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Nov 24 2020
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Biden Choses Alejandro Mayorkas As His Secretary Of Homeland Security
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Alejandro Mayorkas to head the Department of Homeland Security, tapping the Cuban American to reverse President Trump's hard-line immigration policies.
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If confirmed, Alejandro Mayorkas would be the first Latino and the first immigrant to become secretary of Homeland Security. The Biden transition team announced his
NPR (Online News)
Oct 19 2021
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DHS Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas Tests Positive for Breakthrough Coronavirus Case
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday morning.
DHS spokesperson Marsha Espinosa said Mayorkas is fully vaccinated against coronavirus and is experiencing minor symptoms.
“Secretary Mayorkas tested positive this morning for the COVID-19 virus after taking a test as part of routine pre-travel protocols. Secretary
Breitbart News
Mar 16 2023
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Border Chief Disputes Mayorkas: We Don't Control Border
U.S. Border Chief Raul Ortiz disputed that the Department of Homeland Security has “operational control” of the border with Mexico Ortiz’s comments came Wednesday in testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee meeting in South Texas. CNN noted his remarks contradict a stance taken by DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The news network pointed out that Mayorkas has previously
Newsmax (News)
Mar 17 2023
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Homeland Republicans to turn up the heat on Mayorkas after Border Patrol chief’s ‘earth-shattering’ testimony
Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee are looking to turn up the heat on DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in the wake of bombshell testimony from Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz that the chairman of the committee described as "earth-shattering."
Ortiz had been the main witness at the committee’s field hearing in McAllen, Texas, on Wednesday and had bucked the
Fox News (Online News)
Feb 17 2023
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Mayorkas: I’ve Done Nothing Wrong — Republican’s Impeachment Push for ‘Political Purposes’
Friday on CNN’s “At This Hour,” network anchor Chris Wallace previewed a clip from his show “Who’s talking to Chris Wallace?” of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas claiming Republicans were calling to impeach him for political reasons.
Partial transcript as follows:
WALLACE: How seriously do you take the calls for your impeachment?
MAYORKAS: Oh, I take them
Breitbart News
Nov 24 2020
Headline Roundup
Biden Selects Alejandro Mayorkas as Secretary of Homeland Security
Projected 2020 presidential election winner Joe Biden selected Alejandro Mayorkas, a Cuban American and former Obama administration official, to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Mayorkas helped create the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program but also helped expand family detention. He's the first Latino selected to lead the DHS.
NBC News (Online)


Nov 18 2022
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Exclusive — It Begins: House Judiciary Republicans to Summon Mayorkas for Border Investigation
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee have begun rolling out their investigative plans for next year in the wake of securing the House majority, and their plans include questioning nearly a dozen individuals within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The Republicans, led by ranking member Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), sent a notice Friday to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
Breitbart News
Jan 11 2023
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Texas lawmaker torches DHS Secretary Mayorkas, lists impeachable offenses: 'He perjured himself'
Fallon joined "America Reports" Wednesday to discuss why he believes Mayorkas has engaged in behavior "incompatible" with the duties of "an officer of the United States." MAYORKAS SAYS HE WILL NOT RESIGN OVER BORDER CRISIS, INSISTS HE IS PREPARED FOR GOP INVESTIGATIONS The articles of impeachment against Mayorkas for "high crimes and misdemeanors," known as , were introduced by Fallon in the
Fox News (Online News)
Oct 12 2022
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Mayorkas knew border agents did not whip migrants before repeating false claims, emails show
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was told last year that there was no evidence Border Patrol agents had “whipped” or “strapped” Haitian migrants at the US-Mexico border — hours before he bolstered President Biden’s lies about the incident at a press conference.
A Sept. 24, 2021 email to Mayorkas from Marsha Espinosa, assistant secretary of DHS public affairs, highlighted
New York Post (News)
Apr 25 2022
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Top Republicans question Mayorkas’ role, blast border crisis response
More than 50 Republican members of Congress blasted Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ response to the growing border crisis over the weekend, questioning his actions in the role and “suitability for office.”
In a letter sent to the secretary on Sunday, the lawmakers claimed his actions have dismantled “the security of our nation’s southern border” and disregards “the
New York Post (News)