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Racist lies from Republicans have increased threats to immigrants while the GOP hampers real solutions for border security, suggested Rep. Bennie Thompson.
Rules and regulations for everything from climate change to labor rights to net neutrality will now face much stricter judicial oversight.
The documents obtained by HuffPost also show again how agents freely used an anti-immigrant slur.
After a week of wrangling, the bill will go to the Senate with a shorter renewal period than originally sought.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The trial could be over very quickly due to bipartisan Senate opposition to ousting President Joe Biden's secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
The House speaker said "steady hands are at the wheel" as America's leaders work together to address the issue.
Republicans know it's a political stunt. But if they can help Trump look tough on border security ahead of the presidential election, who cares!
In a stunning defeat for GOP leaders, a handful of Republicans joined Democrats in condemning the effort as bad politics, bad policy and unconstitutional.
The House's efforts are a cynical political maneuver, Biden's administration said.
Mayorkas is the first immigrant and the first Latino person to serve as secretary of homeland security.