Alejandro Mayorkas /tags/alejandro-mayorkas Alejandro Mayorkas en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Fri, 28 Jun 2024 18:36:21 GMT Biden administration to grant temporary legal status to 300,000 Haitian immigrants /government-politics/2024-06-28/biden-administration-grants-temporary-legal-immigration-status-to-300-000-haitians The Homeland Security Department says more than 300,000 Haitians already in the United States will be eligible for a major expansion of temporary legal status because conditions in the Caribbean nation are unsafe for return. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 18:36:21 GMT /government-politics/2024-06-28/biden-administration-grants-temporary-legal-immigration-status-to-300-000-haitians Sergio R. Bustos Mayorkas: US border 'very challenging' as asylum limits end /latin-america/2023-05-08/mayorkas-us-border-very-challenging-as-asylum-limits-end U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says authorities face “extremely challenging” circumstances along the border with Mexico days before pandemic-related asylum restrictions end. Mon, 08 May 2023 15:10:00 GMT /latin-america/2023-05-08/mayorkas-us-border-very-challenging-as-asylum-limits-end Rebecca Santana | Associated Press U.S. to limit asylum to migrants who pass through a third nation /immigration/2023-02-22/u-s-to-limit-asylum-to-migrants-who-pass-through-a-third-nation The Biden administration says it will generally deny asylum to migrants who show up at the U.S. southern border without first seeking protection in a country they passed through. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 15:00:00 GMT /immigration/2023-02-22/u-s-to-limit-asylum-to-migrants-who-pass-through-a-third-nation Elliot Spagat | The Associated Press, Rebecca Santana | Associated Press Mayorkas in Miami touts Biden's migrant parole, blasts Florida and other states that are suing it /immigration/2023-01-30/mayorkas-in-miami-touts-bidens-migrant-parole-blasts-florida-and-other-states-that-are-suing-it Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas insisted the new parole policy has relieved the border crisis — and so questioned why Republicans oppose it. Mon, 30 Jan 2023 23:04:54 GMT /immigration/2023-01-30/mayorkas-in-miami-touts-bidens-migrant-parole-blasts-florida-and-other-states-that-are-suing-it Tim Padgett A fight over how to enforce immigration laws reaches the Supreme Court /immigration/2022-11-29/a-fight-over-how-to-enforce-immigration-laws-reaches-the-supreme-court The Biden administration wants immigration authorities to focus on threats to public safety, but a lower court said its guidelines went too far. Now the high court is hearing arguments in the case. Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:01:05 GMT /immigration/2022-11-29/a-fight-over-how-to-enforce-immigration-laws-reaches-the-supreme-court Joel Rose DHS pauses a board created to combat disinformation amid a campaign to discredit it /news/2022-05-19/dhs-pauses-a-board-created-to-combat-disinformation-amid-a-campaign-to-discredit-it The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday it would pause the work of a board created to combat disinformation. The board — and its leader — faced an online campaign to discredit its work. Thu, 19 May 2022 14:09:37 GMT /news/2022-05-19/dhs-pauses-a-board-created-to-combat-disinformation-amid-a-campaign-to-discredit-it Deepa Shivaram DHS Secretary Mayorkas faces a partisan divide over Title 42 in Capitol Hill hearings /news/national-politics/2022-04-28/dhs-secretary-mayorkas-faces-a-partisan-divide-over-title-42-in-capitol-hill-hearings Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday, where he's facing another heated round of questioning on Title 42. Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:00:46 GMT /news/national-politics/2022-04-28/dhs-secretary-mayorkas-faces-a-partisan-divide-over-title-42-in-capitol-hill-hearings Deepa Shivaram DHS officials brace for a new surge at the border if pandemic restrictions are lifted /news/2022-03-30/dhs-officials-brace-for-a-new-surge-at-the-border-if-pandemic-restrictions-are-lifted Homeland security officials say they are planning for a possible increase in migration, as the Biden administration faces growing pressure to end pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42. Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:15:42 GMT /news/2022-03-30/dhs-officials-brace-for-a-new-surge-at-the-border-if-pandemic-restrictions-are-lifted Joel Rose After Marathon Lobbying Effort, Haitians Get TPS Extension /news/2021-05-23/after-marathon-lobbying-effort-haitians-get-tps-extension Saying Haiti right now is not a safe country for people to return to, the Biden Administration has renewed Temporary Protected Status for Haitians in the U.S. Sun, 23 May 2021 21:13:16 GMT /news/2021-05-23/after-marathon-lobbying-effort-haitians-get-tps-extension Tim Padgett Separated Families To Reunite In The U.S. As Immigrant Advocates Push For More /2021-05-03/separated-families-to-reunite-in-the-u-s-as-immigrant-advocates-push-for-more Four migrant families that were separated at the border by the Trump administration will be allowed to reunify in the United States this week, the secretary of Homeland Security announced. Mon, 03 May 2021 09:10:00 GMT /2021-05-03/separated-families-to-reunite-in-the-u-s-as-immigrant-advocates-push-for-more Joel Rose