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Homeland Security Agrees That the Disinformation Board Was a Bad Idea

The feds now admit there was "no need" for such a thing.

Reason · Jul 19, 2022

Homeland Security Is Buying Its Way Around the Fourth Amendment

Plus: The Respect for Marriage Act, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, and more...

Reason · Jul 19, 2022

House appropriations bill sprint seeks to buck recent history - Roll Call

Divisions among House Democrats spell trouble for the Defense, Homeland Security and Commerce-Justice-Science bills in particular.

Roll Call · Jul 18, 2022

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Jan. 6 panel to receive Secret Service texts after data loss

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol assault expects to receive text messages it has subpoenaed from the Secret Service by Tuesday, panel member Zoe Lofgren said.

Tribune News Service · Jul 17, 2022

Secret Service isn’t cooperating with Jan. 6 probe, panel told

WASHINGTON — The House panel investigating the assault on the U.S. Capitol met Friday with representatives of the Homeland Security Department’s watchdog who said the Secret Service isn’t cooperating with its investigation.

Tribune News Service · Jul 16, 2022

Secret Service Jan 6 claims don't add up

Daniel Goldman cast a jaundiced eye at the gap in information on CNN's "New Day"

Salon · Jul 15, 2022

Editorial: Biden should make reopening of Friendship Park a priority, not an afterthought

Last year, a Politico headline summarized President Joe Biden's immigration problem succinctly: "It's not just Republicans. Everyone's mad at Biden over migration." In the 2020 campaign, Biden promised a fair and humane immigration system and offered unrelenting criticism of then-President Donald Trump for his cruel rhetoric about and policies toward…

Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2022

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Secret Service erased texts from two-day period spanning Jan. 6 attack, watchdog says

A Secret Service spokesman disputes the Department of Homeland Security inspector general's account, saying its request came after a mobile phone migration had started, but no messages were lost.

WEKU · Jul 15, 2022

Watchdog says Secret Service deleted Jan. 6 text messages

A government watchdog has found that Secret Service agents deleted text messages sent and received around the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol after an inspector general requested them as part of the investigation into the insurrection

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

What we know about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant executive order

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott is testing state powers to enforce federal immigration laws, citing a surge of migrants at the Texas-Mexico border.

Tribune News Service · Jul 8, 2022

Immigration enforcement policy fight reaches Supreme Court - Roll Call

The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to let immigration agencies implement a policy that sets enforcement priorities, after lower courts blocked it as part of a legal challenge brought by officials from Texas and Louisiana. The policy, issued by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in a September…

Roll Call · Jul 8, 2022

Biden pick to lead ICE withdraws after domestic violence allegation - Roll Call

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez announced Monday he withdrew from consideration to be director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Roll Call · Jun 27, 2022

Homeland Security tightens scrutiny of internal misconduct

Employees accused of misconduct at the Department of Homeland Security could face more stringent penalties under an overhaul that follows complaints about the handling of internal discipline in the third largest U.S. government agency

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

A federal judge in Texas blocks a major DHS policy limiting immigration enforcement

Federal Judge Drew Tipton blocked a Biden administration policy that limits who immigration authorities can arrest and deport. Critics say that's preventing ICE agents from enforcing the law.

WEKU · Jun 10, 2022

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The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022

US sees heightened extremist threat heading into midterms

The Department of Homeland Security says a looming Supreme Court decision on abortion, an increase of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and the midterm elections are potential triggers for extremist violence over the next six months

Daily Mirror · Jun 2, 2022

UFO 'flew circles' around police helicopters, reveals border agent who's 'seen things'

A former Homeland Security officer has described the "aerial objects" he's seen flying through the skies and performing manoeuvres "well beyond" the capabilities of a normal aircraft

WEKU · May 27, 2022

A human-trafficking case exposed farmworker abuses. The government is promising change

In response to a letter from Sen. Jon Ossoff, Homeland Security said it plans to begin the process to create new rules to increase protections for farmworkers.

Tribune News Service · May 24, 2022

Justice Department sees ‘gamesmanship’ in latest immigration clash with Texas

WASHINGTON — Texas asked a federal judge on Monday to block a Biden administration overhaul of asylum processing at the border just days before the rule is set to take effect, a move the Justice Department criticized as “gamesmanship.”

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Roll Call · May 24, 2022

Justice Department sees 'gamesmanship' in latest immigration clash with Texas - Roll Call

Texas asked a federal judge to block a Biden administration overhaul of asylum processing just days before the rule is set to take effect.

Los Angeles Times · May 21, 2022

Federal judge extends block on Biden administration’s plans to lift Title 42 border restrictions

WASHINGTON — A Louisiana judge has extended his temporary block of the Biden administration’s plan to lift pandemic-related border restrictions on Monday.

The Independent UK · May 17, 2022

Mayorkas tours border to prepare for asylum limits to end

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says authorities are prepared for an expected increase in migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border amid plans to lift a public health order that has been used to turn away migrants nearly 2 million times without a chance to seek asylum

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

DHS disinformation board's work, plans remain a mystery

A newly formed Disinformation Governance Board remains shrouded in secrecy a week after the Biden administration’s announcement of the new effort was met with widespread criticism

Reuters · May 2, 2022

U.S.' Blinken, Mayorkas to meet Tuesday with Mexico foreign minister

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas will meet Tuesday with Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, the Mexican official said in a tweet Monday afternoon.

Reason · May 2, 2022

Homeland Security Chief Admits New Disinformation Board Already Did a Bad Job of Informing Public

Alejandro Mayorkas fails to inspire much confidence in the new group run by Nina Jankowicz.

Tribune News Service · May 1, 2022

US homeland chief warns of strain if migration spikes

WASHINGTON — The U.S. immigration system would come under intense pressure if the end of a fast-track deportation policy triggers a surge of as many as 18,000 migrants at the southern border, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Sunday.

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