, not other country's borders, our border matters," she told reporters after the vote.
With House passage of the impeachment resolution, the issue now goes to the Senate, which will convene as a trial to hear presentations by 11 House managers appointed by the House speaker and defenses by attorneys representing Mr. Mayorkas.
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