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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Lifting of Title 42 Blocked by Federal Judge
Program would have ended May 23. A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked President Biden’s administration from ending the Title 42 public health order on May 23. Judge…
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Coast Guard Calls Off Migrant Search Mission
Rescued 38 migrants from capsized vessel in one week. The Coast Guard has called off the search for survivors from a capsized migrant vessel. The boat was spotted…
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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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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…
Read MoreCourt Temporarily Blocks Lifting Title 42
Action filed by Missouri, Louisiana, and Arizona. A U.S. District Court in Louisiana has granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Biden administration from lifting Title 42. President Trump’s…
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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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Additional COVID Funding Delayed by Senate Recess
Negotiations stall over Title 42. The Senate has left town for two weeks for its spring recess without acting on the $10 billion deal on pandemic relief. The White…
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Bipartisan Bill Asks for Title 42 Ending Delay
A plan is needed to avoid a massive border surge. Eleven senators introduced a bipartisan bill Thursday requesting President Biden’s administration to delay the end of enforcing the…
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State Governments Sue to Retain Border Health Directive
President’s administration plans to end Title 42 in late May. The attorneys general of Arizona, Louisiana, and Missouri have filed suit against President Biden’s administration challenging the plan…
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