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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, specifically U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, issued new guidance to aid stateless noncitizens seeking immigration benefits or submitting requests to USCIS.
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Mayorkas: 'We will continue to work with all of our partners to keep goods made with forced labor from Xinjiang out of U.S. commerce'
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently announced new enforcement actions Aug. 1, targeting forced labor practices in the U.S. supply chain and holding accountable Chinese companies involved in human rights abuses against Uyghurs.
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U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson: 'We urge you to investigate and hold hearings into DHS’s efforts to combat human trafficking'
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) recently led Republican senators in a letter to several Democratic Senate Committee chairmen, calling for them to ramp up investigations into the Department of Homeland Security’s activities to combat human trafficking.
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DEA Administrator Milgram: ‘The Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels pose the greatest criminal drug threat the United States has ever faced’
Two Mexican drug cartels, the Sinaloa and the Jalisco New Generation, are the most responsible for ramping up the drug epidemic in the United States, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Anne Milgram said in recent congressional testimony.
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Vance: 'America is a welcoming nation, but we are also a nation of laws'
Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, recently introduced legislation to tackle illegal visa overstays, requiring non-immigrants to pay a bond.
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Cline: 'Countless unaccompanied minors are being trafficked across the southern border by criminal cartels'
Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., a member of the House Judiciary Committee, said children are continually being trafficked at the U.S.-Mexico border by the cartels.
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Feenstra: 'Criminal drug traffickers have smuggled enough fentanyl into our country to kill every man, woman and child in the United States'
New legislation known as the "Build the Wall and Fight Fentanyl Act," introduced by Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, would use assets confiscated from the cartels to pay for both the completion of the border wall and fentanyl treatments.
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Mayorkas: It is my honor 'to recognize some of the extraordinary public servants who safeguard our nation and keep us all safe'
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security hosted an awards ceremony July 27 at DHS Headquarters, where 56 employees received a Secretary’s Award in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the mission.
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Mayorkas: 'Fighting for fair pay of the TSA workforce has been one of my highest priorities'
The Department of Homeland Security, through the Transportation Security Administration, has implemented its new Transportation Security Compensation Plan, providing pay equity for all TSA employees.
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Center for Immigration Studies Director Vaughan: ‘the biggest winners under the Biden-Mayorkas policies are the criminal cartels’
Last week, President Biden and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas’ border policies came into question during a hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security.
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CBP: “Smugglers continue to recklessly endanger lives for their own financial gain” at the border
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a warning to migrants attempting to cross the border via an illegal smuggling operation. The CBP said in a July tweet that smugglers have continued to risk the lives of others for personal gain and told migrants not to make the life-threatening trip.
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Texas' McCaul on border crisis: A criminal enterprise is 'right here in the United States, and it was created by this administration's policies'
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) puts the responsibility of increased border crime on Biden-Mayorkas policies.
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Blackburn and Hagerty urge Biden Administration to respond to Mexican officials “who directly support or enable the cartels”
Sen. Blackburn (R-TN) and Sen. Hagerty (R-TN) said that more needs to be done to convince the government of Mexico to oppose the threat that is the cartels. On June 26, the senators and their colleagues addressed the matter head on in a letter sent to Treasury Secretary Yellen and Secretary of State Blinken.
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Rep. Bishop: 'Open borders kill. Illicit drugs, child sex trafficking, cartel violence - all results of the Biden-Mayorkas border invasion.'
In the recent House Committee on Homeland Security hearing, Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC), a member of the Committee, brought up two major issues surrounding the southern border: fentanyl and child sex trafficking. Bishop posted on Twitter on July 19 saying that these issues are the results of the Biden Administration’s border policies.
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Treviño: 'As Americans suffer, so too do Mexicans themselves'
A new coalition, consisting of organizations like the Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Heritage Foundation, calls for a fresh approach to address Mexico's current state.
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The Committee to Protect Journalists: "Journalists and press freedom orgs join in protest to condemn the murder of journalist Nelson Matus..."
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a press support organization, issued an article expressing that many organizations have come together to denounce the killing of reporter Nelson Matus.
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Courtney: DHS 'glad to be recognized for our longstanding commitment and partnership with American small businesses'
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security scored an "A+" on the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Small Business Procurement Scorecard, the seventh consecutive year the agency received the highest attainable mark.
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AFPI writer Ziccarelli: "An overlooked aspect of the Biden Administration’s open border policies is that they enable the cartels to take advantage of vulnerable children for profit"
American First Policy Institute (AFPI) journalist and policy analyst Kristen Ziccarelli criticized the Biden Administration for allegedly worsening the issue of child trafficking at the U.S.-Mexico border
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AFPI Analyst: 'Illegal aliens are trapped in a system of exploitation from the moment they leave their country of origin'
Kristen Ziccarelli, an analyst at American First Policy Institute, wrote an article about the southern border, specifically concerning child exploitation. In her issue brief from June 19, Ziccarelli argued that the Biden Administration’s border policies are making human trafficking more possible.
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Rep. Van Duyne on border crisis: 'Mass human trafficking, drug poisoning crisis, a new era of slavery in America, and death'
Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-Tx) recently commented on the occurrences that continue to be an issue at the southern border. Van Duyne took to Twitter on July 14 and criticized the Biden Administration for the current border policy.
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