President Donald Trump has made reducing illegal immigration a top priority of his administration and reelection campaign. The latest figures indicate his immigration crackdown may be reducing the number of border crossers.
In a 9-4 decision, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia said Transportation Security Administration screeners were "investigative or law enforcement officers" for purposes of searching passengers, waiving the government's usual immunity from lawsuits. It is a victory for Nadine Pellegrino, a business consultant from Boca Raton, Florida, who...
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday said the Trump administration is blocking investigators from touring immigrant detention facilities nationwide after recent visits revealed what they called "serious ongoing problems" concerning how detainees are being treated.
Cummings issued a statement about the incident, which occurred hours before Trump launched a Twitter attack on the House Oversight Committee chairman and Baltimore that Democrats have blasted as racist.
July 22- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Monday it will order more speedy deportations of immigrants who crossed illegally and are caught anywhere in the United States, expanding a program typically applied only along the southern border with Mexico. President Donald Trump has struggled to stem an increase of mostly Central American...
Following Alexander Acosta's resignation as secretary of Labor, President Donald Trump now has at least 10 high-level acting officials leading agencies in his administration.
Tropical Storm Barry's wind and rain began hitting parts of Louisiana early Friday as New Orleans and coastal communities braced for a drenching.
The House panel will also hold a separate hearing with the internal watchdogs for HHS and DHS this Friday.
"Any employee found to have compromised the public's trust in our law enforcement mission will be held accountable," McAleenan says.
Government investigators have identified poor conditions in another sector of the southern border, publishing graphic photos showing extreme overcrowding in Rio Grande Valley migrant facilities, NBC reports.
Sanctuary city, county and state policies have limited the number of immigration arrests ICE is able to make, but they won't prevent them.
PHNOM PENH, June 21- A China- owned special economic zone in Cambodia has denied that its firms have been fined by the United States for transhipping goods from China in a bid to dodge U.S. U.S. Embassy spokesman Arend Zwartjes told Reuters in an emailed statement on Wednesday that the Department of Homeland Security had inspected and fined a number of companies...
In a CNBC survey of top technology executives, a majority of those who responded said they doubted the U.S. government would be able to help them in the event of a cyberattack.
Mick Mulvaney, acting White House chief of staff, said on "Fox News Sunday" that the tariffs were "not interrelated" with the U.S.- Mexico- Canada trade deal, known as the USMCA, awaiting approval by the U.S. Congress. Department of Homeland Security acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan said the tariffs would not worsen Mexico's economic situation and drive more...
WASHINGTON, May 21- The U.S. Homeland Security Department is considering tapping more than $230 million from the Transportation Security Administration to fund border operations if Congress fails to approve additional funding, a person briefed on the matter said. NBC News said TSA could shift $50 million that had been set aside to buy advanced airport...
WASHINGTON, May 20- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has warned U.S. firms of the risks to company data from Chinese-made drones, according to a notice reviewed by Reuters on Monday. A spokeswoman for DHS's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency confirmed that it "recently released an industry alert providing organizations with...
WASHINGTON, May 20- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has warned U.S. firms of the risks to company data from Chinese-made drones, according to a notice reviewed by Reuters on Monday. The notice titled "Chinese Manufactured Unmanned Aircraft Systems" warned that U.S. officials have "strong concerns about any technology product that takes American data...
WASHINGTON, May 15- The Trump administration plans to redirect Transportation Security Administration staff to the U.S. southern border to assist with immigration duties and migrant flows, the TSA said on Wednesday. A TSA spokesman said the agency was looking for volunteers to support efforts at the U.S. border with Mexico, where the government has said it is...
WASHINGTON, May 15- The Trump administration plans to redirect hundreds of Transportation Security Administration staff, including air marshals, to the U.S. southern border to assist with immigration duties and migrant flows, CNN reported on Wednesday. Representatives for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security could not be immediately reached to confirm...
Human trafficking from Central America to the U.S. brought smugglers up to $2.3 billion in 2017, but cartels may not be the big culprits, Rand reports.
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