Alejandro Mayorkas

Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens Announces Retirement

After leading the agency since June 2023, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens announced he would retire in April. Owens, appointed by President Biden as the 26th Chief of the United States Border Patrol, served the agency for nearly three decades.

FILE - President Joe Biden, center, looks over the southern border, Feb. 29, 2024, in Brow

DHS Chief Alejandro Mayorkas Seeks to Kill Laken Riley Act

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is reportedly attempting to kill the Laken Riley Act, a bill that requires the DHS to take illegal aliens who have been charged, arrested, or convicted for crimes such as theft, larceny, burglary or shoplifting into custody.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas holds a press briefing, Friday, September 2

Sen. Roger Marshall: Mayorkas, Wray Failure to Publicly Testify Slap in the Face to Laken Riley’s Family

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) says the refusal to testify publicly to Congress by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray is a slap in the face to Laken Riley’s family. Riley’s killer, an illegal alien gang member released into the United States, was convicted on Wednesday. 

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