Lora Ries is director of the Border Security and Immigration Center and a senior research fellow for homeland security 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
SecurityCommentary
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
SocietyCommentary
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
