Jan 30 Department of Homeland Security intensifies surveillance in immigration raids, sweeping in citizens By Garance Burke, Byron Tau, Associated Press Department of Homeland Security officials insist their immigration enforcement operations are "highly targeted."… Continue reading
Jan 30 WATCH: Senate approves funding deal to avoid shutdown, delaying larger fight over DHS By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The Senate voted Friday to fund most of the government through the end of September after President Donald Trump made a deal with Democrats to carve out Homeland Security funding and allow Congress to debate new restrictions on federal immigration… Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: Senate Democrats strike deal with White House on government funding package By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Democrats and White House have struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security as they negotiate new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement. Continue reading
Jan 28 Homeland Security's Kristi Noem faces rising calls for her firing or impeachment By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press A groundswell of voices have come to the same conclusion: Noem must go. Continue reading
Jan 26 Funding deal begins to unravel as Senate Democrats vow to oppose DHS bill over Alex Pretti shooting in Minnesota By Kevin Freking, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press If senators fail to act by midnight Friday, funding for Homeland Security and the other agencies covered under the six bills will lapse. Continue reading
Jan 22 WATCH: House approves final spending bills for the year By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The four bills total about $1.2 trillion in spending and now move to the Senate, with final passage needed next week before a Jan. 30 deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown. Continue reading
Jan 06 2,000 federal agents sent to Minneapolis area to carry out 'largest immigration operation ever,' ICE says By Rebecca Santana, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The surge dramatically expands the federal law enforcement footprint in Minnesota amid heightened political and community tensions. Continue reading
Dec 29 Noem says Homeland Security is investigating fraud in Minneapolis By Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday posted a video on the social platform X showing DHS officers going into an unidentified business and questioning the person working behind the counter. Noem said that officers were “conducting a massive investigation… Continue reading
Nov 20 More than 250 have been arrested in federal immigration crackdown across North Carolina By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Federal officials have offered few details about those arrested. Continue reading
Oct 22 A Cuban man deported by the U.S. to Africa is on a hunger strike in prison, his lawyer says By Gerald Imray, Associated Press The man, Roberto Mosquera del Peral, was among a group of migrants sent to Eswatini in mid-July as part of the Trump administration's expanding third-country deportation program. The program has been criticized by rights groups, who say it denies migrants… Continue reading