Lora Ries

Lora Ries, former acting deputy chief of staff at DHS, is director of The Heritage Foundation’s Border Security and Immigration Center.

Abrego Garcia: The poster child for the Left’s demands of endless ‘due process’

Opinion 1 day ago

Abrego Garcia: The poster child for the Left’s demands of endless ‘due process’

The Left is using Kilmar Abrego Garcia as their poster child to demand "more due process." It’s time to correct this intended confusion and show just how much due process aliens receive.

DOGE exposed our immigration asylum disaster. That was the tip of the iceberg

Opinion April 7

DOGE exposed our immigration asylum disaster. That was the tip of the iceberg

Our immigration asylum system is more broken than even DOGE realized. Biden spent years weakening it and ensuring that millions of illegal immigrants could get work authorization.

Why won’t the Homeland Security secretary say if DHS funded a terrorist’s travel to Minnesota?

OPINION June 27

Why won’t the Homeland Security secretary say if DHS funded a terrorist’s travel to Minnesota?

In January, reporting revealed that DHS allowed a known terrorist to roam freely for almost a year before being arrested in Minnesota after CBP released him into the U.S. at our southern border.

Mayorkas had 3 years to secure our border. Americans deserve a real Senate impeachment trial

OPINION February 24, 2024

Mayorkas had 3 years to secure our border. Americans deserve a real Senate impeachment trial

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was impeached by the House on February 13. Now it's time for the Senate to step up and do its job.

Stop allowing noncitizens to determine congressional and presidential representation

OPINION February 6, 2024

Stop allowing noncitizens to determine congressional and presidential representation

Barring the Census from including noncitizens in apportionment is critical in making sure that American citizens are picking America’s leaders.

Biden wants open borders all the way south to Guatemala

OPINION December 4, 2023

Biden wants open borders all the way south to Guatemala

America's border problem doesn't end at the Rio Grande. Fighting illegal immigration extends all the way south to Guatemala, only Biden is refusing to help our ally stem the tide.

Impeaching Mayorkas is a must, he violated his oath and committed ‘high Crimes and Misdemeanors’

OPINION February 13, 2023

Impeaching Mayorkas is a must, he violated his oath and committed ‘high Crimes and Misdemeanors’

Impeaching Mayorkas is a must, he violated his oath and committed ‘high Crimes and Misdemeanors.’ His actions caused an unprecedented border catastrophe.

Amnesty for DACA fails border security test

OPINION December 5, 2022

Amnesty for DACA fails border security test

Democrats and some Republicans are resuming a push to grant amnesty to hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants.