Feb 26 DHS official promises that federal immigration agents won't be at polling places during midterm elections By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press A Department of Homeland Security official on Wednesday told state election administrators that immigration agents will not be stationed at the polls during November's midterm elections, trying to swat down one of Democrats' greatest fears about possible election interference from… Continue reading
Feb 22 Department of Homeland Security shuts down Global Entry while partial government shutdown remains in effect By Ali Swenson, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security said Sunday that the Global Entry program would be shut down as long as the partial government shutdown remains in effect. Continue reading
Feb 21 Fact-checking DHS Secretary Kristi Noem on her agency's role in elections By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made comments that could lead people to misinterpret her agency’s role in elections as she lobbied for legislation that would require photo ID to vote and documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration. Continue reading
Feb 19 New DHS order could lead to detention of thousands of legal refugees in the U.S. By Steve Karnowski, Tim Sullivan, Associated Press The Trump administration has issued a sweeping new order that could lead to the arrest of tens of thousands of refugees who are lawfully in the United States but do not yet have permanent residency, overturning years of legal and immigration safeguards. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 5:48 Democrats pushing to 'get ICE under control' with DHS shutdown, Jeffries says By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Zoie Lambert A partial government shutdown is underway, and with Congress out this week, many employees of agencies under the Department of Homeland Security will continue working without pay for the foreseeable future. Congressman Hakeem Jeffries of New York is the top… Continue watching
Feb 15 Partial government shutdown drags on amid immigration oversight battle By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press A partial government shutdown began Saturday after congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump’s team failed to reach a deal on legislation to fund the department through September. Continue reading
Feb 14 How the Homeland Security shutdown is impacting travel in the U.S. By Rio Yamat, Associated Press Transportation Security Administration officers are expected to work without pay while lawmakers remain without an agreement on DHS' annual funding. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 8:28 U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents describe how they were treated By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Matt Loffman, Amalia Huot-Marchand Videos from across the country have shown months of violent interactions with immigration officers. Part of the outcry has been the treatment of U.S. citizens. Uproar rose higher last month following the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by… Continue watching
Feb 13 WATCH: DHS Secretary Noem speaks about SAVE Act and election security in Phoenix By Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem used a news conference outside Phoenix to pitch the Republican voting and elections bill that passed the U.S. House earlier this week. Noem called it an opportunity “to show that we’re serious about securing our… Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch 4:32 Homeland Security barreling to shutdown after lawmakers fail to reach funding agreement By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Doug Adams The Department of Homeland Security is barreling toward a shutdown after Democrats refused to budge on a funding bill and lawmakers left Washington for a 10-day break. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching