Congressional Republicans are pushing for the impeachment of U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. They blame Mayorkas for what they say is a poorly managed border security system.
Broome County and several other upstate counties have issued emergency declarations to ban local hotels from sheltering asylum seekers. One Binghamton immigration nonprofit weighed in on what the new order means for them.
Over the weekend, Republican congressman Tom Reed hosted a series of three town halls around his Southern Tier district. They came just after the partial federal shutdown ended.