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Mounted U.S. Border Patrol agents attempt to contain migrants as they cross the Rio Grande from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, into Del Rio, Texas, Sept. 19, 2021. The administration began a massive expulsion of thousands of Haitians while allowing thousands of others to stay in the U.S. The uneven response, which at one point included Border Patrol agents on horseback appearing to use reins as whips to corral Haitian asylum seekers, sparked sharp criticism and underscored for many a failed border policy. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez) **FILE**

Border Patrol union chief says Mayorkas could be impeached over ‘whipping’ fiasco

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Juan Herrera, left, and Gonzalo Lamen of Singing Hill Landscape work on a park at the Riverdale Dunes community on March 7, 2018 in Commerce City, Colo. Landscapers rely heavily on the H-2B visa program for peak season help. (John Leyba/The Denver Post via AP)

DHS doubles number of foreign guest workers allowed under seasonal work program

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas listen during a briefing about Hurricane Ian during a visit to FEMA headquarters, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

GOP to Joe: Time for your guy Alejandro Mayorkas to go

By Mica Soellner and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, left, listens to Deputy patrol agent in charge of the US Border Patrol Anthony Crane as he tours the section of the border wall Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Hidalgo, Texas. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP, Pool)

Cruz, Graham warn Mayorkas to prepare for impeachment

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks during a hearing with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

EXCLUSIVE: Jim Jordan ready for Mayorkas impeachment in GOP-run House: ‘Failure to enforce the law’

By Mica Soellner and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a change of command ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard headquarters, June 1, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) **FILE**

Biggs renews calls to impeach Mayorkas in new documentary targeting Biden’s border policies

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas listens as he tours the section of the border wall with Mexico, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in La Joya, Texas. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP, Pool)

Ex-ambassador to Mexico says Mayorkas should be impeached

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

DHS board unanimously shoots down Mayorkas’ disinformation board

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

An incomplete secondary wall stands alongside the previous version near where the border separating Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego meets the Pacific Ocean Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Tijuana, Mexico. In the days before Joe Biden became president, construction crews worked quickly to finish Donald Trump's wall at an iconic cross-border park overlooking the Pacific Ocean that then-first lady Pat Nixon inaugurated in 1971 as symbol of international friendship. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

DHS pauses border wall construction in San Diego

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a change of command ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard headquarters, June 1, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) **FILE**

Mayorkas faces new call for impeachment from bilingual publication

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, left, listens to Deputy patrol agent in charge of the US Border Patrol Anthony Crane as he tours the section of the border wall Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Hidalgo, Texas. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP, Pool)

Biden DHS focusing border security spending on technology upgrades rather than wall building

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - U.S. border patrol officers contain a group of migrants on the shore of the Rio Grande after they crossed from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, into Del Rio, Texas, Sept. 19, 2021. Border Patrol agents on horseback engaged in "unnecessary use of force" against non-threatening Haitian immigrants but didn't whip any with their reins, according to a federal investigation of chaotic scenes along the Texas-Mexico border last fall. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez, File)

Biden’s slanderous rush to judgment of the Texas Border Patrol

By Cal Thomas

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, left, listens to Deputy patrol agent in charge of the US Border Patrol Anthony Crane as he tours the section of the border wall Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Hidalgo, Texas. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP, Pool) **FILE**

DHS seeks Supreme Court’s blessing for policy limiting immigration enforcement

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer is shown in this file photo. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Appeals court slams DHS policy limiting deportations

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a change of command ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard headquarters, June 1, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) **FILE**

Homeland Security chief defends border efforts after Texas migrant smuggling tragedy

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Broken Immigration System Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The truth about who really dismantled our immigration system

By Tom Homan

Senators demand answers about the extent of work already done by DHS’ disinformation board

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a Senate Appropriations - Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Department of Homeland Security paused the work of its new disinformation governance board Wednesday. The move responds to weeks of criticism from Republicans and questions about whether the board would impinge on Americans’ free speech rights. A statement says DHS’ advisory board on homeland security will review the board’s work. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) **FILE**

Ill-fated DHS disinformation board pursued partnership with social media platforms to censor content

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., asks questions during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on proposed changes to police practices and accountability on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

GOP lawmakers at Western Conservative Summit amplify calls to impeach Biden’s DHS secretary

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

A group of migrants stand next to the border wall as they wait to get taken away by the Border Patrol in Eagle Pass, Texas, Saturday, May 21, 2022. The Eagle Pass area has become increasingly a popular crossing corridor for migrants, especially those from outside Mexico and Central America, under Title 42 authority, which expels migrants without a chance to seek asylum on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

DHS to restart border wall construction to close ‘gap’ in current barrier

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times