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Mayorkas defends Biden's border policies amid surge of migrant children
The DHS chief testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on the challenges at the southern border.
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The DHS chief testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on the challenges at the southern border.
"What we're seeing is less than 6% positive right now, coming across the border," Acting Administrator Robert Fenton told lawmakers.
President Biden has been briefed on the attack.
The Temporary Protected Status designation offers deportation relief and work permits to eligible Venezuelan immigrants who arrived in the U.S. before Monday.
Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas also announced that migrant families who were separated under the Trump administration will be allowed to reunify in the U.S.
Two Senate committees heard testimony from security officials about lapses that allowed a pro-Trump mob to overrun the complex.
DHS has notified about 6,000 suspected victims of the massive scam, advising them to check their supplies for the fake respirators.
Power outages resulting from unusually heavy snow and ice temporarily threatened vaccine supplies in the Lone Star State.
Seventy federal, state and local agencies will flank Raymond James Stadium for the Super Bowl's most sparsely attended game ever.
The government envisions 50 "mega" vaccination sites capable of administering 6,000 shots per day, in addition to 50 "large" vaccination sites providing 3,000 shots per day, according to defense officials.
Ty Garbin is the first to be convicted in the high-profile case, and his detailed testimony of the alleged kidnapping plot could aid prosecutors in securing more convictions.
If confirmed by the Senate, Alejandro Mayorkas, the son of Cuban refugees, would lead a department facing a host of serious issues, both inside and outside the U.S.
Trump's legal team had previously said she did not work for them.
One Democratic fundraiser is wondering where the money is going, given the virtual nature of some of the festivities.
The RNC meeting at Amelia Island will come during Mr. Trump's final days in office.