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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
NewsNation
Feb 28 2023
News
U.S. citizen, 4 other killed in Nuevo Laredo by the Mexican army
A U.S. citizen is among five people killed by the Mexican army in Nuevo Laredo, according to the Human Rights Commission in the Sister City. The U.S. citizen was identified as Gustavo Angel Juarez Castillo. The remaining individuals were identified as Gustavo Perez Beriles, Wilberto Mata Estrada, Jonathan Aguilar Sanchez and Alejandro Trujillo Rocha. One individual identified as Luis Gerardo
Laredo Morning Times
Dec 22 2022
News
Mike Lee, Title 42 drama holds up omnibus passage
An effort led by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) to maintain Title 42 is threatening efforts to pass a sweeping government funding bill before a shutdown deadline later this week.
Congressional negotiators on both sides say the biggest holdup is ongoing negotiations to decide what the voting threshold would be to pass the amendment.
Lee’s amendment to the bipartisan deal would cut funding
The Hill
Jan 23 2023
News
Early rift over immigration exposes House GOP’s tough path to consensus
House Republicans’ attempt to bring a border security bill to the floor as early as this week was thwarted after backlash from more moderate Republicans, delaying not only a pledge Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) made to a handful of lawmakers but also the fulfillment of a key campaign promise to a Republican base eager for tougher immigration laws.
The bill, introduced by Rep. Chip
Washington Post
Nov 11 2022
News
DHS secretary to Biden’s top border chief: Quit or be fired
Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus, who has clashed with immigration officials over how to handle an influx of migrants at the southern border, has lost the confidence of his bosses and has been asked to resign or be fired, according to three current and one former Department of Homeland Security officials.
Magnus was told on Wednesday by Homeland Security Secretary
Politico
Nov 17 2022
Analysis
Inside the White House’s months of prep-work for a GOP investigative onslaught
More than four months before voters handed Republicans control of the House of Representatives, top White House and Department of Homeland Security officials huddled in the Roosevelt Room to prepare for that very scenario.
The department and its secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, had emerged as top targets of Republican ire over the Biden administration’s border security policies – ire
CNN (Online News)
Nov 29 2022
News
Biden Admin Makes The Case For Deporting Fewer Illegals To The Supreme Court
The Biden administration on Tuesday defended its push to deport fewer illegal immigrants before the Supreme Court.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced in September 2021 new priorities for deportations that limited illegal migrant apprehensions and removals to risks to national security, public safety and border security. Texas and Louisiana sued
The Daily Caller
Mar 17 2023
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AllSides News Briefing: March 17, 2023
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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
Nov 21 2022
News
GOP demands prosecution data from Biden administration, says border jumpers should face charges
House Republicans demanded data Monday from the Biden administration on the number of border jumpers who are being prosecuted as illegal immigrants, saying they suspect the administration has been lax in using a key tool to stem illegal immigration.
In a letter, shared first with The Washington Times, Rep. Andy Biggs, Arizona Republican, and 13 other GOP lawmakers prodded Attorney
Washington Times