The Latest Breaking News from DHS

Biden administration unveils new asylum rule on US-Mexico border

US says new rule will expedite asylum claim processing, but rights groups caution it may lead to quick deportations.

Al Jazeera · Mar 24, 2022

CDC To Stop Using COVID as Excuse To Expel Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors

There are no public health gains from booting kids out of the country.

Reason · Mar 23, 2022

Checks and Balances: Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules blocks governor’s emergency rule

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.

Ballotpedia · Mar 22, 2022

California Preschools Faced 'Raid' Over Mask Policies

Plus: Russian tactics in Ukraine getting uglier, DHS does bulk surveillance of money transfers, Biden's overhyped cryptocurrency order, and more...

Reason · Mar 10, 2022

Biden administration shields Ukrainians in US from deportation

Department of Homeland Security grants temporary protected status to Ukrainian citizens amid Russia-Ukraine war.

Al Jazeera · Mar 3, 2022

Supreme Court agrees to review 'Remain in Mexico' policy

About 0.8% of people enrolled in the program were able to legally enter the US.

USAFacts · Mar 2, 2022

Company behind robot-dogs headed to US-Mexico border insists they cannot malfunction

‘There’s no way they’re going to be taking over anything’

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2022

Dystopian robot dogs are the latest in a long history of US-Mexico border surveillance

Activists have argued that the tools in use – drones and towers equipped with night vision and radar – make the region dangerous to migrants

The Guardian - US · Feb 16, 2022

Court Trashes Trump-Era Rules That Prevented Asylum Seekers From Working Legally

But bureaucratic backlogs mean it's still taking far too long for them to get to work.

Reason · Feb 15, 2022

SA government-run disability care service slammed after client was 'left in faeces and urine'

SA's health services watchdog delivers a damning report into the care of a man with a disability found with infected wounds and in his own excrement while being cared for in a state government facility.

ABC News · Feb 14, 2022