New rule goes into effect May 31, 2022. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced last week that a new rule will help asylum proceedings run more smoothly.…
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DHS Adds 35,000 More Summer Work Visas
Joint decision made by DHS and Labor Department. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor recently published a statement announcing the expansion of the…
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DHS Disinformation Board Director Resigns
Future of board uncertain. Nina Jankowicz announced Wednesday that she is resigning from her position as executive director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Disinformation Governance Board. The…
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DHS Funds Preparedness Program
$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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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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DHS Begins Requiring Vaccines for Some Migrants
Expanding practices that began in 2021. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that they would begin requiring some migrants detained at the U.S.-Mexico border to receive a…
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