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An area where migrants, many from Haiti, were encamped is seen after crews cleared the zone along the Del Rio International Bridge, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Last of the Haitian migrants removed from Del Rio camp

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the Austin Police Association on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) ** FILE **

Texas asks judge to rule DHS is violating ‘Remain in Mexico’ ruling

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Migrants, many from Haiti, are seen at an encampment along the Del Rio International Bridge near the Rio Grande, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. The options remaining for thousands of Haitian migrants straddling the Mexico-Texas border are narrowing as the United States government ramps up to an expected six expulsion flights to Haiti and Mexico began busing some away from the border. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

DHS chief Mayorkas: Border ‘no less secure’ than it was under Trump

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Migrants, many from Haiti, wade across the Rio Grande river to leave Del Rio, Texas, and return to Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, early Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, some to avoid possible deportation from the U.S. and others to load up with supplies. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Biden supporters blast DHS over Haitian deportations

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Swamp Master Biden Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

The swamp monsters who run Biden’s White House

By Kelly Sadler - The Washington Times

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a news conference at The National Press Club in Washington, on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

DHS chief Mayorkas pledges investigation into horseback incident in Texas

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas makes an opening statement before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing to discuss security threats 20 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

DHS chief Mayorkas says border numbers are dropping

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Migrants, many from Haiti, board a bus after they were processed and released after spending time at a makeshift camp near the International Bridge, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. The U.S. is flying Haitians camped at Texas border town back to their homeland and trying to block others from crossing the border from Mexico. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

DHS chief blames ‘sudden’ Haitian surge for border chaos, but says it’s under control

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a news conference at The National Press Club in Washington, on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Mayorkas: ISIS hasn’t reached U.S. among Afghan evacuees

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air Force aircrew, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, assist qualified evacuees boarding a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021. (Senior Airman Taylor Crul/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Republicans demand answers over screening of Afghans brought to U.S.

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas updates reporters on the effort to resettle vulnerable Afghans in the United States, in Washington, Friday, Sept. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

People on watch lists were among Afghanistan evacuees, DHS confirms

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this June 25, 2021, photo, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas talks to the media after he and Vice President Kamala Harris toured of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Central Processing Center in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

DHS chief acknowledges ‘unprecedented’ border surge

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this June 25, 2021, photo, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas talks to the media after he and Vice President Kamala Harris toured of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Central Processing Center in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

GOP congressman files impeachment articles against DHS chief Mayorkas

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks about aviation security ahead of the summer travel season during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Congressman announces plans to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a press conference with Guatemala's Foreign Minister Pedro Brolo in Guatemala City, Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Mayorkas is in Guatemala for a two-day visit. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) **FILE**

DHS chief Mayorkas says grim border numbers are misleading

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks on the topic of illegal immigration during a press conference on the border at Anzalduas Park, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Mission, Texas. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP)

Biden administration, Texas move to get tough at the border

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas is shown in this June 29, 2021 file photo. (Billy Calzada/The San Antonio Express-News via AP) **FILE**

DHS fire alarm disrupts Mayorkas committee hearing

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks about aviation security ahead of the summer travel season during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

‘Truly awful’: Biden administration slammed for barring Cubans fleeing by sea

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Vice President Kamala Harris and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, second left, visit the Paso del Norte (PDN) Port of Entry in El Paso, Texas, Friday, June 25, 2021. The Paso del Norte Port of Entry is one of the country's busiest pedestrian border crossings. It is located on the Paso Del Norte International Bridge. Thousands of people cross the border through the Port each day.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Kamala Harris makes first visit to southern border

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Children and adults wait in lines for donated food at a makeshift camp for migrants near the U.S.-Mexico border Friday, May 14, 2021, in Reynosa, Mexico. Growing numbers of migrant families are making the heart-wrenching decision to separate from their children and send them into the U.S. alone. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) ** FILE **

DHS secretary says Biden policies didn’t cause border surge

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times