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Mar 01 2024
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Biden border visit underscores Kamala Harris' shrinking role in handling migrant crisis
President Biden visited the southern border in Brownsville, Texas, on Thursday, and was joined by a number of top officials, including Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, but Vice President Kamala Harris was not among them. Biden spoke in Brownsville after meeting with Border Patrol, law enforcement and local leaders. He urged Republicans to back a bipartisan Senate bill that he
Fox News (Online 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)Feb 28 2024
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Brownsville gears up for President Biden’s visit to discuss border crisis
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – President Joe Biden is set to visit Brownsville on Thursday to meet with Broder Patrol agents, law enforcement, and local leaders. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas will be joining Biden in his visit to the border, the second of his presidency. The visit comes on the heels of a low month of migrant encounters in the region. CBP data shows the Rio Grande
KSATMar 24 2024
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2 men arrested in fatal shooting in Long Beach following dispute
Two men were arrested on Saturday in connection with the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old man following a dispute, police said. The victim, identified as Anthony Valentino Lopez from Long Beach, was found with a gunshot wound in his upper body around 10:22 a.m. in the area of 7th Street and Maine Avenue. Police believe Lopez knew the two suspects, 33-year-old Alejandro Lara Delgado and 37-year-
Long Beach Press-TelegramMar 01 2024
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Fact-checking 4 big claims Biden made at the border in Texas
[Editor's note: This story originally was published by The Daily Signal.] President Joe Biden visited the southern border Thursday in Brownsville, Texas, where he delivered remarks flanked by local officials and by his recently impeached secretary of homeland security, Alejandro Mayorkas. Biden made numerous claims and largely blamed Republicans for the influx of millions of illegal aliens
WNDFeb 29 2024
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San Antonio mayor Ron Nirenberg joins President Biden, other South Texas mayors in Brownsville
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – San Antonio mayor Ron Nirenberg met with President Joe Biden Thursday in Brownsville in what he called a show of support. Biden was joined by Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas during his four-hour visit to the border. The two met with Border Patrol agents, law enforcement and local leaders like Nirenberg. “Did the president ask you anything specifically
KSATFeb 13 2024
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House Republicans Finally Impeach Biden's DHS Secretary
After whiffing last week, House Republicans—at last—impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday. On Tuesday night, the House voted 214-213 to impeach Mayorkas, with three Republicans joining all Democrats in opposition to the measure. As the GOP clings to its House majority, Republicans are making the case that they are the party of immigration restrictions and border
Daily BeastFeb 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 NewsMar 15 2024
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Man sentenced to 40 years in prison for 2022 murder in Orange
Marquest Watson previously pleaded guilty to the murder of Uriel Alejandro Garcia-Salazar, 30, of Orange. ORANGE, Texas — A man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for a 2022 murder. Marquest Watson previously pleaded guilty to the murder of Uriel Alejandro Garcia-Salazar, 30, of Orange, and was sentenced by a jury. The sentenced was reached last Thursday, March 18, 2024. In February 2022
12 News Now KBMTMar 21 2021
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Mayorkas blames migrant surge on Trump admin, not Biden policies
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas has claimed that the number of people looking to enter the U.S. at the sourthern border could be the highest in 20 years, but in an interview with "Fox News Sunday" he claimed that this is because of the Trump administration's actions, not policy changes that took place in the early days of President Biden's administration.
Biden has
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