House Republican impeachment managers walked the articles over to the Senate chamber Tuesday ahead of what is expected to be a short-lived trial beginning on Wednesday.
With border security funding blocked in Congress, the case illustrates the challenges U.S. officials face in identifying migrants who may pose national security threats.
Among migrants, the largest group of unaccompanied minors has been from Guatemala — nearly 50,000 of the 137,000 encounters recorded by border authorities in the last fiscal year.
GOP senators had urged House Speaker Mike Johnson to postpone sending the impeachment articles as they consider ways to make the process painful for Democrats.
"We have one bad incident, it’s magnified all over social media, and it sets us all back," Commissioner Edward Caban said as city stats indicate overall crime fell last month.
A group of Republicans plans to throw up procedural roadblocks and raise tough votes for vulnerable Democrats this week as the Senate considers the DHS secretary's impeachment.
The negotiations come as the number of Chinese nationals crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without authorization rose to 24,000, an elevenfold increase over the prior year.
“Libre exploited vulnerable immigrants and their families to pad its pockets, and that is illegal and unconscionable,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement.
Immigration officials are being urged to "end the misuse" of "segregation" in a letter led by Massachusetts Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren, and Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin.
On social media, Rep. Matt Maddock said buses near a Detroit airport had been "loaded up with illegal invaders.” The airport later said the buses were "transporting the basketball teams and their respective staffs."