Jul 07 New York man suing after ICE sent officers to his home over an email By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press David Streever is one of at least two residents of upstate New York who was served with a federal warning in June in the wake of criticizing ICE online. Continue reading
Jun 24 Judge says Trump administration can't make immigration arrests at courthouses By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press It is the second setback for courthouse arrests since May when a judge in New York barred them at immigration courts in that city. Continue reading
Jun 17 All detainees from immigration facility 'Alligator Alcatraz' have been transferred, DHS says By Gisela Salomon, Associated Press All detainees at an immigration detention center in an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” have been transferred to other facilities, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said, citing concerns related to the hurricane season. Continue reading
Jun 01 WATCH: Senate Democrats challenge Mullin over Homeland Security policies By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Democrats hammered Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin Tuesday during a heated Senate hearing, calling his threats to pull officers from some airports in so-called sanctuary cities “insane” and accusing his department of recklessly spending billions of dollars. Continue reading
Jun 01 Standoff between Republicans and White House over the 'anti-weaponization' fund remains unresolved By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senate Republicans say they won't have the votes for the immigration spending bill until the White House works with them to put some parameters on a new $1.776 billion settlement fund designed to compensate Trump's allies — or scrap it… Continue reading
May 22 U.S. and Mexico pledge ongoing joint security efforts during DHS Secretary Mullin visit By Fabiola Sanchez, Associated Press Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said that she and the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin agreed Thursday to maintain bilateral cooperation rooted in mutual respect. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 4:02 Congress back in session facing key funding and security deadlines By Lisa Desjardins, Doug Adams The House and Senate returned to session this week with deadlines looming on everything from DHS funding and a farm bill to an almost-expired national security and foreign intelligence law. Lisa Desjardins reports on the long to-do list for Congress. Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 4:30 What to know after House passes Homeland Security funding and ends historic shutdown By Lisa Desjardins, Doug Adams The longest shutdown of a U.S. government agency in history has ended, after Trump signed a House-passed bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security. The administration had warned that money to pay thousands of federal security workers… Continue watching
Apr 30 House approves bill to fund Homeland Security and end the record shutdown By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press After weeks of delay, the House voted Thursday to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement operations, and sent the bipartisan package to President Donald Trump to sign, ending the longest agency shutdown in… Continue reading
Apr 29 White House says funds to pay TSA and other Homeland Security workers will 'soon run out' By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press In a memo late Tuesday to lawmakers, the Office of Management and Budget said money that President Donald Trump tapped to pay Transportation Security Administration and other workers through executive actions will be exhausted by May… Continue reading