Noem spent $464M on 10 jets for deportations before she was fired. They are shuttling Trump officials around instead Senate Democrats call for investigation after DHS ‘lit taxpayer dollars on fire’ The Independent UK · Aug 13
Trump Quietly Cools on His Homeland Security Chief as Conservative Anger Grows Trump has privately soured on DHS chief Markwayne Mullin over off-message remarks, a fireworks clash, and a divisive ICE pick, insiders say. Latin Times · Aug 13
Trump Admin Reportedly Pushing to Deport Noncitizens Who Registered to Vote, Even If They Never Cast a Ballot Some Green card holders have been placed in removal proceedings after their voter registration was discovered during citizenship applications Latin Times · Aug 11
Construction and Agriculture Groups Warn Trump Immigration Crackdown Is Worsening Worker Shortages: 'It's Been Chaotic' Foreign-born workers accounted for more than a quarter of the U.S. construction workforce in 2024 and more than half of workers in several trades, including roofing, drywall installation and painting Latin Times · Aug 10
Larry Rhoden becomes the first South Dakota governor in history to win a primary for a full-term after ascenion to office On July 28, South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden (R) won the state’s first-ever primary runoff to win a full term as governor. He defeated car dealer Toby Doeden (R) 72% to 28%. Rhoden became governor in 2025 after Gov. Kristi Noem (R) resigned to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security. Ballotpedia · Aug 10
Average American pays $2,400 in taxes to fund Trump’s deportation push, analysis finds The Department of Homeland security said the administration’s deportation effort is saving the taxpayer money The Independent UK · Aug 10
Fauci could face criminal contempt charge following panel vote The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted on Thursday to hold former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci in criminal contempt of Congress for declining to answer questions about the COVID-19 pandemic during a highly charged hearing last week. The Thursday morning… Roll Call · Aug 6
ICE is forcing Haitians in Ohio to wear ankle monitors as Trump revokes protection for thousands of immigrants Haitian immigrants and their families and advocates fear imminent removal from the US after DHS cancels humanitarian protections The Independent UK · Aug 4
Trump team gets judge’s approval for border wall through Texas levee system despite ‘disastrous’ flooding risk Plans for 30 feet of steel and concrete could compromise flood barriers protecting the small town of Presidio The Independent UK · Aug 3
Homeland Security Is Spending $1 Billion on 'Autonomous' Border Surveillance Towers The department plans to triple the number of surveillance towers along the U.S.-Mexico border over the next decade. Reason · Jul 30
USDA Charges 33 Los Angeles-Area SNAP Retailers With Fraud Following Federal Sting Operation The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA) has announced that 33 SNAP-authorized retailers in the Los Angeles area have been charged following a coordinated federal enforcement operation targeting alleged fraud within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). According to the USDA, investigators from the USDA Office of… Everybody Loves Your Money · Jul 29
ICE Steps Up Airport Arrests of Visa Overstays in Latest Escalation of Immigration Crackdown Department of Homeland Security data show the agency arrested 43,138 people in June, the highest monthly total since President Donald Trump returned to office Latin Times · Jul 29
Hundreds of ex-CIA officials question memo behind Trump’s Chinese election interference claims Former officials call for investigations into whether the White House helped the CIA draft a document to boost the president’s claims The Independent UK · Jul 28
ICE Paperwork Confirms It Force-Fed a Hunger-Striking Detainee — A First for This Administration ICE paperwork confirms a hunger-striking detainee was force-fed, amid a wave of detention strikes, rising solitary confinement, and record deaths. Latin Times · Jul 28
The Independent UK · Jul 28 DHS official ‘thrilled’ to resign from Trump administration over ‘brazen corruption’ IN FULL
The Independent UK · Jul 28 Longtime Homeland Security official resigns over Trump’s ‘war on immigrants’ Data chief Marc Rosenblum says he’s ‘thrilled’ to leave the Trump administration behind after more than a decade at the agency
The Conversation · Jul 28 Mail-in voting: Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court to revive executive order setting limits, rejected by lower courts John Jones knows about voter suppression. Currently the president of Dickinson College, Jones – nominated in 2002 by President George W. Bush and confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate – served for almost two decades as a federal court judge.
Reason · Jul 27 'AI Kill Switch Act' Won't Stop Rogue AI, but It Will Slow Down Innovation A bipartisan bill would give the Department of Homeland Security sweeping power to shut down powerful AI systems, with serious costs for competition and security.
International Business Times · Jul 27 Trump Said Air Strikes Would Stop Drugs Flowing Into U.S. From The Caribbean. DEA Says They Haven't Made A Difference The Trump administration's air strikes on drug smugglers haven't slowed the flow of drugs into the U.S., but they have led drug dealers to alter their tactics, the DEA said.
The Times of India · Jul 27 A church, a Jesus statue and a border wall: Inside Trump's latest land acquisition battle The US government seeks land for a border wall near Mount Cristo Rey. This sacred site is a pilgrimage destination for thousands of faithful people. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces opposes the land acquisition and wall construction. Church officials argue the wall infringes upon religious freedom and desecrates…
TechRadar · Jul 24 ‘Powerful AI systems can go rogue, behave in extremely dangerous ways, or even resist human intervention’: A bill requiring AI systems to have a ‘kill switch’ is now in Congress The bill would give the Secretary of Homeland Security the ability to shut down AI models that are advancing too quickly
The Independent UK · Jul 22 From the Mexican border to Washington: A tiny Texas town fights Trump's wall plan A small Texas town is challenging the Trump administration's border wall plans, arguing they could cause flooding and bypass legal processes
The Economic Times · Jul 22 New Jersey voter registration controversy explained: How 6,600 noncitizens got on the rolls, and what happens next New Jersey Registered Voters News: New Jersey's Motor Vehicle Commission mistakenly registered thousands of noncitizens to vote. A software issue caused this error, affecting registrations in 2023 and 2024. Fewer than 400 of these individuals actually cast ballots in elections. Officials are now removing these wrongful registrations and investigating the…
The Independent UK · Jul 20 Senators demand ICE answers and body cameras after 2 fatal shootings in Maine and Houston Dozens of Democratic U.S. senators and Maine's Independent senator are demanding more details from Immigration and Customs Enforcement about vetting practices for new agents
The Independent UK · Jul 17 The Latest: DHS Secretary Mullin says he’ll chase voter fraud after Trump revives election claims Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin pledged to aggressively pursue voter fraud cases at the White House complex after President Donald Trump revived debunked election theories in his primetime speech Thursday night