In a historic move, the House Homeland Security Committee is set to vote on an impeachment resolution against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. If passed, Mayorkas would become only the second Cabinet secretary in American history to be charged with a high crime and misdemeanor.

According to a source familiar with the matter, the committee intends to hold the vote on January 31, potentially paving the way for floor action as early as February. Today, the panel is conducting its final Mayorkas impeachment hearing.

House GOP leaders are growing increasingly confident that they will secure enough votes to swiftly impeach Mayorkas, particularly with support from swing-district Republicans who have signaled their approval. The ongoing migration problems at the border have placed the immigration issue at the forefront of the 2024 campaign, adding fuel to the impeachment drive, as previously reported by CNN.

Nevertheless, with a slim majority, the outcome of a floor vote remains uncertain, as Democrats criticize the unprecedented action and blame Congress for the failure to address immigration laws effectively.

Responding to the impeachment efforts, Mia Ehrenberg, a DHS spokesperson, accused House Republicans of wasting time and referred to the endeavor as a "harmful distraction from our critical national security priorities."

During a hearing last week, Republicans heavily criticized Mayorkas, accusing him of neglecting his duties as border crossings reached record highs. On the other hand, Democrats argued that the impeachment proceedings are politically motivated and lacking in merit.

Beyond targeting Mayorkas, the House GOP majority continues to intensify scrutiny of the Biden administration on multiple fronts. Ongoing impeachment inquiries into President Joe Biden and potential contempt of Congress charges against President Biden's son, Hunter Biden, are among the efforts being pursued. However, senior Republicans believe that impeaching Mayorkas will be a more feasible task, given the border crisis's prominence as a defining campaign issue.

If Mayorkas is indeed impeached, it would be an exceedingly rare occurrence. In the history of the United States, only one Cabinet official has faced impeachment: Secretary of War William Belknap in 1876.