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A U.S. Border Patrol officer appealed directly to would-be migrants earlier this month to think twice before making the border crossing in dangerous summer temperatures
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Rep. Clay Higgins says protecting Southern border 'requires defeating the Mexican cartels'
Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins took to Twitter to emphasize the importance of stopping Mexican cartels to the security of the Southern Border, saying legislation he helped sponsor will help improve those efforts.
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Mayorkas: 'We will not stop our efforts until we eliminate the scourge of fentanyl'
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas provided a status update on the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) surge campaign to stop fentanyl and its precursor ingredients from entering the U.S.
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Mayorkas: 'These new processes promote family unity and provide lawful pathways consistent with our laws and our values'
On July 7, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced the implementation of new family reunification parole procedures for Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. This action continues the Biden-Harris Administration's successful combination of expanded legal immigration channels and stepped-up enforcement in its efforts to lower irregular migration.
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Mayorkas: 'The Invent2Prevent program gives some of our nation’s most talented young people an opportunity to play a pivotal role in the prevention process and help us better understand the threats faced by individual communities'
On June 28, the finalists of the Invent2Prevent program were hosted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships in association with EdVenture Partners, Credence Management Solutions, and the McCain Institute. The program encourages college and high school students to create innovative projects to help prevent targeted violence and terrorism in their communities.
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CBP member Rosa Hernandez: “Our officers are always ready to serve and protect our borders"
Rosa Hernandez, Port Director of the "Otay Mesa Port of Entry" highlights the service provided by CBP officers to safeguard U.S borders. Her remarks were made in response to a recent successful confiscation of a shipment of methamphetamine announced in a July 13th press release from the CBP.
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McClintock: 'These democratic policies might create sanctuaries for criminal illegal aliens'
Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA), chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement says that the Biden Administration's sanctuary policies have led to a significant decrease in criminal alien deportations and a rise in crimes by illegal aliens.
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Tennessee's Green: 'Biden-Mayorkas border crisis is a danger to migrants who make this trek' to US
U.S. Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) has expressed his sadness about the fate of migrants attempting to illegally cross the southern border into the United States as extreme heat in the region has caused dozens of deaths.
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Monaco: 'There is no safe haven for trafficking in firearms, deadly narcotics or human beings'
Four Mexican nationals were detained by federal agents in connection with a fatal smuggling incident using a tractor-trailer a year ago.
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American Immigration Council: 'The number of asylum seekers is significantly higher than the number the United States can process'
The American Immigration Council released a special report called “Beyond a Border Solution" on May 3, which says presidential administrations from both parties have consistently failed to meet the challenges that the southern U.S. border poses.
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Mayorkas: Invent2Prevent program allows students to 'play a pivotal role in the prevention process' against terror
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships collaborated with other agencies to host the finalists of Invent2Prevent, a program that empowers students to prevent targeted violence and terrorism in their communities.
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Spakovsky: 'We cannot overemphasize the seriousness of the dire public safety consequences'
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has determined Texas and Louisiana lack standing to challenge the arrest policy of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Mayorkas: Work ‘to disrupt fentanyl supply chain is unprecedented’
The Department of Homeland Security has launched the next phase of its campaign to stop fentanyl from entering the U.S.
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Mayorkas: Academic advisory board 'will support our mission to safeguard the American people’
DHS Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas appointed 20 new members to Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council on June 21.
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Abbott: 'Texas began busing migrants to sanctuary cities last year... Over 500 buses have left the state'
The state of Texas has now sent more than 500 buses of migrants out of state to various cities across the country, Gov. Greg Abbott said.
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USBP Chief Raul Ortiz: 'Border conditions are dangerous'
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz said that conditions at the southern border continue to be hazardous, commenting on the number of rescues Border Patrol agents have had to perform.
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Sen. Lankford: He and Sen. Sinema 'working to crack down on social media companies who are allowing the cartels to advertise, promote how to illegally enter the U.S.'
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) said that he and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) have been working together to patrol social media activity by cartels using these platforms to recruit teenagers for illegal activities.
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Mayorkas: 'We are able to offer continued safety and protection' to TPS beneficiaries
U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Temporary Protected Status extension announced will provide safety and protection to certain immigrants coming over the border and already in the United States.
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Mayorkas: Retiring DHS Deputy Secretary Tien is 'an extraordinary patriot and public servant'
Retiring U.S. Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary John Tien is set to retire from his post July 20.
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Sinema: 'Cartels lure Arizona teenagers through social media,' placing lives at risk
U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced June 14 that the Combating Cartels on Social Media Act, a measure she and U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) had introduced, was approved by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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