Feb 10 WATCH: Heads of ICE, immigration agencies testify following protester deaths By Rebecca Santana, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Todd Lyons, the acting ICE director, Rodney Scott, who heads U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and Joseph Edlow, who is the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, spoke in front of the House Committee on Homeland Security in a… Continue reading
Feb 09 WATCH: Senate convenes as Democrats and White House trade offers over DHS funding By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday that Democrats had sent the White House their list of demands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal law enforcement agencies. The White House said Monday evening it had responded with a counterproposal. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 5:23 How public opinion shifting against ICE may affect the DHS funding showdown in Congress By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura As immigration crackdowns spread to new cities across the country, Americans overwhelmingly disapprove of the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, according to a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Lisa Desjardins joins William Brangham to discuss how public opinion is… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 5:09 House narrowly passes bill to end shutdown, but divisive DHS funding fight remains By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura The four-day partial government shutdown is now over. In short succession Tuesday, lawmakers passed and Trump signed a funding package to fully reopen the federal government. But the policy fight over Trump’s immigration crackdown in U.S. cities that caused the… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 7:16 Jeffries outlines Democrats' demands for changes at DHS and ICE amid funding battle By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold For more on Tuesday’s vote to end the partial government shutdown and the latest on the Justice Department’s release of the Epstein files, Geoff Bennett speaks with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 9:36 'No excuse' for immigration agents' excess use of force, says former DHS head Napolitano By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz, Azhar Merchant In a forum on federal agents’ use of force in Trump’s immigration crackdown, Democratic lawmakers heard from Americans who have been directly affected. No officials from the Department of Homeland Security appeared at Tuesday’s forum on Capitol Hill. Amna Nawaz… Continue watching
Feb 02 Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis is getting a body-worn camera, Noem says By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press “We will rapidly acquire and deploy body cameras to DHS law enforcement across the country,” Secretary Kristi Noem said in a social media post. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 4:27 What's in the bipartisan Senate deal to avoid a shutdown, temporarily fund DHS By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman Senators are racing to find a solution as the federal government is once again on the verge of a partial shutdown. This time, there's hope for a bipartisan deal on the key issue, the conduct of ICE and other DHS… Continue watching
Jan 27 DHS tells Congress 2 federal officers fired shots during encounter that killed Alex Pretti By Mike Catalini, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Two federal officers fired shots during an encounter that killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a Customs and Border Protection official told Congress in a notice sent Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 10 Congress debates possible consequences for ICE and Noem after Renee Good's killing By Matt Brown, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Lawmakers are demanding a range of actions, from a full investigation into Renee Good's shooting death and policy changes over law enforcement raids to the defunding of ICE operations and the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, in what is fast becoming an inflection… Continue reading