Lora is director of Heritage’s Border Security and Immigration Center at The Heritage Foundation.
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As the U.S. southern border is being overrun with record numbers of illegal aliens month after month, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday approved the… Read More
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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued the sixth National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin of the 17-month-old Biden administration on June 7. With a new bulletin… Read More
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Constitutionalists, free-speech lovers, and sane people alike cheered upon hearing the announcements that the Department of Homeland Security was disbanding its nascent Disinformation Governance Board… Read More
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The Biden administration is publicly proud of its open border policies and seeks to “expand on the historic progress” it has made over the past… Read More
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The Justice Department last week announced creation of a domestic terrorism unit to focus on a purported significant threat facing America. Also last week, President… Read More
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The FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team and local Texas police officers deserve enormous gratitude for securing the safe release of four people taken hostage during a… Read More
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed reestablishing a Florida State Guard, or civilian voluntary force, to assist the National Guard in state-specific emergencies. The governor’s… Read More
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The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week on “Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security” was another subpar performance from DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, to… Read More
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What a difference a year makes. On National First Responders Day (Oct. 28) last year, doctors, nurses, emergency medical technicians, and hospital staffers were considered… Read More
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Tuesday’s Senate hearing with Facebook “whistleblower” Frances Haugen was part of a slick, well-produced rollout of a former Facebook employee, complete with a prerecorded and… Read More
