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October 19, 2021 at 12:56 pm

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who is fully vaccinated, tests positive for coronavirus

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who is fully vaccinated, tested positive for the coronavirus Tuesday morning, the department announced. In a statement, department spokeswoman Marsha...

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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection van is seen next to a bus picking up travelers, mostly migrants from Haiti released from CBP custody, at a gas station that serves as a bus terminal, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. Migrants released are greeted by a humanitarian organization, which facilitates bus tickets to San Antonio as they continue their journey. On Friday, the camp on the U.S. side that once held as many as 15,000 mostly Haitian refugees was completely cleared. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) TXJC202 TXJC202

October 8, 2021 at 9:52 am

Anger in U.S. Customs and Border Protection as federal vaccine mandate looms

At Customs and Border Protection, the nation's largest law enforcement agency, the president's vaccine mandate has sparked anger and talk of a lawsuit, even while...

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) DCPS118 DCPS118

September 30, 2021 at 12:02 pm

DHS issues new arrest and deportation guidelines to immigration agents

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued broad new directives to immigration officers Thursday, saying that the fact that someone is an undocumented immigrant "should not...

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. In an unusual move by a committee chairman in the president’s own party, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is refusing to schedule a hearing for President Biden’s nominee to run U.S. Customs and Border Protection until the administration answers questions about the federal response to the unrest in Portland, Ore., last summer. (Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times) XNYT44 XNYT44

July 22, 2021 at 11:06 am

Wyden stalls hearing on CPB nominee, demands probe of federal response to Portland protests

The Democratic senator from Oregon says his committee will not hold the confirmation hearing until the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice answer questions about...

July 17, 2021 at 12:22 pm

Biden calls judge’s decision to halt DACA program ‘deeply disappointing,’ says DOJ will appeal ruling

President Joe Biden on Saturday said it was "deeply disappointing" that a federal judge had decided to halt much of an Obama administration initiative that...

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July 16, 2021 at 5:16 pm

Calling DACA ‘unlawful,’ judge halts applications

WASHINGTON - A federal judge in Texas has largely halted an Obama administration initiative that grants work permits and reprieves from deportation to undocumented immigrants...

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July 9, 2021 at 9:02 am

ICE to avoid detaining pregnant, nursing and postpartum women

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will no longer detain most pregnant, nursing and postpartum women for deportation, reversing a Trump-era rule that permitted officials to...

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July 2, 2021 at 2:40 pm

Biden administration formally launches effort to return deported veterans to U.S.

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration unveiled plans Friday to bring hundreds, possibly thousands, of deported veterans and their immediate family members back to the United...

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Homeland Security Security Alejandro Mayorkas listens to a question as he testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on unaccompanied minors at the southern border, Thursday, May 13, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP) WX350 WX350

May 28, 2021 at 3:30 pm

Coronavirus cases rise among ICE detainees; robust vaccination effort needed, say critics

Hundreds of immigrants in federal ICE detention tested positive for the coronavirus this week, a sharp rise since March. Lawyers and lawmakers are urging the...

April 27, 2021 at 12:58 pm

To lead ICE, Biden chooses Texas sheriff and Trump critic

President Biden has nominated a critic of the Trump administration's immigration policies to run U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, one of the federal government's most...

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