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Jun 07 2022
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DHS Warns of 'Continued Heightened Threat' in US Through November
The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday issued a warning concerning "the continued heightened threat environment" in the U.S. due to current events and "anti-government/anti authority violent extremism."
Events such as the November midterm elections and the possibility of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade "could be exploited to justify acts of violence against a range of
Newsmax (News)
Oct 12 2021
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DHS secretary orders ICE to halt mass workplace raids
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday issued a memo ordering U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to stop mass worksite raids.
Driving the news: Mayorkas said the Biden administration would instead focus on pursuing employers who hire and take advantage of immigrants without work authorizations, rather than the employees.
State of play: DHS said in the
Axios
Oct 12 2021
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Biden administration ends mass immigration arrests at work sites
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced U.S. immigration authorities will no longer carry out mass arrests of unauthorized immigrants at work sites, saying law enforcement efforts should focus on holding exploitative employers accountable.
In a memo, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should prioritize combating illegal acts committed by "
CBS News (Online)
Sep 21 2021
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Biden administration expresses horror over images of Border Patrol confronting migrants
The Biden administration is expressing horror over recent images that appear to show US Border Patrol agents on horseback confronting migrants along the Rio Grande.
Videos taken by Al Jazeera and Reuters appear to show law enforcement officers on horseback using aggressive tactics when confronting migrants, who are largely Haitian, to prevent them from crossing into the US.
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CNN (Online News)
Mar 27 2022
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DHS implements rule to streamline asylum applications
The Biden administration on Thursday is expected to publish a final rule designed to streamline the asylum process, an effort to remove those fleeing persecution from an immigration court system backlog that can leave them in limbo for years.
Under the new rule, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expects asylum processes will take several months on average, compared to several
The Hill
Dec 30 2022
Analysis
The Supreme Court is manipulating its own calendar to lock GOP policies in place
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court handed down a one-page, 5-4 decision extending the life of a Trump-era border policy known as Title 42, which expels numerous immigrants seeking to enter the United States using an expedited process.
That decision came in Arizona v. Mayorkas, and is typical behavior from the Supreme Court — or, at least, is reflective of this Court’s behavior since a
Vox
Sep 24 2021
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Del Rio bridge camp empty following Haitian migrant surge
The last migrants camping under the Del Rio International Bridge, which connects Texas and Mexico, departed on Friday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced during a White House press briefing.
Driving the news: Thousands of migrants, mostly from Haiti, had arrived to the makeshift camp after crossing the southern border seeking asylum. Roughly 1,800 migrants will now
Axios
Apr 29 2022
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DHS Secretary Could Not Say If 42 Aliens on the Terrorist Watch List or No-Fly List Were Released Into U.S.
In an often-heated hearing on Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was challenged over his management -- or failure to manage -- the overrun southwest border.
In one of those contentious moments, Rep. Jim Jordan asked Mayorkas about a Fox News report that 42 people on the terror watch list or no-fly list have been apprehended trying to sneak into the country since
CNSNews.com
Nov 30 2022
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Ketanji Brown Jackson swipes at Biden DOJ during SCOTUS immigration case
Supreme Court oral arguments in a key immigration case grew heated Tuesday as Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s first nominee to the court, rejected the White House’s interpretation of federal law.
Jackson accused Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar of having a “conceptual problem” in her understanding of the Administrative Procedure Act, which requires the federal
New York Post (News)
Nov 18 2022
Analysis
Busing migrants, Title 42: What’s happening at the border?
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said Thursday the U.S. will continue to explore ways to stop Venezuelan migrants who seek to enter the country after a federal judge blocked Title 42 earlier this week.
Mayorkas told lawmakers Thursday that migration patterns have changed dramatically.
“When I was deputy secretary we were very concerned about migration from the
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