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Nov 01 2022
Analysis
DHS Still Policing Disinformation Despite Dissolving Disinformation Governance Board
Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) created an internal board dedicated to combating misinformation and disinformation. Despite scrapping it after facing criticism, new reporting indicates that the agency is still pursuing the constitutionally dubious project.
The DHS announced the Disinformation Governance Board in April specifically to address Russian
Reason
Oct 21 2022
News
Republicans plan to torpedo key Biden policies as polls predict midterm victory
A standoff over the debt ceiling. Aid to Ukraine on the chopping block. And impeachment proceedings against homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas – or perhaps even president Joe Biden himself.
With polls indicating they have a good shot of winning a majority in the House of Representatives in the 8 November midterms, top Republican lawmakers have in recent weeks offered a
The Guardian
Oct 13 2022
News
Come Lawfully or Go Back: DHS Announces New Policy Regarding Illegal Immigration From Venezuela
In a record-breaking year for illegal immigration, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is finally doing something about it, but only as it applies to Venezuelans.
"Venezuelans should not travel to Mexico to pursue entry into the United States," the Department of Homeland Security says.
Mayorkas has just created a new, lawful pathway for Venezuelans to enter the United
CNSNews.com
Mar 19 2021
News
DHS secretary and lawmakers travel to U.S.-Mexico border amid influx of asylum seekers
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is travelling to the U.S.-Mexico border Friday with a group of bipartisan lawmakers as an influx of migrants seek asylum, creating a backlog of unaccompanied minors in U.S. custody.
Mayorkas will be joined by top members on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Senators Gary Peters and Rob Portman, as well as
CBS News (Online)
Feb 25 2021
News
DHS directing $77 million to combat domestic violent extremism in states, cities
For the first time, states and localities will spend at least $77 million of Department of Homeland Security grant money on combatting domestic violent extremism, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced on Thursday.
Why it matters: Domestic terrorism has been on the rise in the U.S., spurred on by growing polarization and the mainstreaming of online conspiracy theories. In the wake
Axios
Feb 22 2021
News
Biden Administration Proposing ‘Administrative Abolishment’ Of ICE
The Biden administration is reportedly proposing reorganizing Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a move that would drastically cut down on deportations of illegal immigrants.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas outlined the proposal in a call last week with ICE officials in Texas. Mayorkas suggested shuffling thousands of immigration agents into investigative roles
The Daily Wire
Aug 25 2022
News
DHS Folds Disinformation Board After Criticism Over Threat to Free Speech
The Department of Homeland Security has terminated a government board formed earlier this year to combat online disinformation, after a range of critics said it could stifle free expression on the internet and had an unclear mission.
It encountered widespread criticism from conservatives, civil liberties advocates and some current and former officials.
The decision to fold the
Wall Street Journal (News)
Aug 06 2022
News
China will refuse to take back illegal immigrants in retaliation for Pelosi visit
China said Friday that it will stop accepting deportees from the U.S. as part of its retaliation for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi‘s visit this week to Taiwan.
The move was among nine steps announced by China‘s Foreign Affairs Ministry, along with ending cooperation on transnational crime and drugs, and halting talks on climate change.
It also raises the stakes for the Biden
Washington Times
Jul 22 2022
Opinion
The Supreme Court just let a Trump judge seize control of ICE, at least for now
On Thursday evening, the Supreme Court handed down a brief, 5-4 decision that effectively places Drew Tipton, a Trump-appointed federal trial judge in Texas, in charge of many of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) decisions about which immigrants to target.
The decision was largely along party lines, except that Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the Court’s three Democratic
Vox
Aug 20 2022
News
Nearly 5 million foreign nationals have entered the U.S. illegally since Biden took office
Since President Joe Biden took office and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas altered federal immigration policies, roughly 5 million people from over 150 countries have entered the U.S. illegally, according to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol data and border agents who provide "gotaway" numbers to The Center Square.
"Gotaways" is the term CBP uses for those who’
The Center Square