The demand is more than six times what Congress allocated for border projects in each of the past two fiscal years, and 6 percent more than Trump has corralled by invoking emergency powers this year.
WASHINGTON, Jan 25- A 35- day struggle between President Donald Trump and the U.S. Congress to cut a deal to end the partial government shutdown finally ended on Friday. While Trump did not get that money in Friday's deal, he won a promise that Congress will work on a Department of Homeland Security spending bill that contains border security funding for the rest of...
WASHINGTON, Jan 23- The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said on Wednesday it will extend some benefits to 51,000 airport security screeners who are not being paid during a partial government shutdown and are looking for ways to offer some financial assistance. A standoff between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats over his...
The Transportation Security Administration says unpaid airport screeners have not been showing up to work because of financial reasons. TSA's ranks of 51,000 have been deemed essential and have been ordered to work without paychecks in the shutdown.
Kirstjen Nielsen's statement came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested President Donald Trump reschedule his Jan. 29 speech to Congress, or make it "from the Oval Office," or even submit his speech in writing because of security concerns
More than 40,000 immigration court hearings have been canceled since the government shutdown began, straining the nation's immigration system, while the Pentagon is directing additional funds to militarize the U.S.-Mexico border.
The U.S. military will extend a mission to support security along the U.S. border with Mexico through Sept. 30, the Pentagon said on Monday.
WASHINGTON, Jan 13- Unscheduled absences among federal airport security screeners jumped on Sunday, forcing a checkpoint and ticket counter to close in Houston, as a partial government shutdown that has frozen pay checks moved into its 23rd day. The Transportation Security Administration, the agency responsible for airport security screening, said...
WASHINGTON, Jan 13- Unscheduled absences among federal airport security screeners jumped on Sunday as a partial government shutdown that has frozen pay checks moved into its 23rd day. The Transportation Security Administration, the agency responsible for airport security screening, said unscheduled absences among its employees rose to 7.7 percent from...
WASHINGTON, Jan 13- Unscheduled absences among federal airport security screeners jumped on Sunday as a partial government shutdown that has frozen pay checks moved into its 23rd day. The Transportation Security Administration, the agency responsible for airport security screening, said unscheduled absences among its employees rose to 7.7 percent from...
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Friday that CBP stopped nearly 4,000 known or suspected terrorists from crossing the southern border in fiscal year 2018.
WASHINGTON, Jan 2- President Donald Trump invited Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress to the White House for a border security briefing on Wednesday, the 12th day of a partial U.S. government shutdown triggered by his demand for $5 billion in border wall funding. Department of Homeland Security officials will brief the congressional leaders, White...
WASHINGTON, Jan 2- President Donald Trump invited Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress to the White House on Wednesday for a border security briefing on the 12th day of a partial federal government shutdown triggered by the Republican president's demand for $5 billion in border wall funding. Senior Department of Homeland Security officials will...
WASHINGTON, Dec 31- House of Representatives Democrats will introduce legislation this week intended to end a partial U.S. government shutdown and fund the Department of Homeland Security through Feb. 8, including $1.3 billion for border security but not the $5 billion President Donald Trump has demanded for a border wall, a senior Democratic aide said on...
US HOUSE DEMOCRATS TO INTRODUCE BILL LATER THIS WEEK WITH $1.3 BLN FOR BORDER SECURITY TO FUND DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY THROUGH FEB 8- SENIOR DEMOCRATIC AIDE.
WASHINGTON, Dec 19- Two Democratic lawmakers urged the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday to better protect U.S. oil and gas pipelines from cyberattacks, after a report they requested detailed a lack of federal oversight of the critical conduits. The report released on Wednesday said Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration,...
WASHINGTON, Dec 19- Two Democratic lawmakers urged the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday to better protect U.S. oil and gas pipelines from cyberattacks, after a report they requested detailed a lack of federal oversight of the critical conduits. A federal report released on Wednesday said Homeland Security's Transportation Security...
CNBC went to the U.S.-Mexico border to learn about electronic surveillance systems being tested that could stop immigrants from entering illegally.
WASHINGTON, Dec 6- The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a two-week stopgap spending bill that would avert a government shutdown, sending it to the Senate. Without action by Congress, funding for several federal agencies, including the Department of Agriculture, State Department and Department of Homeland Security, would expire.
Secretary of Defense James Mattis extended active-duty troops until Jan. 31, in order to help "harden" the border in response to a caravan of migrants from Central America.
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