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Mar 16 2023
News
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)
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)


May 04 2023
News
LIVE 6:30 PM ET: NTD Evening News (May 4): GOP Lawmakers Demand Biden Docs from FBI; Mayorkas Visit Southern Border ‘Performative’: Strategist
Two top republicans are demanding that the FBI turn over documents related to President Joe Biden. An unnamed whistleblower claims the documents show Biden was involved in a criminal scheme when he was vice president. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is visiting the southern border before COVID-era immigration policy Title 42 expires. NTD speaks to Democratic strategist
The Epoch Times
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
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)
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
Jun 01 2023
News
States join Louisiana to sue federal agency for flood insurance rules
Numerous elected officials descended upon New Orleans to sue a federal agency over rules around flood insurance that they say is pricing people out of their homes. Louisiana, 9 states, 43 parishes, a dozen levee districts, two towns, and the City of New Iberia, have rallied to sue the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, his department, the Administrator of the
Houma Today
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)
May 31 2023
News
‘He’s A Joke’: Border Patrol Agents Applaud Chief’s Retirement
Rank-and-file Border Patrol agents welcomed the news that agency Chief Raul Ortiz is retiring, telling the Daily Caller News Foundation that his exit was long overdue. Ortiz announced Tuesday that he will retire from the federal government, effective June 30, according to an internal email first obtained by the DCNF. Border agents believe Ortiz is leaving because of record illegal immigration
The Daily Caller
May 30 2023
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Border Patrol chief to retire amid border chaos
Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz will retire at the end of next month, leaving the agency after overseeing the most chaotic border in modern American history. Homeland Security announced the retirement Tuesday night, after news reports revealed the move. “The Border Patrol is stronger, and our nation is more secure, thanks to his leadership. I will miss his candor, our thought partnership, and
Washington Times