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A human-trafficking case exposed farmworker abuses. The government is promising change

In response to a letter from Sen. Jon Ossoff, Homeland Security said it plans to begin the process to create new rules to increase protections for farmworkers.

WEKU

Justice Department sees ‘gamesmanship’ in latest immigration clash with Texas

WASHINGTON — Texas asked a federal judge on Monday to block a Biden administration overhaul of asylum processing at the border just days before the rule is set to take effect, a move the Justice Department criticized as “gamesmanship.”

Tribune News Service

Texas school shooting: Everything we know so far

Teenage gunman confirmed dead in one of Texas’ worst school shootings

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Biden briefed on elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that the president will speak about the tragedy when he returns from Asia.

The Independent UK

Justice Department sees 'gamesmanship' in latest immigration clash with Texas - Roll Call

Texas asked a federal judge to block a Biden administration overhaul of asylum processing just days before the rule is set to take effect.

Roll Call

Judge rules that pandemic border restrictions must continue, a win for GOP-led states

A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked the Biden administration from lifting the pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42, which were set to end on Monday.

WEKU

US homeland security pauses new disinformation board amid criticism

Nina Jankowicz, the board’s director, resigns and says attacks and threats will not stop her from speaking out on disinformation

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Homeland Security puts its "Disinformation Governance Board" on ice

A spokesperson said the board "grossly and intentionally mischaracterized" but DHS will conduct a review.

Axios

Mayorkas tours border to prepare for asylum limits to end

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says authorities are prepared for an expected increase in migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border amid plans to lift a public health order that has been used to turn away migrants nearly 2 million times without a chance to seek asylum

The Independent UK

Don't Trust Biden's Dystopian 'Disinformation Board'

A "disinformation" board sounds like something from a dystopian novel.

Reason

Editorial: Think again on disinformation board

How on earth does one spark controversy from that blandest of government creations, the internal working group?

Tribune News Service

Editorial: The frustration with the new US disinformation board? Too little information

The most troubling problem with the Biden administration’s new Disinformation Governance Board is how little information the government has released about it.

Chicago Tribune

GOP ‘ministry of truth’ slurs against Biden’s disinformation board expose their own political tricks, experts say

Republicans are upset about a Biden administration initiative to tackle disinformation because it hits close to home, experts tell Andrew Feinberg

The Independent UK

DHS disinformation board's work, plans remain a mystery

A newly formed Disinformation Governance Board remains shrouded in secrecy a week after the Biden administration’s announcement of the new effort was met with widespread criticism

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The Biden Administration Sees Free Speech As a Public Menace

The alarm aroused by the Disinformation Governance Board is understandable given the administration’s broader assault on messages it considers dangerous.

Reuters

U.S.' Blinken, Mayorkas to meet Tuesday with Mexico foreign minister

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas will meet Tuesday with Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, the Mexican official said in a tweet Monday afternoon.

Reason

Homeland Security Chief Admits New Disinformation Board Already Did a Bad Job of Informing Public

Alejandro Mayorkas fails to inspire much confidence in the new group run by Nina Jankowicz.

Axios

Biden official to migrants: “Do not come”

"They should not place their lives at risk in the hands of smugglers who exploit their lives for the mere purpose of profit."

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US homeland chief warns of strain if migration spikes

WASHINGTON — The U.S. immigration system would come under intense pressure if the end of a fast-track deportation policy triggers a surge of as many as 18,000 migrants at the southern border, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Sunday.

The Guardian - US

Republicans return to politics of immigration as midterm strategy

Hearings with homeland security secretary about the US-Mexico border also revealed rifts within Democrat ranks

WEKU

Title 42 was meant to slow COVID at the border. It's being used to manage migration

The pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42 are technically a public health policy. But the debate in Washington has shifted to whether or not they're an effective tool for managing the border.

The Independent UK

Democrat calls out GOP blueprint for creating ‘Fox News spots’ at immigration hearing

Republicans accused of using ‘misleading and provocative talking points that seek to portray migrants and refugees as perpetrators of gruesome crimes’

The Independent UK

Federal judge halts preparations for end of US asylum limit

A judge has ordered a two-week halt on phasing out pandemic-related restrictions on seeking asylum as the Biden administration prepares for the restrictions to be fully lifted on May 23

Axios

DHS outlines plan to secure border after Title 42 is lifted

DHS vows to increase resources, including personnel, transportation, medical support and facilities to support border operations.

Roll Call

Supreme Court mulls attempt to end 'Remain in Mexico' policy - Roll Call

The Supreme Court appeared hesitant Tuesday to require the Biden administration to return to Mexico any migrant it doesn’t have room to detain.

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