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29 Aug 2023, 4:34 pm by Jacob Sapochnick
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said that the decision to reopen the Havana Field Office was made to, “reduce unlawful entries, deny resources to ruthless smuggling organizations, and streamline access to lawful, safe, and orderly pathways for those seeking humanitarian relief. [read post]
” In response to the orders, detained migrants who feel they would face grave danger in their countries of origin sued Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. [read post]
Stating that MPP “has endemic flaws, imposed unjustified human costs, pulled resources and personnel away from other priority efforts, and failed to address the root causes of irregular migration,” DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas stated Thursday that DHS was nevertheless prepared to reimplement MPP to comply with the court order, provided that the Government of Mexico agreed. [read post]
16 May 2022, 7:29 pm by Jacob Sapochnick
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas released these additional visa numbers to help U.S. employers meet labor shortages for seasonal workers. [read post]
21 Nov 2022, 7:46 am by Alondra M. Bribiesca
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas has said, “Ultimately, we need Congress to urgently pass legislation that provides Dreamers with the permanent protection they need and deserve. [read post]
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas praised the court’s ruling, saying the program “is a key element of our efforts to address the unprecedented level of migration throughout our hemisphere, and other countries around the world see it as a model to tackle the challenge of increased irregular migration that they too are experiencing. [read post]
Human rights organizations widely condemned the policy after US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced it in May. [read post]
29 Apr 2021, 9:52 am by Forrest G. Read IV
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced the extension, explaining: “As our country continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, extending the REAL ID full enforcement deadline will give states needed time to reopen their driver’s licensing operations and ensure their residents can obtain a REAL ID-compliant license or identification card. [read post]
6 Mar 2007, 7:50 am
Alejandro Mayorkas, O’Melveny & Myers: “When you prosecute high-profile individuals like Scooter Libby for false statements, that resonates in the community of potential future witnesses in the sophisticated white-collar arena,” making them more likely to heed an attorney’s advice to be entirely truthful. “A lawyer has to be extremely careful to ensure the accuracy of his client’s statements before” bringing him to the government or… [read post]
18 Mar 2023, 7:48 am by Just Security
Reaper and International Law by Michael Schmitt (@Schmitt_ILaw) Opaque Transparency on the Use of Force: Observations on the 2022 “1264” Report by Heather Brandon-Smith (@HBrandonSmith) and Brian Finucane (@BCFinucane) Western Balkans / Destabilization The Fallacy of US and EU Policy in the Western Balkans by Ismet Fatih Čančar (@IFCBiH) Syria / Humanitarian Assistance Breaking Down Barriers to Emergency Earthquake Aid in Syria by Rachel Alpert and Alyssa Bernstein Civilian… [read post]
18 Jan 2023, 8:10 am by Ana Popovich
A little under a month later, on May 20, 2021, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas sent a memo to U.S. [read post]
29 Oct 2021, 12:32 pm by Emma Winger
As described in a letter sent today by the American Immigration Council, the ACLU, and 88 legal service provider organizations to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ICE detention facilities have systematically restricted the most basic modes of communication that detained people need to connect with their lawyers and the rest of the outside world, including phones, mail, and email access. [read post]
12 Feb 2021, 11:02 am by Victoria Gallegos
“This latest action is another step in our commitment to reform immigration policies that do not align with our nation’s values,” said Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. [read post]
12 Jan 2022, 11:54 am by Brian Tashman
While Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced his intention to shut down inhumane facilities in spring 2021, DHS is now moving to award new contracts to private prison companies. [read post]
17 Dec 2021, 11:06 am by Mitra Ebadolahi
” Eleven senators wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging DHS to adopt a policy similar to one that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) adopted earlier this year, which states that “[g]enerally, ICE should not detain, arrest, or take into custody” people who are “known to be pregnant, postpartum, and/or nursing. [read post]