Alejandro Mayorkas

Asylum seekers with criminal records would be more quickly removed under Biden proposal

U.S.

Amanda Smith

2024-05-13 02:30 PM

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images). WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced late last week ...

Senate tosses Mayorkas impeachment articles as Rick Scott calls for full trial

U.S.

Amanda Smith

2024-04-18 03:25 AM

The impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was never likely to pass the Senate. Convicting Mayorkas of high crimes and misdemeanors, ...

How we got here and what’s next

Politics

Amanda Smith

2024-04-17 11:13 PM

The Republican-led House of Representatives delivered articles of impeachment against Alejandro Mayorkas, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to the ...

Maddow Blog | GOP delivers Mayorkas impeachment articles, advancing partisan stunt

U.S.

Amanda Smith

2024-04-17 07:17 PM

It’s been more than a month since House Republicans made history by impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. His GOP detractors couldn’t ...

Speaker Johnson will delay sending Mayorkas impeachment to Senate as Republicans push to hold trial

Politics

Amanda Smith

2024-04-10 02:49 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson will delay sending the House’s articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the ...

ICE use of solitary confinement in “violation of international norms,” Democratic lawmakers say

Politics

Amanda Smith

2024-03-30 12:27 AM

As the use of solitary confinement in immigration detention centers increases under the Biden administration, according to the federal data, some Democratic-aligned ...