Secretary Mayorkas calls the power “extraordinary.” Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced that a task force is being created on how to use artificial intelligence. Governing…
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ICE Will Not Restart Family Immigration Detention
The acting director testifies in a Congressional hearing. The acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Tae Johnson, testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee, presenting the agency’s…
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U.S. and Canada Take Steps to Encourage Lawful Immigration
Canada increases immigration by 15,000 and the U.S. expands STCA. The United States and Canada announced an expansion of the 2002 Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) on Friday…
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DHS Plans to Address Fentanyl Trafficking
The plan is part of a “multi-pronged” administration strategy. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced “Operation Blue Lotus,” the department’s new step in efforts to fight against the…
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DHS Transfers Agents to U.S.-Canada Border
Illegal migration surging in three states. Two dozen Customs and Border Protection Agents are being moved from the southern border to the U.S. border with Canada. A CBP…
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“Getaways” Evaded Border Patrol in Record Numbers in 2022
Nearly 300,000 were tallied in the first four months of the new fiscal year U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported last month that in fiscal year 2022, which…
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House Begins Hearings on Border Issues
Judiciary Committee opens formal investigations Wednesday. House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Comer of Kentucky is set to launch investigations into immigration issues at the southern border on Wednesday. …
Read MoreDHS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Somalia
Somali refugees in the United States are now protected until 2024. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas recently announced that the Temporary Protected Status for refugees from Somalia in…
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Trusted-Traveler Program Reinstated Between U.S.-Canada
DHS Secretary and Canadian minister of public safety issue joint statement. The U.S. and Canada have relaunched the Nexus trusted-traveler program for those who travel frequently between the…
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Impeachment Articles Filed Against DHS Secretary
House Speaker called on Mayorkas to resign in November. Representative Pat Fallon of Texas has filed articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The articles allege “high…
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