Lora Ries
Heritage Foundation
Washington, DC, United States
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The Case for Impeachment of Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas Secretary of Homeland Security
Introductory Statement By his policy decisions and misconduct as Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas has violated his oath of office, abused the powers of his office, and betrayed the trust of the American people. As a direct result of his actions, the U.S. has become gripped by an unprecedented border, national security, and illegal immigration catastrophe. → Read More
Our Children Being Poisoned Is the Real Public Health Crisis
There is a real public health crisis among America’s young people, and it isn’t COVID-19. Every day, more than 300 of our children and loved ones are poisoned with fentanyl—an extremely lethal drug often disguised as other medication and hidden in party drugs popular among our youth. Yet most leaders in this country refuse to talk about it, let alone work to stop it. → Read More
Amnesty for DACA Flunks Border Security Test
The U.S.’s nearly two-year-old border crisis continues unabated, yet Senate Democrats and some Republicans are foolishly resuming a push to grant amnesty to hundreds of thousands—and perhaps millions—of people living in this country illegally. There is a simple test to determine if a given policy will reduce illegal immigration, and amnesty—whether for Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals (DACA)… → Read More
Mark Morgan, Tom Homan Blast New Senate Lame-Duck Amnesty Proposal
WASHINGTON—Mark Morgan, former acting Customs and Border Protection (CBP) commissioner and Heritage visiting fellow, and Tom Homan, former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director and Heritage visiting fellow, released the following statement Tuesd → Read More
The Biden Border Crisis Has Gone on Long Enough (How Congress Can Help)
In a matter of months, the Biden administration ended the policies that had successfully tightened security along our southern border and sparked the worst border crisis in U.S. history. The next Congress must reassert its authority and undo much of this administration’s destructive immigration policies. → Read More
Congress Should Reject Biden Administration’s Asylum Rule and Ruin
The Biden administration has opened our southern border to an unlimited number of illegal immigrants from all parts of the globe—and has no intention of changing course. Rather than act to secure our border, it has implemented a three-point border plan: → Read More
Court Unwisely Lets Biden End Program Making Illegals Remain in Mexico
Biden stopped enrolling illegal aliens in the Remain in Mexico program as soon as he took office. The high court unwisely went along with it. → Read More
Homeland Security Issues Another Security Bulletin to Drive Narrative
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 every three months, Americans should ask: Are the threats facing America changing that rapidly, or is the administration using the bulletin as a tool for some other purpose? → Read More
Congress Should Prohibit Biden Administration Asylum Rule
The Issue The Biden Administration has published a sweeping interim final rule (IFR), “Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers,” for recent land arrivals at our borders. This rule is the tool the Administration will use to process and rapidly provide asylum status without proper review for the… → Read More
Biden Wants Blank Check to Fund Open Borders Immigration Priorities
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 year to spend even more taxpayer money in 2023 to process even more illegal aliens into the country and grant them asylum. → Read More
Biden Wants Blank Check to Fund Open Borders Immigration Priorities
Our borders are wide open, and the Biden administration is intent on rewarding the masses with asylum, even though many are not eligible. → Read More
Biden Encourages Massive Illegal Immigration and Tries To Hide It With Secret Flights
The Biden administration doesn’t want media attention on illegal immigration, its open border policies, or the results of those policies. How do we know? A security officer just said so, in an explosive video of secretive, dark-of-night flights transporting illegal immigrants to various points throughout the U.S. → Read More
Biden’s New Domestic Terrorism Unit Bad for Freedom-Loving Americans
President Biden is willing to use tools at his disposal, including the Justice Department, to silence or punish political opponents. → Read More
DeSantis' Proposed Florida State Guard Would Reduce Reliance on Feds
DeSantis' move toward self-reliance would benefit Florida’s emergency preparedness and response, and fiscally benefit the American taxpayers. → Read More
6 Takeaways from Mayorkas’ Shameful Testimony on Border Security
Americans deserve clarity and direct answers on the border crisis. Unfortunately, Mayorkas deserves not an “A,” but an “F,” on that score. → Read More
6 Takeaways from Mayorkas’ Shameful Testimony on Border Security
Americans deserve clarity and direct answers on the border crisis. Unfortunately, Mayorkas deserves not an “A,” but an “F,” on that score. → Read More
Congress Can Prevent the Biden Administration from Paying Illegal Aliens with Taxpayer Funds
Summary Amidst the security and humanitarian crisis along the U.S. southern border, the Biden Administration is considering payments of $450,000 to illegal aliens—per person—who were removed or detained during the 2018 zero tolerance policy for illegal entry into the country. The payments of federal taxpayer funds would be part of a settlement of a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties… → Read More
Health and Safety Heroes Deserve Better on National First Responders Day
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 heroes for treating COVID-19 patients at great risk to themselves and their families, well before a vaccine was available. → Read More
Health, Safety Heroes Deserve Better on National First Responders Day
On National First Responders Day, all Americans should thank those who risk their lives for our health and safety every day. → Read More
Don’t Be Tricked Into Allowing Big Tech to Weaponize 'Misinformation’
Government shouldn't encourage or expand the favorite tool of the left, Big Tech, and Haugen; namely, labeling and removing “misinformation.” → Read More