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DHS reviewing humanitarian protections for Haitians and others in the US CNN 4/30/2021 © Committee Webstream The Biden administration is reviewing whether to extend humanitarian protections to Haitians and other foreign nationals as part of the Temporary Protected Status program, according to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The acknowledgment comes amid growing pressure from lawmakers and advocates to redesignate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status, a form of humanitarian relief, which can be granted when it is deemed unsafe to return to one's home country. Mayorkas said...

Homeland Security secretary won't call border situation a "crisis" From CNN's Geneva Sands Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Source: Committee Webstream Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas declined to call the situation along the Southwest border a "crisis" during his first congressional testimony since taking office.  In response to the top Republican on the committee, Rep. John Katko, Mayorkas said, "I'm not spending any time on the language that we use." The use of the word "crisis" has become a sticking point for the administration, as the White House has als...