President Joe Biden's administration announced on Friday that they would start allowing thousands of asylum-seekers, particularly migrants who have been waiting in Mexico for their next immigration court hearings, to enter the U.S. while their cases proceed.
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Alejandro Mayorkas as the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday, making him the first Latino and immigrant to be seated in the post.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a domestic terrorism warning on Wednesday, citing lingering potential violence from people motivated by anti-government sentiment after President Joe Biden won the election.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the administration of President Joe Biden on Friday for refusing to rescind the 100-day pause on deportations.
Former vice president Joe Biden tapped Latino Alejandro Mayorkas to head the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the center of the United States' immigration policy.
Almost 40 migrants have reportedly sent back to Mexico via the Nogales ports under a mandate that, officials say, sanctions for quick "expulsions" during a global health crisis.