The first article charged Mayorkas with ‘willful and systemic refusal to comply’ with immigration law. The second article charged Mayorkas with a ‘breach of trust’ for saying the border was secure
The House narrowly voted in February to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border
Gallagher announced he would resign his position on April 19. It will leave Republicans with a 217-213 majority in the House, meaning that they cannot afford to lose more than one vote on a party-line vote
The bill was designed more to deliver a political point than to enact law and had little chance of being taken up in the Democratic-controlled Senate
After seeing record-high numbers of irregular crossings, Washington is seeking to bolster trilateral cooperation, arguing this will be facilitated by Bernardo Arévalo’s arrival in power
Criticism over the lack of evidence directly related to the president has grown even among those in the Republican Party who have thrown cold water on allegations that Biden was directly involved in his family members’ business
Republican candidate Haley reported a growing number of threats during her presidential campaign. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will make the final decision
Authorities say migrant arrests fell by half in January from the all-time high set in December
Tuesday’s vote was the second attempt to impeach the official, a move that is unlikely to prosper in the Senate
The measure to depose the Democrat was rejected in the House of Representatives by a margin of two votes, 214 in favor to 216 against
Sunday’s announcement comes as their other impeachment drive — to impeach Democratic President Joe Biden in relation to his son Hunter’s business dealings — has struggled to advance
Going after an official for a policy dispute, in this instance over the claim that Mayorkas is not upholding immigration laws, is unprecedented
Illegal immigration hit record high in 2023, although it dropped in the first days of January. Alejandro N. Mayorkas traveled to Texas to show support for border officers and ask Congress for funds
A top-level delegation, led by Antony Blinken, will meet with the Mexican president on Wednesday to discuss ‘enforcement actions’ to stem the flow of arrivals
Thousands of people have begun crossing the country as a Washington delegation prepares to meet with Mexican officials to discuss the rising number of undocumented arrivals
A delegation from the Biden administration will visit President López Obrador to define new measures to deal with the massive arrival of people at the frontier
The announcement of 20 new miles of fencing comes as Blinken and Mayorkas visit the country, and increases pressure on the U.S. president ahead of the 2024 elections.
Hispanic and progressive members of Congress have reacted angrily to the construction of the Trump administration’s work in southern Texas
The announcement of new construction on the border fence overshadowed the visit of Antony Blinken and Alejandro Mayorkas, with migration and drug-trafficking the main topics
Democratic administration waives 26 federal laws that could result in up to 20 miles of barriers in South Texas in bid to contain surge in illegal arrivals from Mexico
The Biden administration’s grant of temporary legal status to nearly 500,000 Venezuelans already in the United States may complicate its messaging abroad
U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty of Louisiana granted the injunction in response to a 2022 lawsuit brought by attorneys general in Louisiana and Missouri
Washington will open centers in Central and South America to process applications. “The end of Title 42 does not mean the border is open,” warn top U.S. officials
About 4 in 10 U.S. adults say the level of immigration and asylum-seekers should be lowered