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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas accused of 'turning a blind eye' to the 'manmade' border crisis as the migrant surge continues

Six Republican senators want to know the destinations migrants are putting on their documents amid concerns about the role sanctuary cities play in the crisis.

The Biden administration has dismantled every tool the U.S. has to stop the flow of illegal aliens across the border. It should be Leader McCarthy's highest priority in the new Congress.

Katie Pavlish discusses how Gavin Newsom asked the DOJ to consider kidnapping charges after GOP governors ship migrants out of state on "Gutfeld!"

The president has separate meetings planned Thursday with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and family members of two Americans detained in Russia: Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.

CBP Commissioner Chris Magnus is promising an investigation into retweets of criticism of the Biden administration's border policies by an official CBP account.

Since the summer of 2021, when Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega locked up dozens of political opponents ahead of November’s presidential elections, Nicaraguans have been seeking asylum in Costa Rica at the highest levels since Nicaragua’s political crisis exploded in April 2018.

Arizona officials say they will use shipping containers to close a 1,000-foot gap in the border wall near the southern Arizona farming community of Yuma.

Sen. Rob Portman wrote to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to press him about delays in providing records to Congress.

(AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON — (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order aimed in part at making it easier for women seeking abortions to travel between states to obtain access to the procedure. The details were described by senior administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the executive order ahead of a formal announcement. The order came one day after Kansas voters protected the right to abortion in the conservative state, an outcome that Biden celebrated. Biden signed the order from the White House residence, where he continues to isolate with a rebound case of COVID-19. “But I'm getting there.”The new order nonetheless falls short of what many Democratic lawmakers and abortion advocacy groups have demanded of the Biden administration.

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order aimed in part at making it easier for women seeking abortions to travel between states to obtain access to the procedure.

The Supreme Court has certified its month-old ruling allowing the Biden administration to end a cornerstone Trump-era border policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court.

Secret Service Director James Murray is delaying his retirement as the agency deals with an inspector general’s investigation and congressional inquiries related to missing text messages around the time of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The Biden administration on Thursday authorized completion of the Trump-funded U.S.-Mexico border wall in an open area of southern Arizona near Yuma, where four wide gaps make it among the busiest corridors for illegal crossings.

The Biden administration on Thursday authorized completion of the Trump-funded U.S.-Mexico border wall in an open area of southern Arizona near Yuma that has become one of the busiest corridors for illegal crossings. Biden had pledged during his campaign to cease all future wall construction, but the administration later agreed to some barriers, citing safety. The Department of Homeland Security said Thursday the work to close four wide gaps in the wall near Yuma will better protect migrants who can slip down a slope or drown walking through a low section of the Colorado River.

The coalition of attorneys is asking the administration for clear guidance not to cooperate with states and localities criminalizing abortion.

The high court rejected a request by the administration to pause a ruling by a federal judge in Texas that forced the administration to stop enforcing the arrest guidelines.

SAN DIEGO — (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who fled their country’s humanitarian crisis and are in the United States under temporary legal protection will be allowed to remain for another 18 months, the Biden administration announced Monday. An estimated 343,000 Venezuelans already in the United States were given Temporary Protect Status, or TPS in March of 2021, allowing them the chance to legally live and work in the country for 18 months. Short-term reprieves are often extended in increments of up to 18 months, leading many to describe it as anything but temporary. About 200,000 El Salvadorans have had temporary status since 2001, after an earthquake hit the Central American country. In addition to Venezuela, the Biden administration has created temporary status for people from Cameroon Myanmar, Haiti, and Ukraine.

Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who fled their country’s humanitarian crisis and are in the United States under temporary legal protection will be allowed to remain for another 18 months.

The following is a transcript of an interview with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that aired Sunday, July 3, 2022, on "Face the Nation."

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and others have blamed President Joe Biden and his immigration policies after at least 46 migrants were found dead inside an 18-wheeler in San Antonio.

Employees accused of misconduct at the Department of Homeland Security could face more stringent penalties under an overhaul that follows complaints about the handling of internal discipline in the third largest U.S. government agency.

Federal Judge Drew Tipton blocked a Biden administration policy that limits who immigration authorities can arrest and deport. Critics say that's preventing ICE agents from enforcing the law.

President Joe Biden and other Western Hemisphere leaders have announced what is being billed as a roadmap for countries to host large numbers of migrants and refugees.

The Department of Homeland Security says a looming Supreme Court decision on abortion, an increase of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and the midterm elections are potential triggers for extremist violence over the next six months.

Congress Guns FILE - House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., speaks during a hearing with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, on Capitol Hill, April 28, 2022, in Washington. The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing to advance legislation that would raise the age limit for purchasing a semi-automatic centerfire rifle from 18 to 21. The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing Thursday to advance legislation that would raise the age limit for purchasing a semi-automatic centerfire rifle from 18 to 21. But Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York, the Democratic chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, defends the proposals as being popular with Americans. “We’ve been down this road before.”President Joe Biden was asked Wednesday if he was confident Congress would take action on gun legislation.

Biden Coast Guard Adm. Linda Fagan attends a change of command ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard headquarters, Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Washington. Adm. Karl L. Schultz is being relieved by Fagan as the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. Those attending included service chiefs from other military branches and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “We need to see more women at the highest levels of command in the Coast Guard and across every service." Fagan relieved Adm. Karl L. Schultz.

President Joe Biden is hailing Adm. Linda Fagan as new Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and the armed forces’ first female service chief.

In response to a letter from Sen. Jon Ossoff, Homeland Security said it plans to begin the process to create new rules to increase protections for farmworkers.

The former head of a widely criticized disinformation board faced a torrent of sexist profanities on social media and menacing emails filled with rape or death threats.

The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday it would pause the work of a board created to combat disinformation. The board — and its leader — faced an online campaign to discredit its work.

The executive director of the board, Nina Jankowicz, is resigning, and the board will undergo a review.

Disinformation Board FILE - Homeland Security logo is seen during a joint news conference in Washington, Feb. 25, 2015. The Disinformation Governance Board's director, Nina Jankowicz, wrote in a resignation letter Wednesday that the board’s future was “uncertain,” according to the email, obtained by The Associated Press. But the new board was hampered from the start by questions about its purpose, funding and work with an uneven rollout that further confused its mission. Mayorkas struggled to answer questions about the board’s work in front of lawmakers on Capitol Hill earlier this month. But many Republican lawmakers remained unconvinced about the board’s work and purpose.

The Department of Homeland Security has paused a new and controversial board’s work on disinformation and has accepted the resignation of its leader.

Border-Asylum Limits Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, left, listens to Deputy patrol agent in charge of the US Border Patrol Anthony Crane as he tours the section of the border wall Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Hidalgo, Texas. A federal judge may order that pandemic-related asylum limits continue, but Mayorkas offered public reassurances of readiness after a whirlwind tour of Texas' Rio Grande Valley, the busiest corridor for illegal crossings. Homeland Security has said it will prepare for as many as 18,000 daily crossings, compared with a daily average of about 7,800 in April, though Mayorkas emphasized that those are not projections. The agency also plans to increase prosecutions for illegal border crossings, crack down on smugglers and speed up evaluation of asylum claims, Mayorkas said at a news conference in McAllen. They were stopped 35,079 times in April, up 8.3% from 32,402 times in March and more than 10 times April 2020.

There's no indication the national baby formula shortage is connected to the distribution of formula to migrant babies in U.S. border custody.

Border-Asylum Limits Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, left, listens to Deputy patrol agent in charge of the US Border Patrol Anthony Crane as he tours the section of the border wall Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Hidalgo, Texas. A federal judge may order that pandemic-related asylum limits continue, but Mayorkas offered public reassurances of readiness after a whirlwind tour of Texas' Rio Grande Valley, the busiest corridor for illegal crossings. Homeland Security has said it will prepare for as many as 18,000 daily crossings, compared with a daily average of about 7,800 in April, though Mayorkas emphasized that those are not projections. The agency also plans to increase prosecutions for illegal border crossings, crack down on smugglers and speed up evaluation of asylum claims, Mayorkas said at a news conference in McAllen. They were stopped 35,079 times in April, up 8.3% from 32,402 times in March and more than 10 times April 2020.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says authorities are prepared for an expected increase in migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border amid plans to lift a public health order that has been used to turn away migrants nearly 2 million times without a chance to seek asylum.

The group is designed to combat false info that threatens American security, but critics from both sides of the aisle have serious doubts about the administration's anti-disinformation strategy.

"It's an awful idea, and you ought to disband it," said Sen. Mitt Romney. Here's what it does.

The Homeland Security secretary said action is quickly taken if undocumented immigrants lose their cases but government statistics tell a different story.

Senate Homeland Security Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, speaks during a Senate Appropriations - Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Homeland Security, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Russia, China, and other adversaries have used social media to push messages at U.S. audiences that stoke division and spread conspiracy theories or falsehoods. Speaking on CNN, he said, “We in the Department of Homeland Security don’t monitor American citizens.”In fact, DHS does. And any organization tracking disinformation would monitor social media, where it’s sometimes impossible to determine the nationality or location of individual users. The new disinformation board could help the platforms spot some information operations they might be missing, she said.

A newly formed Disinformation Governance Board remains shrouded in secrecy a week after the Biden administration’s announcement of the new effort was met with widespread criticism.

Questions about whether a new Department of Homeland Security panel to combat disinformation will curb Americans’ free speech, and whether the woman named to run the board is too partisan, have emerged as the latest headache for the Biden administration.

The announcement of the Homeland Security Department's effort has sparked backlash on the right — though we don't know much about what it would do.

The immediate focus will be on misinformation from human smugglers, who spread falsehoods about border policy to migrants to help drum up business.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk appeared to react negatively on Twitter in response to the Biden administration’s establishment of a 'Disinformation Governance Board' to combat online disinformation just days after Musk’s deal to buy Twitter.

The Department of Homeland Security has launched a new panel to tackle disinformation.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies today before the House Judiciary Committee where he's expected to face another heated round of questioning on Title 42.

One GOP lawmaker vowed to impeach Mayorkas if Republicans retake the House in November.

One GOP lawmaker vowed to impeach Mayorkas if Republicans retake the House in November.

A judge has ordered a two-week halt on phasing out pandemic-related restrictions on seeking asylum as the Biden administration prepares for the restrictions to be fully lifted on May 23.

Migrants have been expelled more than 1.8 million times under Title 42.

The plan includes an expansion of expedited removal, a fast-track deportation process that allows U.S. officials to deport certain migrants without court hearings.

The Biden administration has released a plan to deal with an increase in already historic numbers of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The justices are hearing arguments over the "Remain in Mexico" policy, which President Biden originally suspended on his first day in office.

Asylum Waiting in Mexico A man from Nicaragua sits at a shelter for migrants Thursday, April 21, 2022, in Tijuana, Mexico. The man is waiting in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court, part of a Trump-era policy that will be argued Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court. “Many raise meritless immigration claims, including asylum claims, in the hope that they will be released into the United States,” the states told the Supreme Court in a filing. Without adequate detention facilities in the U.S., Texas and Missouri argue that the administration’s only option is to make the immigrants wait in Mexico until their asylum hearings. As the court is weighing the asylum policy, the administration is expected to end another key Trump-era border policy that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Supreme Court is questioning lower-court orders that have blocked the Biden administration from ending a controversial Trump-era immigration program for asylum-seekers.

A Trump-era policy that forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court will be argued Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court.

A decades-old public health order is back in the spotlight as it's set to expire next month — a move that is long-overdue for immigration advocates. Here are some Title 42 basics, and some history.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas acknowledged that the planned end of Title 42 border expulsions in May could pose "significant challenges" for the U.S. government.

The United States and Cuba have held their highest-level diplomatic talks in four years after a severe disruption in ties during the Trump administration.

The Biden administration is making it easier for refugees fleeing Russia’s war on Ukraine to come to the United States from Europe while trying to shut down an informal route through northern Mexico that's emerged in recent weeks.

More immigrants from Cuba are coming to the U.S. by making their way to Mexico and crossing the border illegally.

The move could benefit thousands of Ukrainians who have been processed by U.S. officials along the Mexican border in recent weeks.

The designation comes amid extreme violence between Cameroon's forces and separatists as well as a significant rise in attacks from Boko Haram, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

The ban on asylum-seekers at the U.

Border Asylum Limits Politics FILE - A Cuban woman and her daughter wait in line to be escorted to a Border Patrol van for processing in Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 6, 2022, hoping to remain in the United States to seek asylum. The Biden administration announced plans Friday to end Title 42 authority — named for a 1944 public health law — by May 23. “It’s more challenging to get them to turn this into an actionable plan.”Kelly, elected from once-solidly conservative Arizona, is among the most vulnerable Democrats in the Senate. “The entire country sees the failure of the Biden administration and the laughing matter that this is to Kamala Harris, the self-appointed czar,” said Arizona Gov. “I did tell the White House, you understand that there will be vulnerable Democrats,” Cuellar said.

The CDC director cited improving pandemic conditions, including increased vaccination rates in the U.S. and migrants' home countries.

Border Asylum Limits Politics FILE - A Cuban woman and her daughter wait in line to be escorted to a Border Patrol van for processing in Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 6, 2022, hoping to remain in the United States to seek asylum. The Biden administration announced plans Friday to end Title 42 authority — named for a 1944 public health law — by May 23. “It’s more challenging to get them to turn this into an actionable plan.”Kelly, elected from once-solidly conservative Arizona, is among the most vulnerable Democrats in the Senate. An AP-NORC poll conducted in January found just 39% of Americans approve of how Biden is handling immigration. “The entire country sees the failure of the Biden administration and the laughing matter that this is to Kamala Harris, the self-appointed czar,” said Arizona Gov.

Border Asylum Limits Politics FILE - A Cuban woman and her daughter wait in line to be escorted to a Border Patrol van for processing in Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 6, 2022, hoping to remain in the United States to seek asylum. The Biden administration plans to lift Title 42 authority — named for a 1944 public health law — by May 23, according to people familiar with the matter, with an official announcement expected as early as Friday. “It’s more challenging to get them to turn this into an actionable plan.”Kelly, elected from once-solidly conservative Arizona, is among the most vulnerable Democrats in the Senate. An AP-NORC poll conducted in January found just 39% of Americans approve of how Biden is handling immigration. “The entire country sees the failure of the Biden administration and the laughing matter that this is to Kamala Harris, the self-appointed czar,” said Arizona Gov.

The Biden administration’s decision to end sweeping asylum limits at the border this May satisfied demands by prominent Democrats.

African refugees say the recent decision to grant refugee status and other humanitarian protections to Ukrainians fleeing war underscores the racial bias inherent in American immigration policy.

The chief White House photographer, who snapped photos of Donald Trump during his presidency, intended to publish a book of her pictures until Trump got involved. A new report claims he used her photos and published a book of his own instead.

Yuma, Arizona has seen a particularly high influx of migrants and illegal crossings at the border. Now the city is looking at options to control it.

Yuma, Arizona has seen a particularly high influx of migrants and illegal crossings at the border. Now the city is looking at options to control it.

Migrants have been expelled more than 1.7 million times from the U.S. under public health powers invoked in March 2020 to prevent spread of Covid-19.

The Biden administration says U.S. airport security procedures will become more gender-neutral.

The Biden administration has unveiled new procedures to handle asylum claims at the U.S. southern border, hoping to decide cases in months instead of years.

Afghan refugees in the U.S. will be allowed to stay for at least 18 months under temporary protected status, a move that'll help some of the thousands who arrived following the American withdrawal from their country.

The Supreme Court is giving the Biden administration a quick hearing on its effort to scrap a Trump-era border policy that makes asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court.

Chris Magnus has many challenges to overcome in his new role as commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

A strained Border Patrol is getting increased attention from the Biden administration.

The turbulent ocean waters around Florida can be treacherous even on a calm, sunny day.

A key part of President Joe Biden’s plans to fight major ransomware attacks and digital espionage campaigns has been languishing for more than eight months.

During President Joe Biden's first year in office, he took action on a number of his key promises, from rebuilding U.S. alliances globally to distributing vaccines across America and the world.

A White House spokeswoman says an armed British man who took four people hostage during a 10-hour standoff at a Texas synagogue that ended in his death entered the United States without raising any red flags during multiple checks against law enforcement databases.

Guatemala has hired for $900,000 a major supporter of former President Donald Trump to seek influence with U.S. officials in an unusual lobbying contract paid for by its ally Taiwan.

An internal review has been launched into the actions of a special Customs and Border Protection unit that used sensitive government databases intended to track terrorists to investigate as many as 20 U.S.-based journalists, including an Associated Press reporter.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms while quarantining at home.

A Biden administration effort to reunite children and parents who were separated under President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance border policy has made increasing progress as it nears the end of its first year.

In a story published Dec. 21 about the use of body cameras by an investigative unit of the Department of Homeland Security, The Associated Press erroneously reported that agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Phoenix and Detroit were the first federal officers to wear body cams.

The head of the U.S. agency that grants citizenship and visas says it’s in a strong financial position as her first year at the helm draws to a close.

President Joe Biden is pledging to do “whatever it takes, as long as it takes” to help Kentucky and other states recover and rebuild after a series of deadly tornadoes that he says left a trail of unimaginable devastation.

The Associated Press is seeking answers from the Department of Homeland Security on its use of sensitive government databases for tracking international terrorists to investigate as many as 20 American journalists, including an acclaimed AP reporter.

The Biden administration is set to reinstate a Trump-era policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court this week with changes and additions.

Migrants whose children were taken from them under former President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance border policy have not reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. government.

Nearly six months ago, U.S. immigration courts established a fast-track docket for families who recently crossed the border.

The Biden administration has launched a second bid to end a Trump-era policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court.

U.S. immigration authorities will limit arrests at schools, hospitals and other so-called protected areas under new guidelines issued by the Department of Homeland Security.