$1.6 billion allocated for eight preparedness grants. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced on Friday that his department has allocated $1.6 billion to eight preparedness grant programs.…
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VA Medical Staff Will Not Be Sent To Border
Care will remain with veterans. A week ago, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified that he was talking with the leader of the Veterans Affairs Department about using…
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CBP Seizes $1 Million Worth of Drugs at Border
2.38 pounds of cocaine and 76.4 pounds of methamphetamine were discovered. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a report chronicling a string of inspections at the Hidalgo…
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Senators Raise Concerns Over New DHS Board
Say “disinformation governance” is about unconstitutionally “policing speech.” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced during a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday that his agency has established a…
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Secretary Mayorkas Defends Border Policies
Offers testimony on Capitol Hill regarding the administration’s approach. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified in the first of a trio of congressional hearings Wednesday and Thursday regarding…
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Congressional Group Seeks to Keep Title 42 in Place
President Biden is determined to end it. A bipartisan group from the House and Senate has endorsed legislation to keep Title 42 in place, at least until a…
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DHS Secretary Announces 2022 Secretary Award Winners
Honors 876 employees for commitment to DHS mission. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced the winners of the 2022 DHS Secretary’s Awards last week. Eight hundred seventy-six…
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U.S. Accepting Ukrainian Refugees at U.S.-Mexico Border
Tijuana becomes final stop for refugees headed to the U.S. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun bringing in Ukrainian refugees at a pedestrian crossing in San…
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State Governments Sue to Retain Border Health Directive
President’s administration plans to end Title 42 in late May. The attorneys general of Arizona, Louisiana, and Missouri have filed suit against President Biden’s administration challenging the plan…
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CDC Announces End of Title 42 Policy
President’s administration to stop expulsion of migrants on public health grounds. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced its decision to end the Title 42 Policy in…
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