Nov 30 Risk of COVID-19 scams as vaccine approaches FDA approval By Colleen Long, Associated Press The coronavirus vaccine inching toward approval in the U.S. is desperately anticipated by Americans longing for a path back to normal life. But criminals are waiting, too. They're ready to use that desperation to their advantage. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 7:14 DHS official says voters should be confident in election — and patient for its results With only a few days remaining before Election Day, U.S. security officials anticipate that millions of Americans will be exposed to even more misinformation online than they already have. Christopher Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at… Continue watching
Oct 07 WATCH: Homeland Security announces arrests of more than 100 undocumented immigrants By Candice Norwood Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said the arrests were under "Operation Rise," which targets so-called sanctuary cities. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 3:11 News Wrap: New York City delays in-person schooling again In our news wrap Thursday, New York City has again postponed in-person schooling for more than 1 million students. Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement, saying schools need more time to implement the “gold standard” in COVID-19 protocols. Also,… Continue watching
Aug 14 Homeland Security officials were wrongly appointed, watchdog says By Associated Press The top two officials in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security were improperly appointed to the posts under federal law by the Trump administration, a nonpartisan congressional watchdog said Friday. Continue reading
Feb 24 Federal agents’ shootings escape scrutiny, use-of-force reforms By MacKenzie Shuman, Derek Hall, Devin Sauer, Nicole Ludden, José-Ignacío Castañeda Perez, Arizona State University First came the crash, reverberating off the walls of the retirement community like a "mini atom bomb," then a barrage of gunfire shattered the desert morning calm. Continue reading
Feb 18 Homeland Security waives contracting laws for border wall By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The acting Homeland Security secretary, Chad Wolf, is exercising authority under a 2005 law that gives him sweeping powers to waive laws for building border barriers. Continue reading
Jan 06 Homeland Security will share citizenship data with Census By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Information that will be shared includes personally-identifiable data, the Homeland Security document said. Federal law prohibits the Census Bureau from releasing personally identifiable data, and the bureau says in its fact-sheet on privacy, “Your answers can only be used to… Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 7:56 Kirstjen Nielsen on Trump’s controversial immigration policies and why she resigned President Trump’s immigration policies have been among the most controversial and criticized of his administration. Former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was specifically known for executing and defending those policies when she headed the department between December 2017 and April… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 10:26 Trump focuses anger at whistleblower as impeachment inquiry deepens President Trump acted as his own defender in chief on Monday, criticizing a whistleblower complaint, as some of his allies tried to argue that Democrats are rushing an impeachment inquiry. But not all Republicans are defending the president, including his… Continue watching