DHS policy protects migrant workers in labor investigations The Homeland Security Department is announcing measures for migrant workers who witness or are victims of workplace labor violations The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023
House Republicans united on border policy focus WASHINGTON — Despite Republican Conference divisions laid bare by a dayslong internal battle for speaker, the party has emerged united on plans to focus this year on immigration issues and oversight of the Biden administration’s border policies. Tribune News Service · Jan 13, 2023
House Republicans united on border policy focus - Roll Call Republicans appear united on plans to focus this year on immigration issues and oversight of the Biden administration’s border policies. Roll Call · Jan 13, 2023
Florida says it’s helping feds deal with migrant surge but not directly intervening MIAMI — Florida’s emergency response to the influx of migrants from Cuba and Haiti arriving by boat will be one of surveillance and not interdiction as 150 to 200 troops and officers work with federal Homeland Security officials “to increase coastal vigilance and provide improved situational awareness on migrant activities,’’… Miami Herald · Jan 11, 2023
Texas congressman files for Mayorkas' impeachment over border crisis WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon of Texas filed articles of impeachment accusing the Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of shirking his duty to protect the border. Tribune News Service · Jan 10, 2023
Texas Republican moves to impeach Homeland Security chief - Roll Call A House Republican from Texas filed articles of impeachment Monday against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Roll Call · Jan 10, 2023
Message from US asylum hopefuls: Financial sponsors needed Migrants and asylum seekers fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries have increasingly found that protections in the United States are available to those with money or the savvy to find someone to vouch for them financially The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2023
Editorial: Real ID was supposed to make air travel safer 15 years ago. America is still waiting. “Government” and “ineptitude” are two words forever joined at the hip. The latest example is a doozy. Chicago Tribune · Jan 5, 2023
NYC Rep. Ritchie Torres asks Dept. of Homeland Security for answers after report finds far-right Oath Keepers in its ranks A disclosure that hundreds of members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia may have worked in the Homeland Security Department demands answers from the anti-terrorism agency, Rep. Ritchie Torres said Monday. Tribune News Service · Jan 3, 2023
Title 42 border rules confound Washington, migrants alike The drawn-out saga of Title 42 has been chaotic at the U.S.-Mexico border The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022
Sex-abuse video victimizes child long after abuser is gone A video of a man raping his 9-year-old daughter triggered a global search for the little girl in 2016 The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022
Ex-Homeland Security agent convicted of rights violations for three sexual assaults LOS ANGELES — A former Department of Homeland Security agent was convicted Wednesday of violating the civil rights of two women by trying to block them from reporting to police that he sexually assaulted them. Los Angeles Times · Dec 22, 2022
DHS accidentally informed Cuba that deportees had sought protection in US The Department of Homeland Security inadvertently tipped off the Cuban government this month that some of the immigrants the agency sought to deport to the island nation had asked the U.S. for protection from persecution or torture, officials said Monday. Los Angeles Times · Dec 20, 2022
US plans for more migrant releases when asylum limits end The Department of Homeland Security says more migrants may be released into the United States to pursue immigration cases when Trump-era asylum restrictions end next week The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022
Tribune News Service · Dec 15, 2022 Final defense authorization bill removes most House provisions on hate groups WASHINGTON — The lawmakers who wrote this year’s final defense authorization bill deleted or diluted all eight House-passed NDAA provisions pertaining to extremism in the U.S. military or American society.
Roll Call · Dec 14, 2022 Final NDAA removes most House provisions on hate groups - Roll Call Most of the provisions aimed at identifying and removing extremism in the U.S. military were stripped out of the annual defense policy bill.
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022 Hundreds of people on leaked Oath Keepers member list worked for Homeland Security, report finds Membership rolls allegedly included current and former Border Patrol, ICE and Secret Service staff
Tribune News Service · Dec 9, 2022 Editorial: Feds continue kicking the can on REAL ID More than 20 years after 9/11, Americans are still taking their shoes off at airport checkpoints and remain prohibited from packing larger bottles in their luggage. Yet the folks at the Department of Homeland Security continue to be flummoxed about how to implement more stringent identification requirements for airline passengers.
Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 7, 2022 Haitians’ temporary U.S. immigration status is being extended, Biden administration says The Department of Homeland Security says Haitians in the United States as of Nov. 6 could apply for “temporary protected status” and those granted it last year can stay an additional 18 months, until Aug. 3, 2024.
The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022 COVID's lingering impact prompts Real ID deadline extension The deadline for obtaining the Real ID needed to board a domestic flight has been pushed back again, with the Department of Homeland Security citing the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for the slower-than-expected rollout
The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022 US says it will expand, extend temporary status for Haitians The Biden administration says it will expand temporary legal status for Haitians already living in the United States, saying conditions in the Caribbean nation are too dangerous for their forced return
Los Angeles Times · Dec 5, 2022 Real ID deadline again extended, pushed back to 2025 Just five months before the latest Real ID deadline, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has again extended when travelers will need to have a federally mandated identification card for domestic flights.
Tribune News Service · Dec 2, 2022 House GOP push to impeach DHS chief could split caucus next year WASHINGTON — A push from some House Republicans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over U.S.-Mexico border security could divide the caucus as it wrangles with a narrow majority next year.
Roll Call · Dec 1, 2022 House GOP push to impeach DHS chief could split caucus next year - Roll Call A push from some House Republicans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over border security could divide the caucus.
The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022 GOP's new committee leaders prepare blitz of investigations House Republicans are promising aggressive oversight of the Biden administration once they assume the majority next year