The Latest Breaking News from Alejandro Mayorkas

Republicans accused of cynical ploy in blaming fentanyl crisis on Biden

Critics say GOP leaders misrepresent asylum seekers as being behind smuggling of opioid that kills 70,000 Americans a year

The Guardian - US · Aug 7, 2023

NYC Mayor Eric Adams says there is ‘no room’ for migrants and they will sleep outdoors

The mayor promised that New York City will not have ‘tents up and down every street’

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023

Mayorkas Pressed Over DHS Labeling Protesters 'Domestic Violent Extremists'

Rep. Cori Bush (D–Mo.) and multiple civil liberties organizations cited the "Cop City" project in Atlanta, in which dozens of protesters have been charged with domestic terrorism.

Reason · Aug 1, 2023

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to tax and gun charges amid uncertainty over previous plea agreement – as it happened

Judge presiding over hearing involving US president’s son said she needed more time to evaluate previous deal

The Guardian - US · Jul 26, 2023

Homeland security chief defends handling of US-Mexico border at House hearing

Mayorkas says ‘approach to managing border securely and humanely, even within broken immigration system, is working’

The Guardian - US · Jul 26, 2023

Watch: Alejandro Mayokas holds fireside chat at Aspen Security Forum

Watch as the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, participates in a fireside chat at the Aspen Security Forum (ASF) in Colorado on Thursday, 20 July.

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023

Members of Congress demand update from Homeland Security on Oath Keepers and militias in government

‘It is clear that the issue of extremists infiltrating federal law enforcement is a persistent and clear threat to the rule of law and national security,’ lawmakers write

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

Mayorkas says congressional threats not affecting his work - Roll Call

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas highlighted efforts to stop fentanyl entering the country during an event in New York.

Roll Call · Jul 13, 2023

Supreme Court rejects Texas effort to force Biden administration to change deportation policy

Texas and Louisiana sued after the Biden administration told immigration agents to focus on deporting undocumented immigrants who are convicted of felonies or pose a risk to public safety. The Supreme Court said states didn’t have any standing to sue.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 23, 2023

The Supreme Court sides with the Biden administration in a fight over immigration

The case concerned the administration's effort to set guidelines for whom immigration authorities can target for arrest and deportation. Texas and Louisiana had sued to block the guidelines.

WEKU · Jun 23, 2023