Feb 13 What services are affected by the Homeland Security shutdown? What you need to know By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Another shutdown for parts of the federal government is expected this weekend as lawmakers debate new restrictions on President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agenda. 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
Feb 12 Lawyers of Chicago woman shot by federal agents say documents show how DHS lies about investigations By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Marimar Martinez, a teaching assistant and U.S. citizen, was shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October while in her vehicle. She was charged with a felony after Homeland Security officials accused her of trying to ram agents… Continue reading
Feb 12 Minnesota immigration crackdown is ending, Homan says By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press The immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths is coming to an end, border czar Tom Homan said Thursday. Continue reading
Feb 12 WATCH: Border czar Tom Homan announces end to immigration crackdown in Minnesota By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press “I have proposed and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude,” border czar Tom Homan said Thursday. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 10:19 Immigration officials defend officers and tactics as public backlash grows By Lisa Desjardins, Ryan Connelly Holmes The heads of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection and Citizenship and Immigration Services appeared before the House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday. Among the questions they faced was whether the tactics used by their agents during arrests… Continue watching
Feb 09 Trump slams Olympian for expressing 'mixed emotions' about what's 'going on in the U.S.' By Associated Press President Donald Trump said Sunday it’s hard to cheer for American Olympians who are speaking out against his administration’s policies. Continue reading
Feb 05 Minneapolis man charged with threatening, cyberstalking ICE officers By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Attorney General Pamela Bondi alleged in a statement that Wagner doxed and threatened law enforcement officers, claimed an affiliation with antifa and “encouraged bloodshed in the streets.”… Continue reading
Feb 05 WATCH: Trump 'wants to see' if an Iran deal can be made but is ready for other options, Leavitt says at White House briefing By Associated Press President Donald Trump is looking to strike a deal with Tehran in which Iran has “zero nuclear capability,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on the eve of high-level U.S.-Iran talks in Muscat, Oman. Continue reading
Feb 05 Democrats demand 'dramatic changes' for ICE on masks, cameras and judicial warrants By Mary Clare Jalonick, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press The negotiations come amid some bipartisan sentiment that Congress should step in to de-escalate tensions over the enforcement operations that have rocked Minnesota and other states. But finding real agreement in such a short time will be difficult. Continue reading