Biden caved to GOP on election disinfo DHS pulled back on a comprehensive effort to address disinformation to help election workers Salon · Nov 2, 2022
DHS Still Policing Disinformation Despite Dissolving Disinformation Governance Board The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI regularly report misinformation and disinformation to tech companies for potential removal. Reason · Oct 31, 2022
Legal doubts over robodebt raised with government department in 2014, inquiry hears First day of royal commission hearings told social services department did not seek ‘authoritative’ legal advice until four years after scheme was introduced The Guardian - AU · Oct 31, 2022
Venezuelans struggle with new reality in Tijuana after expulsions from United States TIJUANA, Mexico — When a plane full of Venezuelan migrants landed in San Diego from Texas on a recent afternoon, Luis Gonzalez and many of those around him began to applaud, rattling the chains that bound their wrists to their ankles and waists. Tribune News Service · Oct 28, 2022
Report shows feds gathered intel on Portland protesters U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials under then-President Donald Trump compiled intelligence dossiers on people who were arrested at Black Lives Matter protests in Portland, Oregon The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022
Withdrawal of study highlights tension in US intel community A team of CIA experts that studied lessons learned from the contentious 2020 vote had to unexpectedly withdraw its study after getting pushback from rank-and-file intelligence officers The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022
National Guard troops are deployed at NYC homeless shelters reeling from migrant influx NEW YORK — National Guard troops are being deployed to New York City's homeless shelters to assist day-to-day operations as the shelter system remains near a breaking point due to a huge influx of Latin American migrants, the Daily News has learned. Tribune News Service · Oct 27, 2022
To Protect Privileged Shippers From Competition, the Government Fought Jones Act Waivers That's in addition to advocating for opponents of the law to be charged with treason. Reason · Oct 26, 2022
Ethiopians in US shielded from deportation as war rages at home Rights group welcomes TPS designation as offering ‘potentially lifesaving reprieve’ to tens of thousands of Ethiopians. Al Jazeera · Oct 21, 2022
US to begin accepting Venezuelan claims under new migration plan New programme will allow 24,000 Venezuelans into the US, but most arriving at border with Mexico will be expelled. Al Jazeera · Oct 18, 2022
‘I’m back on food stamps’: Nurse who exposed ‘uterus collector’ still faces consequences Dawn Wooten raised the alarm more than two years ago after detained immigrant women accused a gynaecologist of performing non-consensual procedures The Guardian - US · Oct 17, 2022
Venezuelan initiative restricts asylum, immigrant advocates say - Roll Call Human rights advocates claim the Biden administration program hurts more vulnerable migrants and ignores U.S. asylum obligations. Roll Call · Oct 13, 2022
US to take in some Venezuelans but will send most back to Mexico US plan to accept up to 24,000 Venezuelan asylum seekers is based on similar scheme for Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s war. Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2022
DHS watchdog appointed by Trump has fueled an exodus of agency lawyers, sources say The Jan. 6 investigation has brought new attention to tumult at the watchdog agency for the Department of Homeland Security. Now its Inspector General is under fire from multiple directions. WEKU · Oct 12, 2022
Reuters · Oct 12, 2022 U.S. weighs allowing Venezuelans to apply for special humanitarian entry -sources The Biden administration is considering allowing some Venezuelans seeking humanitarian entry into the United States to apply from Venezuela or a third country to reduce illegal border crossings, two U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials said on Tuesday.
Reason · Oct 7, 2022 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Pretextual stops, consular nonreviewability, COVID on cruise ships.
The Texas Tribune · Oct 6, 2022 Ted Cruz warns DHS secretary he could be impeached over rise in migrant crossings Cruz and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas accusing him of “gross dereliction of duty.” Mayorkas has been a consistent target of conservative ire over immigration.
Roll Call · Oct 6, 2022 Critic of Biden border policy in line to oversee DHS budget - Roll Call Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar is poised to become top Democrat on Homeland Security appropriations next year, to the chagrin of progressives.
Reason · Sep 29, 2022 Feds Allow Single Foreign Ship To Deliver Fuel to Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico It’s only one vessel, but the U.S. domestic shipping cartel, protected by the awful Jones Act, is screaming about it.
InsideEVs · Sep 25, 2022 Department Of Homeland Security Adds Ford Mustang Mach-E To Fleet The Department Of Homeland Security has officially added the Ford Mustang-Mach E to its fleet.
The Conversation · Sep 21, 2022 The scourge of sexual violence in West Africa, unveiled When Zougba’s husband fled the jihadist violence crippling Burkina Faso, she soon found herself with her young son, daughter and other women on the road in a mission to join him. After 10km, four armed men surged into view from the side of the road. Her children bore witness as…
Ballotpedia · Sep 20, 2022 Checks and Balances: September 2022 The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.
The Guardian - US · Sep 16, 2022 ‘Never sleeps, never even blinks’: the hi-tech Anduril towers spreading along the US border Funded by Trump supporter Peter Thiel, the autonomous surveillance towers can detect a human from 2.8km away
Reuters · Sep 13, 2022 Smugglers put migrants in suitcases, empty water tanks, U.S. prosecutors allege U.S. authorities unveiled indictments on Tuesday of a lucrative human smuggling operation that allegedly included moving migrants in suitcases and water tanks from the U.S.-Mexico border, as the Biden administration cracks down on groups fueling a record number of border crossings.
The Guardian - US · Sep 11, 2022 Attack on asylum seeker in New York sparks outrage over conditions Incident occurred amid growing tension as Republican states bus thousands of asylum seekers to Democratic cities