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Migrants walk past razor wire fencing to be taken by the Border Patrol after crossing the Rio Grande river towards the U.S. in Eagle Pass, Texas, Sunday, May 22, 2022. The U.S. government has expelled migrants more than 1.9 million times under Title 42, named for a 1944 public health law, denying them a chance to seek asylum as permitted under U.S. law and international treaty for purposes of preventing the spread of COVID-19. President Joe Biden wanted to end Title 42, but a federal judge in Louisiana issued a nationwide injunction that keeps it intact. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

New asylum rules for border migrants start Tuesday

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**

Mayorkas says U.S. border is ‘not open’ for illegal immigrants

By Stephen Dinan - 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)

Disinformation board idea was ‘highly unpopular’: Poll

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)

DHS seeks to show border strength ahead of expected migrant surge

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the House Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden administration releases 35,000 foreign worker visas for summer season

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, center, speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, May 16, 2022, on the six-month anniversary of the bipartisan infrastructure law. He is joined by, from left, Office of Management and Budget director Shalanda Young, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Michael Regan, and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Mayorkas says Buffalo shooting not yet determined to be domestic terrorism

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

In this March 30, 2021, file photo, young minors lie inside a pod at the Donna Department of Homeland Security holding facility, the main detention center for unaccompanied children in the Rio Grande Valley run by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in Donna, Texas. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, Pool) ** FILE **

ICE leaving thousands of detention beds empty as feds beg for help from Supreme Court

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A Mexican soldier patrols the international border bridge that connects Del Rio, Texas and Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, after its partial reopening, Sept. 25, 2021. A federal judge in Louisiana has on Wednesday, April, 27, 2022, ordered the Biden administration to stop phasing out a public health rule that allows the expulsion of migrants without an opportunity to seek asylum. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Homeland Security chief Mayorkas: VA staff won’t be drafted to help at Mexican border

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, speaks during a Senate Appropriations - Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Homeland Security, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Mayorkas vows more deportations after record-low number of removals last year

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, speaks during a Senate Appropriations - Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Homeland Security, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Calls to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas spread to immigrant rights supporters

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas pauses during testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Mayorkas takes responsibility for picking Jankowicz to lead disinformation board

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas pauses during testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

DHS creates a ‘Ministry of Truth’ to chill your first-amendment rights

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the House Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Secretary Mayorkas says DHS is preparing for expected post-Title 42 migrant surge

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., questions Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Peter Gaynor as he testifies before a House Committee on Homeland Security meeting on Capitol Hill, in Washington, July 22, 2020. Katko, who has represented central New York in Congress for four terms, announced on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, that he will not seek reelection this year. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)

Republicans demand details behind new DHS ‘disinformation’ panel

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the House Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

DHS under fire over pick to lead new ‘disinformation’ board

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

David Brown carries a Black Lives Matter flag during a march through downtown Grand Rapids, Mich., on Saturday, April 23, 2022. The march, which was organized by the Breonna Taylor Foundation, began at Veterans Park in response to the shooting death of Patrick Lyoya by a Grand Rapids police officer on April 4. (Daniel Shular/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)

Mayorkas: Black Lives Matter isn’t domestic terrorism threat

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this June 24, 2020, file photo, Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File) **FILE**

Congressman says DHS so bad that Americans won’t name their kids Alejandro

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations I Subcommittee Homeland Security Committee during a hearing on Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

DHS chief Alejandro Mayorkas insists Mexican border is secure

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this file photo, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks as he presents awards to Department of Homeland Security employees, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at Coast Guard Air Station Miami, in Opa-locka, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) **FILE**

DHS has spent $72 million to avoid building more border wall

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks as he presents awards to Department of Homeland Security employees, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at Coast Guard Air Station Miami, in Opa-locka, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

DHS releases 20-page border plan, promises ‘aggressive’ consequences for illegal immigrants

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times