Biden administration threatens veto on GOP border security bill - Roll Call The White House announced President Joe Biden would veto a Republican-led border security package if it passed Congress. Roll Call · May 8, 2023
Nonprofits, lawmakers worry end of Title 42 will strain resources - Roll Call Many border nonprofits face significant resource constraints that could tighten when the Title 42 policy lifts this week. Roll Call · May 8, 2023
Mayorkas: Border is 'very challenging' as asylum limits end U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says authorities face “extremely challenging” circumstances along the border with Mexico days before pandemic-related asylum restrictions end The Independent UK · May 5, 2023
U.S. to finalize rule to limit asylum access at Mexico border by May 11 The U.S. will finalize by May 11 a new regulation that will deny asylum to many migrants caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, the same day sweeping COVID-19 restrictions at the border are set to end, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Friday. Reuters · May 5, 2023
US Homeland Security secretary to visit border ahead of Title 42 lifting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will travel to the Texas border with Mexico this week ahead of the lifting of Title 42, the department said in a statement on Wednesday. Reuters · May 3, 2023
US, Mexico agree on tighter immigration policies at border U.S. and Mexican officials on Tuesday agreed on new immigration policies meant to deter illegal border crossings while also opening up other pathways ahead of an expected increase in migrants following the end of pandemic restrictions The Independent UK · May 3, 2023
Senator to pitch nearly $1 billion plan to fight fentanyl trafficking - Roll Call Democratic Sen. Christopher S. Murphy will release a proposal Tuesday to direct more funding to border inspections and investigations. Roll Call · May 2, 2023
Mexican President Lopez Obrador to meet with Biden adviser Tuesday Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will meet with White House Homeland Security adviser Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall Tuesday morning in Mexico, Lopez Obrador's office confirmed on Monday. Reuters · May 1, 2023
House Homeland Security panel debates another GOP border bill - Roll Call The top Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee called a Republican-led border security legislation “profoundly immoral" at a markup. Roll Call · Apr 26, 2023
House Republican bill aims to restart border wall, improve tech - Roll Call The House Homeland Security Committee released proposed legislation Monday that would restart border wall construction and more. Roll Call · Apr 24, 2023
Mayorkas lays out ‘evolved’ US security threats: What to know Dept of Homeland Security head says migration, artificial intelligence, China, and climate change are top priorities. Al Jazeera · Apr 21, 2023
Points of disorder — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call A fracas between Reps. Eric Swalwell and Marjorie Taylor Green at a House hearing highlights this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses. Roll Call · Apr 21, 2023
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene angers Democrats and fellow Republicans alike with attention-grabbing antics Controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is angering Democrats and fellow Republicans alike with her attention-grabbing outbursts as the GOP House of Representatives tries to get traction for its investigations of the Biden Administration. Tribune News Service · Apr 21, 2023
Marjorie Taylor Greene shut down by GOP committee chair after she calls Homeland Security Secretary a liar at hearing Ms Greene was barred from speaking further during the hearing The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023
Tribune News Service · Apr 17, 2023 House Republicans release sweeping immigration bill WASHINGTON — House Republicans released sweeping immigration legislation on Monday that would tighten asylum eligibility, expand migrant family detention and crack down on the employment of undocumented workers.
Roll Call · Apr 17, 2023 House Republicans release sweeping immigration bill - Roll Call The new legislation, to be taken up in committee on Wednesday, would tighten asylum eligibility and expand migrant family detention.
Tribune News Service · Apr 13, 2023 COUNTERPOINT: Of course there's a border crisis Suppose that over a month or two, prices doubled. Would that be a crisis? Would it be a crisis if the number of people out of work doubled? Or the number of drug overdoses doubled, or car crashes, or burglaries?
Reuters · Apr 8, 2023 U.S. to test faster asylum screenings for migrants crossing border illegally The Biden administration next week will begin testing faster asylum screenings for migrants caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, the Department of Homeland Security said on Saturday, part of preparations for the end of COVID-19 border restrictions in May.
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2023 US to test expedited asylum screenings at Mexico border The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says migrants entering the country illegally will be screened by asylum officers while in custody under a limited experiment that provides them access to legal counsel
The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023 Trump was repeatedly warned he couldn’t seize voting machines, security aides tell special counsel: report “I would not want to be a defense lawyer trying to argue, ‘Well, yes, my client was told that, but he never really believed it,’” election law attorney says
Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2023 House Democrats call for office to rethink unfair deportations WASHINGTON — Nearly three dozen Democrats have called on House appropriators to use next fiscal year’s government spending package to create a dedicated office in the Department of Homeland Security that would review requests to overturn unjust deportation orders.
Roll Call · Mar 31, 2023 House Democrats call for office to rethink unfair deportations - Roll Call A group of House Democrats want to create a Department of Homeland Security office to review requests to overturn unjust deportation orders.
Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2023 San Jose police union office manager charged with importing, distributing fentanyl SAN JOSE, Calif. – A longtime office manager for the San Jose Police Officers Association allegedly used her work computer to order controlled substances from abroad, including an analog version of fentanyl, and distributed the drugs from her office, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Tribune News Service · Mar 28, 2023 Republican senators grill DHS chief over border security WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary Republicans accused Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday of having lost control of the southwest border and suggested he apologize to families who lost loved ones to fentanyl poisoning.
Roll Call · Mar 28, 2023 Republican senators grill DHS chief over border security - Roll Call Senate Judiciary Republicans accused Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday of having lost control of the southwest border.