Jimmy Williams Senate Democrats wasted no time in shutting down an impeachment trial against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The trial, which started just hours earlier, saw both articles of impeachment swiftly dismissed by the Democratic-controlled Senate. Republicans, who aimed to highlight Mayorkas’ perceived failures in border security, faced embarrassment …
Read More »House Republicans Deliver Impeachment Articles Against DHS Chief Mayorkas
Ariana Figueroa, Wisconsin Examiner Eleven U.S. House Republicans serving as impeachment managers delivered two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. The ceremonial delivery of the articles of impeachment, which charge Mayorkas with a “willful and systemic refusal to comply” with federal …
Read More »House Sets Date To Deliver Mayorkas Impeachment Articles To Senate
Ariana Figueroa, Arkansas Advocate U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Thursday that two articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will be sent to the U.S. Senate in early April when senators return from recess. “We call upon you to fulfill your constitutional obligation to hold …
Read More »Impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas Fails On Floor Of House
Ariana Figueroa, Arkansas Advocate The U.S. House failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday night, a stunning defeat for the Republican-led push to impeach a Biden administration Cabinet secretary. All Democrats present and four Republicans voted against the two articles of impeachment. The vote was 214-216. The …
Read More »House Committee Advances Impeachment Of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas
Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security early Wednesday voted 18-15 along party lines to send articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the House floor. Republicans argue the charges are legitimate. Members of the full House could vote as soon as …
Read More »House Republicans Set To Impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
Ariana Figueroa, Arkansas Advocate The U.S. House Homeland Security Committee is gearing up for only the second impeachment in U.S. history of a Cabinet member. The Republican-led committee on Tuesday will mark up articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, for what Democrats say is no …
Read More »Biden Administration, Senators Divided On How To Move Ahead On Border Security
Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder Members of Congress and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas were at odds Wednesday on how lawmakers should improve border security, as they wrestle with how to handle a White House request for emergency spending. Mayorkas, speaking to the Senate Appropriations Committee, pointed to a sweeping proposal …
Read More »Homeland Security Chief Calls Ted Cruz’s Comments “revolting” In Heated Border Hearing
Julia Forrest, The Texas Tribune Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas exchanged heated barbs during Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary hearing over border issues, with each official referring to one another as “revolting.” At the hearing, Mayorkas was grilled by Republicans — as he …
Read More »Visiting Texas Border, Kevin McCarthy Calls On DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas To Resign
Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy called on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday to resign over the administration’s border policy, promising to launch investigations next year that could culminate in impeachment. “We will use the power of the purse and the power of …
Read More »Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Whether Biden Can Toss Trump’s “Remain In Mexico” Policy
By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune April 26, 2022 The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday morning on whether the Biden administration can scrap a Trump-era policy that forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico as their cases make their way through U.S. immigration courts. During two hours of arguments, …
Read More »U.S. To Open Mexico And Canada Borders For Vaccinated Travelers
The United States will lift Covid-19 restrictions at its land and ferry borders next month to fully vaccinated, discretionary travelers from Canada and Mexico. On Tuesday, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced that, following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health experts, the …
Read More »Biden Administration Ends Workplace Immigration Raids
On Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas directed Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities to end the practice of workplace deportation raids. In a memo to immigration agency officials, Mayorkas outlined new enforcement priorities that aim to target employers that exploit unauthorized immigrants. “The deployment of mass worksite operations, sometimes resulting …
Read More »Biden Administration Takes Steps To Preserve DACA
The Department of Homeland Security announced Monday that it is proposing a rule that would “preserve and fortify” the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. DACA, which was created in 2012 through executive action by then-President Barack Obama, has allowed about 600,000 immigrants, most of whom were brought to …
Read More »US Clears Encampment Of Haitian Migrants In Del Rio, Texas
There are no more migrants crowded under the Del Rio bridge in South Texas, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Friday, days after viral images of Border Patrol agents using reins against Haitian migrants drew widespread condemnation. “As of this morning, there are no longer any migrants in the camp …
Read More »Homeland Security Issues New Terrorism Threat Alert Ahead Of 9/11 Anniversary
The Department of Homeland Security on Friday issued a new National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin warning of the threat of extremist violence as the coronavirus spreads widely again and the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks approaches. “The Homeland continues to face a diverse and challenging threat …
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