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US House committee to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas over US-Mexico border management

JURIST

The hearing was initiated by House Republicans who accused Mayorkas of failing to follow immigration law and of violating the public trust as border crossings have reached record levels. Attorney General Montana Austin Knudsen noted there had been a devastating fentanyl crisis in Montana.

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Chicago man asks justices to clarify when officers can search your cellphone at the border

SCOTUSBlog

Marcos Mendez was returning to the United States in 2016 when his passport was flagged at immigration in Chicagos OHare International Airport. This was not Mendezs first hold-up at immigration. The other was a 2010 arrest for child pornography, which resulted in a misdemeanor conviction for endangering a child. Jacobsen v.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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DHS had waived the requirements of NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, the Coastal Zone Management Act, and other laws pursuant to Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. The action involved closing valves on pipelines in Washington, Montana, Minnesota, and North Dakota.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Ninth Circuit Affirmed Rejection of NEPA Challenges to Immigration Policies. The plaintiffs—identified as environmentalists, environmental groups, natural resource conservation groups, and cattle ranchers—alleged, among other things, that the immigration actions resulted in increased greenhouse gas emissions.

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