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With the GOP in control of the House, here's who's likely to lead key committees

House Republicans make up the majority in the House of Representatives for the 118th Congress. Here's a rundown of the lawmakers likely gaining power in key panels at the beginning of the new year.

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Rep. Kevin McCarthy threatens to impeach Homeland Security secretary

WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who is poised to become speaker in January, on Tuesday threatened to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over record-high U.S.-Mexico border migrant crossings.

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GOP's McCarthy threatens to impeach Mayorkas over border

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is calling on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign over management of the U.S. southern border with Mexico

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McCarthy threatens to impeach Homeland Security secretary

House Republican leader said Alejandro Mayorkas must resign or he will face impeachment investigation next year over record border crossings.

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Border policy questions loom as Senate works on funding, 'Dreamers' - Roll Call

An imminent end to pandemic-era asylum restrictions under Title 42 has renewed border policy debates on Capitol Hill.

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Controversial Title 42 border policy vacated by federal judge

A federal judge in Washington on Tuesday vacated a controversial border policy known as Title 42, a public health law invoked by the Trump administration during the pandemic that had allowed border agents to quickly turn back migrants.

Los Angeles Times

Biden’s border chief quits amid tension over migrant crossings

WASHINGTON — The commissioner of Customs Border Protection resigned Saturday after saying he had been pressured to step down by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas amid a record number of migrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Top U.S. border official Chris Magnus resigns after less than a year on the job

The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection has resigned as agents encounter record numbers of migrants entering the U.S. from Mexico.

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US border agency leader resigns amid wave of migrants

The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection has resigned from his job leading the nation’s largest law enforcement agency as agents encounter record numbers of migrants entering the U.S. from Mexico

The Independent UK

AP sources: US border agency leader is being forced out

The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is being forced out of his job leading the nation’s largest law enforcement agency, according to two people familiar with the matter

The Independent UK

Big Tech cites national security in push for immigration changes

Policy leaders in Big Tech have revved up a push for Congress to pass immigration changes before the end of the year, with a pitch aligning those policies to the national security concerns that sparked a recently enacted science and technology funding law.

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Big Tech cites national security in push for immigration changes - Roll Call

Policy leaders in Big Tech have revved up a push for Congress to pass immigration changes before the end of the year.

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Editorial: President Biden is using Title 42 against Venezuelans. That’s cowardly policymaking

More than 25% of Venezuela’s population has fled the country since the authoritarian policies of Nicolás Maduro plunged the South American country into economic free fall and social unrest. The humanitarian emergency is believed to be the largest mass displacement of people in recent Latin American history, with most of…

Los Angeles Times

As temporary protected status settlement talks stall, more than 250,000 risk deportation

WASHINGTON — After more than a year of negotiation, settlement talks between the Biden administration and plaintiffs in a lawsuit over temporary protected status fell through on Tuesday, leaving more than 250,000 people at risk of deportation.

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Legal organizations sue ICE, say agency prevents communication with detainees at 4 facilities

Legal service groups that represent detained migrants have sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, alleging the agency prevents lawyers and their clients in four detention facilities from speaking regularly and confidentially.

Reuters

U.S. grants Temporary Protected Status to Ethiopians fleeing conflict

The U.S. government on Friday granted Temporary Protected Status for 18 months for Ethiopians currently residing in the United States, the Department of Homeland Security said.

Tribune News Service

Homeland chief shrugs off Ted Cruz's impeachment threat, decries ‘open border’ rhetoric

WASHINGTON – Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas shrugged off calls Friday for his impeachment by Sen. Ted Cruz and others, accusing critics of encouraging the illegal migration they say they condemn every time they say the border is open.

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The U.S. will take in some Venezuelans while expelling others to Mexico

The Biden administration agreed to accept up to 24,000 Venezuelan migrants at U.S. airports while Mexico has agreed to take back Venezuelans who come to the U.S. illegally over land.

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Critic of Biden border policy in line to oversee DHS budget - Roll Call

Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar is poised to become top Democrat on Homeland Security appropriations next year, to the chagrin of progressives.

The Independent UK

U.S. captives 'prayed for death' on brutal ride from Ukraine

One of two American veterans released from Russian captivity after being captured in Ukraine says they both prayed for death during the brutal ride to freedom

Miami Herald

US issues ‘temporary and targeted’ Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday granted a “temporary and targeted” Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico, allowing the island to immediately receive shipments of badly needed fuel as it attempts to recover from the destruction left behind by Hurricane Fiona.

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Secret Service seizes 24 phones from agents in Jan. 6 probe, report says

The Secret Service has reportedly seized 24 phones from agents in connection with a controversial investigation by the Department of Homeland Security inspector general into the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

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Border politics threaten push to boost spending on migrant aid

Partisan division over U.S.-Mexico border security threatens to tank a Democratic effort this month to ramp up federal grant funds to help migrants who recently crossed the border, including those whom Republican-led states have bused and flown across the country.

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Border politics threaten push to boost spending on migrant aid - Roll Call

Division over U.S.-Mexico border security threatens to tank a Democratic effort this month to ramp up federal grant funds to help migrants.

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US Sells Home of Couple Illegally Working with Syria Company

Homeland Security is diverting nearly $650,000 to a victims’ compensation fund from the sale of a suburban Boston home that belonged to a couple authorities say illegally did business with a Syrian electronics company, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

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