The Latest Breaking News from DHS

AOC is only Dem to oppose omnibus bill

"The dramatic increase in DHS and ICE spending... cuts against the promises our party has made," she said

Salon · Dec 25, 2022

They put their lives on the line for America - then got deported. Now 94,000 veterans could finally come home

The US has relied on immigrants through many of its biggest conflicts, but that doesn’t protect them from deportation, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022

Feds are considering whether to free Cuban detainees after accidental data leak

MIAMI — Several Cuban migrants slated for deportation — whose confidential information Immigration and Customs Enforcement accidentally published online last month — received letters this week saying the agency is evaluating whether to free them from custody after a U.S official told Cuba about the unprecedented leak.

Miami Herald · Dec 23, 2022

U.S. judge in Amarillo halts Biden administration’s attempt to end “remain in Mexico” policy

The Biden administration stopped enrolling new asylum seekers into the Trump-era program in August.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 16, 2022

Judge halts Biden administration bid to lift 'Remain in Mexico' policy - Roll Call

A Texas federal judge again stopped a Biden administration attempt to end a Trump-era program forcing asylum-seekers back to Mexico.

Roll Call · Dec 16, 2022

Texas judge prevents Biden from ending ‘Remain in Mexico’ immigration policy

A Texas federal judge on Thursday ruled for a second time that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security can’t end a Trump administration program that forced asylum seekers to wait outside the country while their claims are resolved.

Tribune News Service · Dec 16, 2022

LOCALIZE IT: Government delays enforcement of Real ID Act

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The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

Senior DHS official ‘very angry’ when colleague suggested robodebt needed ‘major response’, inquiry told

Compliance manager tells royal commission she was ‘unable to influence’ boss away from ‘deliver the numbers’ direction

The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2022

US is considering program that would limit entry for Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is considering whether to limit the number of Haitians, Cubans and Nicaraguans who can claim asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border while opening other avenues for immigration, but have yet to make any final decisions, several sources told McClatchy and the Miami Herald.

Miami Herald · Dec 14, 2022

'Loving each other through a terrorist attack': Colorado LGBTQ groups manage security concerns while grieving

DENVER — Colorado LGBTQ organizations still working through grief over last month’s mass shooting at Club Q are taking into account new security concerns raised by a recent federal terrorism bulletin as they look ahead to events such as next summer’s Denver Pride celebrations.

The Denver Post · Dec 14, 2022