Politics Oct 22 Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, DC, home after federal search By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press
Politics Oct 22 Watch 6:01 DOJ monitoring plans and DHS voter checks raise concerns of election interference With the midterm elections less than two weeks away, a new legal battle is raising questions about the federal government's role in policing who is eligible to vote. A federal judge in California has blocked a Department of Homeland Security… By Liz Landers, Doug Adams
Politics Oct 12 Judge orders the Trump administration to cancel taxpayer-funded TV ads President Donald Trump must cancel any remaining television commercials paid for with millions of dollars in taxpayer money to promote his political message, a federal judge ordered Sunday night. By Gene Johnson, Associated Press
Politics Oct 12 AP report: Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation Federal agents on Monday searched the home of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a frequent target of Trump administration criticism, as part of a criminal investigation, according to two people familiar with the matter. By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
Politics Oct 09 ICE officer shoots a man while making an arrest in New York, officials say A federal immigration officer shot a Dominican man in the neck as he drove in a car with a 5-year-old boy Thursday afternoon, officials said. The Department of Homeland Security said it was seeking to arrest the man in a… By Philip Marcelo, Jennifer Peltz, Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press
Sep 30 WATCH: Justice Department files complaint against judges over immigration enforcement surge comments By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The Department of Justice filed a complaint Wednesday against federal judges in Minnesota over their remarks to the media about the pressure on their courthouse during Trump administration's immigration enforcement surge. Continue reading
Sep 29 Homeland Security spending $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads By Lisa Mascaro, Ali Swenson, Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security has tapped $20 million to pay for the campaign-style ads glorifying President Donald Trump that have drawn widespread criticism from Republicans and Democrats as a blatant misuse of taxpayer dollars that likely runs afoul of… Continue reading
Sep 18 DHS may have violated state election law, Virginia's AG says after whistleblower report By Associated Press Virginia's attorney general said Thursday that the Department of Homeland Security may have violated several state laws after a whistleblower accused its employees of misrepresenting themselves on voter lookup tools to hunt for noncitizen voters. Continue reading
Sep 17 Trump's mass deportations led to a big drop in fentanyl investigations, report finds. Here's what to know By Maria Ramirez Uribe The Department of Homeland Security’s focus on mass deportations resulted in a dramatic drop in investigations into illicit fentanyl, according to a federal watchdog report. Continue reading
Sep 13 Federal judge rules Homeland Security plan for 50% FEMA staffing cuts was unlawful By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The issue of the FEMA staffing was part of a much larger lawsuit filed by the American Federation of Government Employees and other labor groups, pushing back on efforts by the Trump administration to slash the federal workforce. Continue reading