The Latest Breaking News from Alejandro Mayorkas

WASHINGTON — Nearly three dozen House Democrats raised concerns this week about the Biden administration’s use of a smartphone application for migrants to request an appointment to seek asylum, the latest in mounting criticism from the president’s own party over his border policies.

House Democrats raised concerns Monday about the Biden administration’s use of a smartphone app for migrants to request asylum appointments.

The Austin Republican’s tacit approval only adds fuel to the fire for Texas Democrats recoiling at the report that the Biden administration could detain asylum-seekers.

WASHINGTON — Hispanic Democrats in the Senate expressed optimism last month about the Biden administration’s direction on immigration and border policy, after what several described as a “constructive” and “productive” meeting with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at the Capitol.

WASHINGTON — House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan has subpoenaed the former head of a defunct Biden administration advisory board on disinformation, which was disbanded just months after being formed amid public backlash.

When Republicans won control of the U.S. House in the 2022 elections, we expected they would use their power to push politically motivated investigations. And indeed they have done just that, starting with the wasteful and pointless exercise of gathering evidence to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for his…

MIAMI — A planned visit this week by Cuban Border Guard officials to U.S. Coast Guard headquarters in Washington has been canceled after complaints from Republican members of Congress.

The Department of Homeland Security was created 20 years ago in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and hundreds of employees from across the department gathered Wednesday to mark the anniversary

The new rule would make asylum seekers ineligible for US protection if they ‘circumvent’ legal pathways.

WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas discussed immigration policy Tuesday afternoon with the Senate’s four Latino Democrats, as the administration prepares to lift pandemic-related border restrictions later this year.

Senators express concerns about expulsion policy and forthcoming proposal to limit asylum eligibility for certain migrants.