Majority of voters favor impeaching Mayorkas: poll

Republicans on Tuesday advanced articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, setting up a final vote later in the evening, an effort that appears to enjoy majority support among U.S. voters.

GOP lawmakers have accused Mayorkas of a "breach of trust" and "willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law" over his handling of the unprecedented surge in alien arrivals at the southern border.

A Rasmussen Reports survey released Tuesday found that 52% of likely U.S. voters support impeaching the DHS secretary compared to 36% who disapprove. A further 12% were unsure. Thirty-six percent strongly approved of the impeachment effort while 25% strongly disapproved.

Conducted Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 4, the survey questioned 901 likely U.S. voters and has a margin of sampling error of +/- 3%.

A final vote is expected at 5:30 p.m. Eastern.

Even as House Republicans move to impeach Mayorkas, Senate Republicans appear poised to block a bipartisan deal to pair aid to Israel and Ukraine with border security reforms, which conservatives insist will likely have little effect on the situation.

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