BREAKING NEWS
South Dakota eager for Trump's statue garden near Mount Rushmore despite local opposition
Read full article: South Dakota eager for Trump's statue garden near Mount Rushmore despite local oppositionOfficials in South Dakota are pushing hard to build President Donald Trump’s proposed National Garden of American Heroes in the Black Hills near Mount Rushmore.
U.S. Border Patrol is increasingly seen far from the border as Trump ramps up deportation arrests
Read full article: U.S. Border Patrol is increasingly seen far from the border as Trump ramps up deportation arrestsRecent immigration arrests show on video are showing a pattern emerging: more Border Patrol agents are working away from the border.
Vance blames California Dems for violent immigration protests and calls Sen. Alex Padilla 'Jose'
Read full article: Vance blames California Dems for violent immigration protests and calls Sen. Alex Padilla 'Jose'Vice President JD Vance is accusing California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass of encouraging violent immigration protests.
California senators demand Trump immigration officials stop using Medicaid data
Read full article: California senators demand Trump immigration officials stop using Medicaid dataThe Trump administration’s decision to provide deportation officials with personal data — including the immigration status — on millions of Medicaid enrollees prompted two California U.S. senators on Wednesday to demand that the data sharing “cease” and for Homeland Security officials to “destroy” the records.
The Latest: US says foreign students seeking visas must unlock social media accounts
Read full article: The Latest: US says foreign students seeking visas must unlock social media accountsThe U.S. State Department says it is restarting the process for foreigners to apply for student visas but says all applicants must have their social media accounts set to ‘public’ to allow review by officials.
Kristi Noem is ‘alert and recovering’ after trip to hospital over allergic reaction, official says
Read full article: Kristi Noem is ‘alert and recovering’ after trip to hospital over allergic reaction, official saysA spokesperson for the Homeland Security Department says Secretary Kristi Noem was taken to a hospital to treat an allergic reaction but is “alert and recovering.”.
Threats to lawmakers are on the rise, security officials tell senators after Minnesota shootings
Read full article: Threats to lawmakers are on the rise, security officials tell senators after Minnesota shootingsThreats to members of Congress are on the rise, security officials told senators at an emergency briefing in the wake of the killing of a Minnesota state lawmaker in her home over the weekend.
Judge extends order suspending Trump's block on Harvard's incoming foreign students
Read full article: Judge extends order suspending Trump's block on Harvard's incoming foreign studentsPresident Donald Trump’s order to block incoming foreign students from attending Harvard University will remain on hold temporarily.
'Shocked' and 'sickened' Democrats react with fury to video of Padilla's removal
Read full article: 'Shocked' and 'sickened' Democrats react with fury to video of Padilla's removalSenate Democrats were shaken to the core after seeing videos of officers aggressively pushing California Sen. Alex Padilla out of a news conference with the Homeland Security secretary and eventually restraining him on the floor outside the room.
Sen. Padilla is forcefully removed from Noem's news conference on immigration raids and handcuffed
Read full article: Sen. Padilla is forcefully removed from Noem's news conference on immigration raids and handcuffedDemocratic U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla of California has been forcefully removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference in Los Angeles and handcuffed by officers as he tried to speak up about immigration raids that have led to protests in California and elsewhere.
Homeland Security secretary pledges to carry on with Trump’s immigration crackdown
Read full article: Homeland Security secretary pledges to carry on with Trump’s immigration crackdownHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is promising to move forward with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Los Angeles despite the waves of unrest.
Trump's plan to begin 'phasing out' FEMA after hurricane season burdens states, experts warn
Read full article: Trump's plan to begin 'phasing out' FEMA after hurricane season burdens states, experts warnPresident Donald Trump’s plan to begin “phasing out” the federal agency that responds to disasters after the 2025 hurricane season is likely to put more responsibilities on states to provide services following increasingly frequent and expensive climate disasters, experts say.
The Latest: Los Angeles police have made nearly 400 arrests and detentions since Saturday
Read full article: The Latest: Los Angeles police have made nearly 400 arrests and detentions since SaturdayThe Los Angeles Police Department has made nearly 400 arrests and detentions since Saturday in connection to immigration protests.
Protests over immigration raids pop up across the US with more planned
Read full article: Protests over immigration raids pop up across the US with more plannedProtests over federal immigration enforcement raids and President Donald Trump’s move to mobilize the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles are spreading nationwide and are expected to continue into the weekend.
With reporters shot and roughed up, advocates question whether those covering protests are targets
Read full article: With reporters shot and roughed up, advocates question whether those covering protests are targetsPress advocates are questioning whether journalists covering the Los Angeles immigration protests have become targets of law enforcement.
An immigrant Wisconsin man falsely accused of threatening Trump can be released on bond
Read full article: An immigrant Wisconsin man falsely accused of threatening Trump can be released on bondAn immigrant man wrongly accused of threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump can be released from a Wisconsin prison on bond.
Ex-police chief and convicted killer who escaped from an Arkansas prison has been captured
Read full article: Ex-police chief and convicted killer who escaped from an Arkansas prison has been capturedA former police chief and convicted killer known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” has been captured after he escaped from prison, triggering a massive, nearly two-weeks-long manhunt in the mountains of northern Arkansas.
Immigrant rights groups sue to invalidate Trump administration's El Salvador prison deal
Read full article: Immigrant rights groups sue to invalidate Trump administration's El Salvador prison dealA coalition of immigrant rights groups is suing to invalidate the Trump administration's deal to house detainees in a notorious prison in El Salvador.
What the Trump travel ban means for the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games
Read full article: What the Trump travel ban means for the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympic GamesU.S. President Donald Trump often says the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are among the events he is most excited about in his second term.
Man accused of yelling ‘Free Palestine’ and firebombing demonstrators charged with attempted murder
Read full article: Man accused of yelling ‘Free Palestine’ and firebombing demonstrators charged with attempted murderA man accused of yelling “Free Palestine” and throwing Molotov cocktails at demonstrators calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza has been charged with 118 counts including attempted murder.
Judge says migrants sent to El Salvador prison must get a chance to challenge their removals
Read full article: Judge says migrants sent to El Salvador prison must get a chance to challenge their removalsA federal judge says the Trump administration must give migrants sent to an El Salvador prison a chance to challenge their removals.
What to know about Ramón Morales Reyes, a Wisconsin man falsely accused of threatening Trump's life
Read full article: What to know about Ramón Morales Reyes, a Wisconsin man falsely accused of threatening Trump's lifeA man falsely accused of threatening President Donald Trump’s life faces deportation even as Wisconsin authorities say the Mexican immigrant was framed and is a victim of a violent 2023 attack.
A US judge halts the deportation of the Egyptian family of the Boulder firebombing suspect
Read full article: A US judge halts the deportation of the Egyptian family of the Boulder firebombing suspectA federal judge has ordered the government to immediately halt deportation proceedings against the wife and five children of a man charged in the firebombing attack in Boulder, Colorado.
What we know about the visa obtained by Egyptian man who injured a dozen people in Colorado
Read full article: What we know about the visa obtained by Egyptian man who injured a dozen people in ColoradoThe Egyptian man charged with injuring a dozen people in Boulder, Colorado, in an attack on demonstrators seeking the release of Israeli hostages is among hundreds of thousands known to overstay their visas each year in the United States.
Man accused of trying to get witness against him deported by writing letters threatening Trump
Read full article: Man accused of trying to get witness against him deported by writing letters threatening TrumpA Wisconsin man is facing charges accusing him of forging letters threatening President Donald Trump’s life in an effort to get another man who was a potential witness against him in a criminal case deported.
Judge grants preliminary injunction to protect collective bargaining agreement for TSA workers
Read full article: Judge grants preliminary injunction to protect collective bargaining agreement for TSA workersA federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction to stop Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from killing a collective bargaining agreement for Transportation Safety Administration workers.
Judge blocks administration from revoking protected status for small subset of Venezuelans
Read full article: Judge blocks administration from revoking protected status for small subset of VenezuelansA federal judge says an estimated 5,000 Venezuelans granted temporary protected status can continue to work and live in the U.S. despite a Supreme Court ruling revoking protections.
List of 'sanctuary jurisdictions' removed from US government website following criticism
Read full article: List of 'sanctuary jurisdictions' removed from US government website following criticismA list of more than 500 “sanctuary jurisdictions” no longer appears in the Department of Homeland Security’s website after receiving criticism for including localities that have actively supported the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policies.
PBS suing Trump administration over defunding, three days after NPR filed similar case
Read full article: PBS suing Trump administration over defunding, three days after NPR filed similar caseThe nation's public television service, PBS, has filed suit against President Donald Trump's executive order that it be stripped of federal funding.
Kristi Noem said an immigrant threatened to kill Trump. The story quickly fell apart
Read full article: Kristi Noem said an immigrant threatened to kill Trump. The story quickly fell apartA claim by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that an immigrant threatened the life of President Donald Trump has begun to unravel.
Trump administration increases pressure on 'sanctuary jurisdictions' with public listing
Read full article: Trump administration increases pressure on 'sanctuary jurisdictions' with public listingThe Department of Homeland Security is putting hundreds of “sanctuary jurisdictions” across the country on notice.
Federal judge extends order blocking Trump administration ban on foreign students at Harvard
Read full article: Federal judge extends order blocking Trump administration ban on foreign students at HarvardA federal judge on Thursday extended an order blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to bar Harvard University from enrolling foreign students.
Poland holds a presidential runoff election, which Trump has sought to influence
Read full article: Poland holds a presidential runoff election, which Trump has sought to influencePoland’s presidential election has come down to a stark ideological choice: a liberal pro-European mayor versus a staunch nationalist conservative.
Live updates: US-backed group starts aid operations in Gaza while Israeli strikes pound region
Read full article: Live updates: US-backed group starts aid operations in Gaza while Israeli strikes pound regionA U.S.-backed group says it has opened a new aid system in Gaza and started delivering food to Palestinians on Monday.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from barring foreign student enrollment at Harvard
Read full article: Federal judge blocks Trump administration from barring foreign student enrollment at HarvardA federal judge has blocked a Trump administration decision to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students.
How the Trump administration's move will affect Harvard's international students
Read full article: How the Trump administration's move will affect Harvard's international studentsThe efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to prevent Harvard University from enrolling international students have struck at the core of the Ivy League school’s identity and unsettled current and prospective students around the world.
Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students
Read full article: Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign studentsThe Trump administration has revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school.
Court papers say suspect in embassy killings declared, 'I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza'
Read full article: Court papers say suspect in embassy killings declared, 'I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza'The man charged with fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington as they were leaving an event at a Jewish museum told police after his arrest, “I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza.”.
Federal judge orders pretrial detention for man accused of stealing Kristi Noem's purse
Read full article: Federal judge orders pretrial detention for man accused of stealing Kristi Noem's purseA federal magistrate judge has ordered the pretrial detention of a man charged with stealing a purse from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem while she dined at a restaurant under the protection of Secret Service agents.
'Unquestionably in violation': Judge says US government didn't follow court order on deportations
Read full article: 'Unquestionably in violation': Judge says US government didn't follow court order on deportationsA federal judge says the White House violated a court order on deportations to third countries with a flight linked to the chaotic nation of South Sudan.
Kristi Noem says habeas corpus lets Trump 'remove people from this country'
Read full article: Kristi Noem says habeas corpus lets Trump 'remove people from this country'Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the constitutional provision that allows people to legally challenge their detention by the government is actually a tool the Trump administration can use in its broader crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Former FBI director James Comey calls controversy over Instagram post 'a bit of a distraction'
Read full article: Former FBI director James Comey calls controversy over Instagram post 'a bit of a distraction'Former FBI director James Comey says that he’s still a bit bewildered over how a seemingly innocent Instagram shot of shells arranged in the sand led to allegations from Donald Trump among others that he was calling for the president’s assassination and to an interview with the Secret Service."
US sends 68 migrants back to Honduras and Colombia in first voluntary deportation
Read full article: US sends 68 migrants back to Honduras and Colombia in first voluntary deportationThe United States has sent 68 immigrants from Honduras and Colombia back to their countries in the first government-funded flight of what the Trump administration is calling voluntary deportations.
Comey interviewed by the Secret Service over '86 47' social media post
Read full article: Comey interviewed by the Secret Service over '86 47' social media postFormer FBI Director James Comey has been interviewed by the Secret Service about a social media post that Republicans suggested was a call for violence against President Donald Trump.
Trump administration officials say Secret Service is investigating Comey's '86 47' social media post
Read full article: Trump administration officials say Secret Service is investigating Comey's '86 47' social media postHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says federal law enforcement is investigating a social media post made by former FBI Director James Comey that she and other Republicans claim is a call for violence against President Donald Trump.
FEMA's acting chief says agency will shift more disaster recovery responsibilities to the states
Read full article: FEMA's acting chief says agency will shift more disaster recovery responsibilities to the statesFEMA acting chief David Richardson has laid out the agency's intent for this upcoming hurricane season, cementing plans to push more responsibility to the states for disaster response and recovery while continuing federal support “when deemed necessary.”.
Senate rejects Democratic measure to force more transparency on deportations to El Salvador
Read full article: Senate rejects Democratic measure to force more transparency on deportations to El SalvadorSenate Republicans have blocked a Democratic resolution to require more transparency from the Trump administration about deportations to El Salvador.
Homeland Security looks to buy a new $50M jet for secretary and Coast Guard officials
Read full article: Homeland Security looks to buy a new $50M jet for secretary and Coast Guard officialsThe Department of Homeland Security wants to spend $50 million to buy a new long-range Gulfstream jet, replacing one used by Secretary Kristi Noem and top Coast Guard and DHS officials.
ICE head recognizes Congress' role in visiting detention facilities, even unannounced
Read full article: ICE head recognizes Congress' role in visiting detention facilities, even unannouncedThe head of the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration enforcement agency has recognized the right of members of Congress to visit detention facilities —even unannounced.
'Don't get in my way,' the new acting head of federal disaster agency warns in call with staff
Read full article: 'Don't get in my way,' the new acting head of federal disaster agency warns in call with staffThe new head of the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country is warning staff not to try to impede upcoming changes.
FEMA's acting administrator is replaced a day after congressional testimony
Read full article: FEMA's acting administrator is replaced a day after congressional testimonyPresident Donald Trump's administration has replaced the acting administrator of the beleaguered Federal Emergency Management Agency even as its continuing existence remains up in the air.
Florida is 99% compliant with REAL ID requirements. What to do if you’re in the 1% who still need a new ID
Read full article: Florida is 99% compliant with REAL ID requirements. What to do if you’re in the 1% who still need a new IDREAL ID requirements for those flying within the United States begin after more than 20 years of delays.
Most airports are operating smoothly on the first day of the REAL ID requirement
Read full article: Most airports are operating smoothly on the first day of the REAL ID requirementMost airports around the United States operated smoothly as new REAL ID requirements took effect because travelers without the updated document were still allowed to move through security easily.
Homeland Security chief says travelers with no REAL ID can fly for now, but with likely extra steps
Read full article: Homeland Security chief says travelers with no REAL ID can fly for now, but with likely extra stepsThe head of Homeland Security says travelers who aren’t REAL ID compliant by the upcoming deadline this week will still be able to fly but should be prepared for extra scrutiny.
Trump administration says it will pay immigrants in the US illegally $1,000 to leave the country
Read full article: Trump administration says it will pay immigrants in the US illegally $1,000 to leave the countryPresident Donald Trump’s administration says it’s going to pay $1,000 to immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally and return to their home country voluntarily as it pushes forward with its mass deportation agenda.
South Dakota students weigh protest against university honors for homeland security chief Noem
Read full article: South Dakota students weigh protest against university honors for homeland security chief NoemStudents and faculty at Dakota State University are facing free speech concerns for the first time now that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is set to deliver the commencement speech May 10.
Hegseth boasts about ending 'woke' program on women and security. Trump signed it into law
Read full article: Hegseth boasts about ending 'woke' program on women and security. Trump signed it into lawDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth has boasted that he's dismantling a program supporting women on security teams.
Suspect in Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse theft is charged in federal court
Read full article: Suspect in Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse theft is charged in federal courtA man accused of stealing a purse from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been charged in federal court with aggravated identity theft, robbery and fraud.
Suspect arrested in Homeland Security Secretary Noem’s purse theft
Read full article: Suspect arrested in Homeland Security Secretary Noem’s purse theftOfficials say a suspect has been arrested in connection with last week's theft of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse as she ate at a Washington, D.
3 House Republicans from Florida with Cuban roots carefully navigate Trump's immigration policies
Read full article: 3 House Republicans from Florida with Cuban roots carefully navigate Trump's immigration policiesThree House Republicans from Florida with Cuban roots are carefully navigating President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
Wyden asks Trump administration officials to reconsider travel policies ahead of the World Cup
Read full article: Wyden asks Trump administration officials to reconsider travel policies ahead of the World CupSen. Ron Wyden of Oregon has asked top Trump administration officials to reconsider policies that are impacting travelers arriving in the United States, citing upcoming sporting events like the 2026 World Cup.
Fears of racial profiling swirl over registration policy for immigrants in the US illegally
Read full article: Fears of racial profiling swirl over registration policy for immigrants in the US illegallyThe Trump administration plans to strictly require anyone illegally in the U.S. to register with the government and carry documentation.
Civil rights groups sue to restore jobs at Homeland Security oversight offices that were gutted
Read full article: Civil rights groups sue to restore jobs at Homeland Security oversight offices that were guttedThree advocacy groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Kristi Noem, seeking to restore staff jobs at three gutted offices that oversee civil rights protections across the department’s broad mission.
Living through a 'low-attention disaster,' Mountain Fire survivors recover in LA's shadow
Read full article: Living through a 'low-attention disaster,' Mountain Fire survivors recover in LA's shadowNearly six months after the Mountain Fire displaced 750 people and destroyed 182 homes and other structures in Ventura County, survivors say recovery is more difficult without FEMA support and in the shadow of the LA fires.
Judge will halt Trump administration from ending humanitarian parole for people from four countries
Read full article: Judge will halt Trump administration from ending humanitarian parole for people from four countriesA federal judge says she will halt the Trump administration from ending a program that allowed Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to temporarily live in the United States.
New offers for buyouts and early retirement offered to Homeland Security staff
Read full article: New offers for buyouts and early retirement offered to Homeland Security staffThe Department of Homeland Security is offering buyouts and early retirement options to staffers, as officials push forward with efforts to reduce and reshape the federal workforce.
IRS acting commissioner is resigning over deal to send immigrants' tax data to ICE, AP sources say
Read full article: IRS acting commissioner is resigning over deal to send immigrants' tax data to ICE, AP sources sayThe Internal Revenue Service’s acting commissioner is resigning over a deal to share immigrants’ tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally in the U.S. Two people familiar with Melanie Krause’s decision confirmed the intended resignation to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about it.
Waiver allows Trump administration to bypass environmental rules to build more border walls
Read full article: Waiver allows Trump administration to bypass environmental rules to build more border wallsA waiver issued by the Department of Homeland Security allows the federal government to bypass environmental regulations and begin construction immediately on stretches of the border wall in Southern California.
The frenzied 24 hours when Venezuelan migrants in the US were shipped to an El Salvador prison
Read full article: The frenzied 24 hours when Venezuelan migrants in the US were shipped to an El Salvador prisonPresident Donald Trump has invoked a rarely used 1798 law that gives a president immense powers to arrest and deport noncitizens in a time of war.
Judge pauses Trump administration plans to end temporary legal protections for Venezuelans
Read full article: Judge pauses Trump administration plans to end temporary legal protections for VenezuelansA federal judge is pausing plans by the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, one week before they were set to expire.
Noem ends her first visit to Latin America in Mexico to discuss crime and migration
Read full article: Noem ends her first visit to Latin America in Mexico to discuss crime and migrationU.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has landed in Mexico to cap off a tour to three Latin American nations to discuss immigration, crime and deportation.
IRS crime fighting arm announces modernization program as financial crimes use more tech
Read full article: IRS crime fighting arm announces modernization program as financial crimes use more techWith technology and AI increasingly used to perpetrate illegal acts, the IRS’ crime fighting arm is announcing a new program intended to improve how it interacts with financial institutions.
US Homeland Security Secretary Noem visits Colombia to discuss immigration and crime
Read full article: US Homeland Security Secretary Noem visits Colombia to discuss immigration and crimeU.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has visited Colombia as part of a tour of three Latin American nations to discuss deportation, immigration and crime.
Homeland Security Secretary Noem visits the El Salvador prison where deported Venezuelans are held
Read full article: Homeland Security Secretary Noem visits the El Salvador prison where deported Venezuelans are heldHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has visited the high-security El Salvador prison where Venezuelans who the Trump administration alleges are members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang have been held since their removal from the U_S_ Noem’s trip Wednesday to the prison where inmates are packed into cells and never allowed outside comes as the Trump administration seeks to show it is deporting people it describes as the “worst of the worst.”.
Venezuelan migrants deported by the US ended up in a Salvadoran prison. This is their legal status
Read full article: Venezuelan migrants deported by the US ended up in a Salvadoran prison. This is their legal statusThe U.S. government used an 18th-century wartime law to deport nearly 300 Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador, where they were immediately transferred to the country’s maximum-security gang prison.
Some US embassies in Europe post warnings to would-be visa seekers: Watch your step
Read full article: Some US embassies in Europe post warnings to would-be visa seekers: Watch your stepSome U.S. embassies in European nations are taking to social media with pointed warnings to would-be visitors: Watch your step.
Pentagon is the latest agency to announce a leak investigation that could include polygraphs
Read full article: Pentagon is the latest agency to announce a leak investigation that could include polygraphsThe Pentagon’s intelligence and law enforcement arms are investigating what it says are leaks of national security information.
Homeland Security makes cuts to offices overseeing civil rights protections
Read full article: Homeland Security makes cuts to offices overseeing civil rights protectionsThe Department of Homeland Security is making cuts to three key offices that oversee civil rights protections across its broad mission, suggesting that they were impeding immigration enforcement efforts.
Homeland Security revokes temporary status for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans
Read full article: Homeland Security revokes temporary status for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and VenezuelansThe Department of Homeland Security says it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, setting them up for potential deportation in about a month.
67,000 white South Africans express interest in Trump's plan to give them refugee status
Read full article: 67,000 white South Africans express interest in Trump's plan to give them refugee statusThe U.S. Embassy in South Africa says it has received a list of more than 67,000 people interested in refugee status in the U.S. under President Donald Trump’s plan to relocate members of a white minority group he claims are victims of racial discrimination by their Black-led government.
They worked to prevent violence and terrorism at the agency created after 9/11. Then they got fired
Read full article: They worked to prevent violence and terrorism at the agency created after 9/11. Then they got firedA federal program designed to prevent targeted violence and terrorism in the U.S. has lost 20% of its staff after layoffs hit its probationary staffers.
What is the Immigration Act of 1952 and why do Trump officials keep talking about it?
Read full article: What is the Immigration Act of 1952 and why do Trump officials keep talking about it?Again and again, the Trump White House has turned to a 73-year-old legal statute to defend its immigration crackdown.
Reductions in force: A look at which agencies are affected by DOGE-led job cuts
Read full article: Reductions in force: A look at which agencies are affected by DOGE-led job cutsThe deep cuts across federal agencies since Donald Trump’s return to the White House include reductions in force, which mean not only layoffs but also elimination of positions altogether.
How the White House hired Republican political firms to launch an anti-migrant ad campaign
Read full article: How the White House hired Republican political firms to launch an anti-migrant ad campaignThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security skipped a fully competitive bidding process to give two Republican-linked firms the first part of a $200 million anti-immigration ad campaign.
Trump administration halts funding for two cybersecurity efforts, including one for elections
Read full article: Trump administration halts funding for two cybersecurity efforts, including one for electionsThe Trump administration has cut millions of dollars in federal funding from two cybersecurity initiatives, including one dedicated to helping state and local election officials.
Noem taps new ICE leaders and moves to identify leakers
Read full article: Noem taps new ICE leaders and moves to identify leakersHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has announced new immigration enforcement leadership as she pledged to step of polygraph tests on employees to identify those who may be leaking information about immigration operations to the media.
Federal judge won't order immigration officials to change school arrests policy
Read full article: Federal judge won't order immigration officials to change school arrests policyA federal judge says he won't order immigration authorities to revert to a Biden-era policy limiting arrests at schools after officials in Denver challenged new policies from the Trump administration.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem promises help in her first visit to Puerto Rico
Read full article: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem promises help in her first visit to Puerto RicoU.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has promised to help Puerto Rico in her first visit to the U.S. territory as it struggles to rebuild from catastrophic hurricanes amid chronic power outages.