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Jul 18 2023
News
Tennessee GOP demands answers from Homeland Security on migrant accused of raping children
Sen. Marsha Blackburn and seven other Tennessee congressional Republicans sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers about an illegal migrant who lived undetected in the United States for more than two decades and is accused of raping children. "While this administration has spent years defending its failed border policies as compassionate and humane,
Just The News
Jul 13 2023
News
Follow the crypto: In its fight against fentanyl, DHS is tracing cryptocurrency used by Mexican drug cartels
The Department of Homeland Security has ramped up its effort to stop fentanyl and the chemicals used to make it from entering the U.S. by tracing cryptocurrency used by Mexican cartels, according to two U.S. officials involved in the strategy.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told NBC News in an interview at the International Mail Facility at John F. Kennedy International
NBC News Digital
Mar 12 2024
News
Southern California man arrested for lewd conduct outside local high school
A 29-year-old Ventura County man is facing charges of lewd conduct in public after he was allegedly seen masturbating in the parking lot of a local high school as female students walked by, authorities announced Tuesday. Authorities say that on Mar. 6, two female students spotted the suspect, later identified as Ivan Alejandro Valdez, sitting in his parked vehicle at Sierra High School. “As
KTLA
Oct 16 2023
News
Settlement over Trump family separations at the border limits future separations for 8 years
The federal government would be barred from immigration policies that separate parents from children for eight years under a proposed court settlement announced Monday that also provides families that were split under the Trump administration with temporary legal status and short-term housing aid.
The settlement between the Biden administration and the American Civil Liberties Union, if
Associated Press
Jan 28 2024
News
UAB had five players reach double figures as the Blazers earned a 97-88 win over No. 19 Memphis, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala. (UAB Athletics)
UAB guard Eric Gaines (4) celebrates after dropping 20 points in the Blazers' 97-88 win over No. 19 Memphis, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala. (UAB Athletics) UAB guard Alejandro Vasquez (10) scans the floor during the Blazers' 97-88 win over No. 19 Memphis, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala (UAB Athletics) UAB guard Alejandro Vasquez (10)
AL.com
Jul 19 2023
News
GOP doubles down on impeachment push even as border numbers plummet
New government data shows illegal border crossings plummeted to the lowest levels in over two years — another piece of good news for President Biden on one of his toughest issues.
Why it matters: Despite the trend, House Republicans are slamming Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for "dereliction of duty" at the border in a 111-page report released Wednesday — teeing-up a
Axios
Jul 28 2023
News
Rep. Glenn Ivey says any impeachment articles against Biden would be ‘dead ends’
Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) said impeachment articles targeted at President Joe Biden and other administration officials would lead to “dead ends” during a TV appearance Friday. Ivey, a House Judiciary Committee member, said Republicans’ efforts to impeach Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas “damaging” to their party.
The Hill
Jul 11 2023
News
Judge says Biden has ‘no legal right’ to censor content on social media, rejects DOJ’s request to stay order limiting contact with big tech companies
"Although this Preliminary Injunction involves numerous agencies, it is not as broad as it appears," Doughty wrote in a 13-page explanation, noting that "it only prohibits something the Defendants have no legal right to do." As CBS News reports, among the officials barred from communicating with social media companies are Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Health and Human
The Post Millennial
Jun 23 2023
News
States can’t challenge Biden deportation policy that expels migrants convicted of certain crimes: Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled Friday that states do not have standing to challenge a Biden administration policy that prioritizes expulsion of migrants with certain criminal convictions. The 8-1 ruling rejected a case brought by the states of Texas and Louisiana against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ fall 2021 memorandum that directed federal agents to target for
New York Post (News)
Nov 18 2023
Opinion
Congress Should Fund Real Border Security, Not a Worldwide Welfare State
In October alone, U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports that 240,988 foreigners were “encountered” attempting to enter the U.S. from Mexico, the highest total for that month in our history. Among them were 13 people on the FBI terror watchlist. Not among them, of course, were the tens of thousands of “gotaways” who sneaked into our country without being caught and could present all kinds
The Heritage Foundation