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House Impeaches Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas over border laws and breaching the public trust

House Impeaches Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas over border laws and breaching the public trust

by Maria Heim | Feb 14, 2024 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – House Republicans narrowly impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in a 214-213 vote, making him the second Cabinet secretary in U.S. history to be impeached on Tuesday evening.  The former secretary is charged with willfully refusing to...
TROUBLED WITH “TPS”: IMMIGRANTS, ADVOCATES HOLD OUT FOR DESIGNATION AS STATUS IS GIVEN TO OTHERS

TROUBLED WITH “TPS”: IMMIGRANTS, ADVOCATES HOLD OUT FOR DESIGNATION AS STATUS IS GIVEN TO OTHERS

by Ali Bianco | Mar 8, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON – As Russian troops descended, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians started to flee their country. Eight days after the invasion, the Department of Homeland Security announced that Ukrainian refugees would be given temporary status, granting eligibility to...
TABLING “TPS”: DEMOCRATS CALL FOR SUPPORT AMID LACK OF DESIGNATION FROM BIDEN ADMINISTRATION

TABLING “TPS”: DEMOCRATS CALL FOR SUPPORT AMID LACK OF DESIGNATION FROM BIDEN ADMINISTRATION

by Ali Bianco | Mar 3, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON – As countless Ukrainians begin to leave their homes following the Russian invasion, conversations have spurred around the Capitol about President Biden potentially designating the country for Temporary Protected Status. All the while, countless Central...
House Judiciary Debates Merits of Independent Immigration Court

House Judiciary Debates Merits of Independent Immigration Court

by Ali Bianco | Jan 20, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON — The merits of overhauling the U.S. immigration courts into an independent system, removed from the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice, divided lawmakers and witnesses at a virtual hearing on Thursday. “Our country deserves an immigration court...

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