Category: Immigration & Border Security

Mayorkas Reveals More Than 389,000 Migrant ‘Gotaways’ at Border in FY2021

April 29, 2022
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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on 28 April told members of Congress that there were more than 389,000 “gotaways” at the U.S.-Mexico border during the fiscal year 2021. The figure was disclosed in response to questions from Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) during his testimony at an oversight hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. Spartz grilled…

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Turkish National With Terror Ties Deported After Crossing US Border Illegally

April 28, 2022
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A Turkish national with ties to terrorism was deported from the United States last week, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The man, Volkan Gogebakan, 31, was turned over to Turkish officials at Istanbul airport on April 22, ICE stated. He had crossed the border illegally near El Paso, Texas, on Sept. 23, 2021,…

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Mayorkas Can’t Say Whether Suspected Terrorists Arrested at Border Were Released

April 28, 2022
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U.S. authorities have arrested 42 suspected terrorists at the U.S.–Mexico border under President Joe Biden and some may have been released into the country. “I don’t know,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on April 28 when asked if any were released during a hearing on Capitol Hill. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) disclosed the…

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Texas Border Agents Discover 40 Illegal Immigrants Packed Inside Metal Box

April 28, 2022
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Agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol in Texas recently disrupted multiple human smuggling events, including one in which several migrants were transported in a metal box. On April 26, the Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint agents inspected a truck pulling a flatbed trailer carrying several large metal boxes. On one of the boxes,…

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Texas Sues Biden Homeland Security Over Rule Allowing More Asylum-Seekers

April 28, 2022
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The Texas Attorney General’s office filed a lawsuit Thursday to block the Department of Homeland Security from allowing more asylum-seekers to remain in the United States. Targeting Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and President Joe Biden, the lawsuit (pdf) seeks a permanent ruling against an interim rule that the attorney general says will “release even…

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Texas Sues Biden’s Homeland Security Department Over Rule Allowing More Asylum-Seekers

April 28, 2022
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The Texas Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit to block the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from allowing more asylum-seekers to remain in the United States. The lawsuit (pdf), filed April 28, seeks a permanent ruling against an interim Biden administration rule that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says will “release even more illegal aliens…

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Ending Border Wall Construction Cost DHS $72 Million: Mayorkas

April 28, 2022
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told House members Wednesday that it has cost taxpayers roughly $72 million to halt construction on the wall along the U.S. southern border. Mayorkas testifies this week in front of multiple Congressional subcommittees as his department requests a $2.9 billion increase in discretionary spending for the next…

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Senate Republicans Introduce Bill to Ban Biden From Diverting VA Resources

April 28, 2022
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GPO lawmakers attempted to block the Biden administration from diverting Veterans Affairs (VA) resources to address the border crisis. A coalition of Republican senators introduced legislation (pdf) on April 26 to prioritize the needs of the nation’s veterans over illegal immigrants. The new bill would secure the VA funds from providing “emergency assistance at the…

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Judge Orders Biden Administration Not to End Title 42 Border Powers

April 28, 2022
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President Joe Biden’s administration must stop implementing an order that terminates the Title 42 emergency border powers, a federal judge said on April 27. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had recently started scaling back in its use of the powers in preparation for their termination, currently scheduled for late May. Federal health officials decided…

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LIVE: Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas Testifies Before House Committee

April 27, 2022
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