AdvertisementSenate trial on Mayorkas set to start, but Democrats are likely to dispose of chargesUpdated April 16, 2024Deirdre WalshfacebookEmailDepartment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is the first Cabinet secretary to be impeached in roughly 150 years. As House Republicans targeted him he was involved in Senate negotiations on a bipartisan bill to change administration border policies. (Getty Images)This article was originally published on April 16, 2024.