Category: Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

More Than 4,000 Illegal Immigrant ‘Gotaways’ Since Title 42 Ended: Border Patrol Chief

United States Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz has reported that approximately 4,316 illegal immigrants crossed the U.S. southern border and evaded Border Patrol authorities in the first three days after Title 42 expired on May 11. On Monday morning, Ortiz tweeted a summary of the Border Patrol’s enforcement activity in the first 72 hours after…


Arizona Lawmaker Holds ‘Impeach Mayorkas’ Event, Submits Impeachment Articles

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) on Feb. 8 held an event calling for the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Biggs announced the event, which was streamed to Facebook, in a press release obtained by the Epoch Times. “Today, Congressman Andy Biggs … will hold an impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro…


Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Says He Has No Plans to Resign Amid Border Crisis

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday said he has no plans to resign amid mounting criticism over his handling of the immigration crisis at the U.S.–Mexico border. Republican lawmakers pressed Mayorkas about a potential resignation during a hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee. “Have you had a conversation with anyone in the administration about stepping down…


Biden’s Homeland Secretary Lied About Disinformation Board: Whistleblower Documents

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas misled Congress when he testified under oath in May that the Disinformation Governance Board (DGB) “had not yet begun its work,” two Republican senators claim. In fact—according to documents obtained from a DHS whistleblower by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)—planning, decision-making and concrete work…


Biden Disinformation Board Likely Illegal: Sen. Hagerty

Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) blasted the Biden administration’s plan to start a “Disinformation Governance Board” in an April 29 letter (pdf), saying that the plan is likely illegal. The Department of Homeland Security under the command of Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas first announced the new board in April, immediately after Elon Musk’s purchase offer for Twitter…


Federal Judge Blocks DHS Memo Asking ICE to Restrict Scope of Deportation

An Ohio federal judge partially blocked the Biden administration’s mandate to limit the scope of deportation to certain groups of immigrants, thereby siding with the three Republican-led states of Ohio, Montana, and Arizona that had mounted the legal challenge against the mandate. In September 2021, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Alejandro…


Federal Judge Blocks Biden Administration Memo That Narrowed Scope of Deportations

An Ohio federal judge partially blocked the Biden administration’s mandate to limit the scope of deportation to certain groups of immigrants, thereby siding with the three Republican-led states of Ohio, Montana, and Arizona that had mounted the legal challenge against the mandate. In September 2021, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Alejandro…


US to Open Canada, Mexico Borders For Fully Vaccinated Travelers Next Month: Officials

The United States plans to reopen its land borders with Mexico and Canada to non-essential travelers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 starting in early November, Biden administration officials said on Tuesday. The restrictions for non-essential travel at the country’s land borders have been in place since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. News…


DHS Secretary’s Trip to the Border Friday With Senators Closed to Press

A bipartisan group of senators from The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) will join the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Alejandro Mayorkas, on a visit to the Southern Border, in El Paso, Texas, Friday, but the press is not allowed to cover the trip. The HSGAC is the Senate’s…