House Republicans plot to impeach Mayorkas The Republican Study Committee is laying groundwork to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Axios · Apr 26, 2022
The Department of Homeland Security Is Broken and Dangerous The department suffers “a dangerous combination of broad authorities, weak safeguards, and insufficient oversight.” Reason · Apr 25, 2022
Biden announces new "streamlined" process for Ukrainian refugees entering U.S. The U.S. is encouraging Ukrainians without a visa to seek entry into the U.S. via the "Uniting for Ukraine" program. Axios · Apr 21, 2022
Program to allow Americans to sponsor displaced Ukrainians - Roll Call The Biden administration announced a program Thursday to allow Americans to sponsor Ukrainians for temporary admission to the U.S. Roll Call · Apr 21, 2022
Blinken Calls for Global Cooperation on Migration in Panama Trip US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday sought greater cooperation in Latin America on migration, taking on a cause of growing political headaches that has only been exacerbated by the crisis in Ukraine. The top US diplomat was paying a two-day trip to Panama, his first to Latin America… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 20, 2022
Feds indict 2 men accused of impersonating federal agents Two men accused of impersonating federal agents and offering gifts and free apartments to Secret Service officers have been indicted by a federal grand jury The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2022
Two decades of border stunts in Texas Texas Govs. Rick Perry and Greg Abbott pushed border initiatives while kicking off re-election campaigns Salon · Apr 18, 2022
Judge won't jail men accused of impersonating federal agents A federal judge has denied the government’s request to detain two men accused of posing as federal Homeland Security agents, tricking actual U.S. Secret Service officers and offering them free gifts and apartments at a luxury apartment building in Washington The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022
Biden nominating first woman to lead a branch of the US military Admiral Linda Fagan’s ‘historic nomination is sure to inspire next generation of women’ Homeland Security Secretary says The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022
U.S. to end COVID order blocking asylum seekers at border with Mexico (Corrects formatting of hyperlinks) Reuters · Apr 1, 2022
Biden administration will rescind border expulsion policy - Roll Call The rollback will likely cause a sharp increase in migration at the U.S.-Mexico border, which is experiencing high numbers of encounters. Roll Call · Apr 1, 2022
Biden’s border headache to come whipping back A new border surge may only exacerbate national security and political concerns. Axios · Apr 1, 2022
3 Muslim Americans sue over mistreatment by Homeland Security Multiple Muslim Americans were harassed by border patrol officers and repeatedly questioned about their religion while returning from international travel, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. Tribune News Service · Mar 25, 2022
Alpine 4's Subsidiary Vayu Aerospace Inks Drone Sales Agreement With ENSCO Alpine 4 Holdings Inc (NASDAQ ALPP) subsidiary, Vayu Aerospace Corporation, and ENSCO have entered into a procurement agreement to acquire the US-1 drone for its operations in the U.S. Deal terms were not disclosed. Vayu has developed use case applications for the Department of Defense, Homeland Security, Border Patrol, and several industrial sectors,… Benzinga · Mar 23, 2022
Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2022 Homeland Security gives Afghans in US temporary protected status WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday it will designate Afghanistan for temporary protected status, providing 18 months of deportation relief to Afghans who fled the country following its fall to the Taliban last year.
Roll Call · Mar 16, 2022 Homeland Security gives Afghans in US temporary protected status - Roll Call More than 75,000 Afghans have been resettled in the US since their country's fall to the Taliban last year.
Reuters · Mar 16, 2022 Costa Rica says will work with U.S. to strengthen migration control Costa Rica said on Tuesday the United States had agreed to work together on strengthening immigration and border policing in the Central American country, during a visit by U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.
Reuters · Mar 14, 2022 Mexican president says discussed labor, migration with U.S. official Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that his government discussed labor and migration issues during a meeting with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday.
Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2022 Proposed rule nixes Trump interpretation of ‘public charge’ WASHINGTON — Immigrants’ use of noncash government benefits would not threaten their eligibility for green cards under a proposed change to the so-called public charge rule unveiled Thursday by the Department of Homeland Security.
Reason · Feb 11, 2022 Homeland Security Is Already Mobilizing Against Potential Protests by U.S. Truckers Plus: The EARN It Act advances, against climate despair, and more...
Roll Call · Feb 2, 2022 Homeland Security panel advances ICE nominee, again - Roll Call The move paves the way for the agency to have a Senate-confirmed leader for the first time in more than five years.
Tribune News Service · Feb 1, 2022 Feds raid Michigan home of top Homeland Security official ROYAL OAK, Mich. — Federal agents have raided the house of a high-ranking Department of Homeland Security official as part of an unspecified investigation, The Detroit News has learned.
Tribune News Service · Feb 1, 2022 Thousands of Afghan evacuees in ‘legal limbo’ in US WASHINGTON — Roughly 36,000 Afghans who were evacuated from their country after its collapse in August lack a direct pathway to permanent residency in the U.S., according to a new Department of Homeland Security report to Congress.
Reuters · Jan 28, 2022 Working with U.S., Guatemala detains 10 people in raids on migrant smugglers Guatemalan authorities working with the U.S. Homeland Security agency on Friday arrested 10 people in raids against a migrant smuggling group linked to the massacre of 19 people in Mexico last year, Guatemalan officials said.
Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2022 Texas House Democrats call for federal investigation into Abbott's Operation Lone Star Fifty Texas House Democrats have sent a letter to the U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security requesting a federal investigation into Gov. Greg Abbott's immigration and border policy known as Operation Lone Star, calling the initiative unconstitutional and a violation of migrants' civil and due process rights.