12/19/2018

COURT/DHS/IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday [12-19-18] ruled that the Trump administration violated federal law by barring migrants from qualifying for asylum in the U.S. based on their fears from domestic abuse or gang violence in their home countries, the second judicial rebuke to the administration’s efforts to limit […]

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12/17/2018

BORDER/DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security launched a new webpage Wednesday titled ‘Walls Work.’ The four-page document stresses that, under President Donald Trump, federal officials are committed to ‘building wall and building wall quickly.’ It promises that DHS will be able to erect an additional 330 miles of barrier if Congress approves […]

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12/11/2018

BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump and Mexico’s top immigration officials painted sharply different pictures Tuesday [12-11-18] of the large groups of Central American migrants at the border. On Twitter and during a live televised meeting in the Oval Office, Trump said migrants in the so-called caravan he’d been warning about for weeks […]

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12/11/2018

BORDER/DHS/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Some of the active-duty troops who President Donald Trump ordered to help secure the southern border have begun departing and thousands of them could be home by the end of the month, according to a US defense official. The official said the exact number of troops to stay on the border after […]

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11/29/2018

BORDER/CHUCK SCHUMER/DHS/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) slammed President Donald Trump Thursday [11-29-18] for holding up spending talks and offered his own hard line as a fight over Trump’s border wall heats up. Schumer said Trump could either accept a bipartisan bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security or simply extend […]

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11/23/2018

BORDER/CHILDREN/DHS/IMMIGRATION/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A record number of unaccompanied immigrant children, about 14,000, are currently in US custody, a Health and Human Services spokesman said Friday [11-23-18]. The spokesman, Mark Weber, said the additional requirements put in place by the Trump administration to “reduce risk and increase safety” for immigrant children contributed to the high number…Last […]

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11/26/2018

BORDER/CHILDREN/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump suggested Monday [11-26-18] that some adults had ‘grabbed’ children at the Southwestern border to better their chances of entering the US while confronting federal agents during an incident Sunday [11-25-18] that resulted in the use of tear gas. Trump — speaking at a roundtable event in Biloxi, Mississippi — […]

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11/18/2018

DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is hinting at major personnel shakeups coming to his administration, saying that his Homeland Security secretary needs to be ‘much tougher’ and leaving open the possibility his chief of staff might not serve out the rest of his term…When asked about the fate of White House chief of […]

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11/15/2018

DHS/JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump mocked news stories Thursday [11-15-18] about imminent staff shake-ups, even as advisers tell reporters that post-election changes are on the way…Trump was not specific about possible changes, but aides said he is considering removing homeland security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and that White House Chief of Staff John […]

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11/14/2018

BUDGET/CHUCK SCHUMER/DHS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday [11-14-18] that budget negotiations are set to move forward so long as President Donald Trump doesn’t interfere with them…He added that Senate Democrats also want to ensure that Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker doesn’t interfere with special counsel Robert Mueller’s […]

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11/14/2018

DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump said he would make a decision on the future of U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen soon, the Daily Caller reported on Wednesday [11-14-18], with speculation rampant he would soon replace her…Asked about another possible staffing change to replace White House chief of staff John Kelly, Trump told […]

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11/13/2018

CABINET/DHS/JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump is moving toward major shuffles of his cabinet and his West Wing staff, as members of the Trump family are working to leave a mark on personnel decisions after a bruising midterm election cycle, several people familiar with the discussions said on Tuesday [11-13-18]. Mr. Trump is almost […]

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11/13/2018

DHS/JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to remove Department of Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen and is considering replacing chief of staff John Kelly in another shakeup of his administration, a source close to the White House said. Trump has been mulling removing Nielsen, a Kelly protege who became the […]

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10/31/2018

BORDER/DHS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [10-31-18] the United States could send as many as 15,000 troops to the border with Mexico, as he hardens his stance against a caravan of migrants fleeing violence and poverty in Central America. The numbers cited by Trump are significantly higher than defense officials have […]

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10/30/2018

DHS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is considering a plan to limit most, if not all, members of the group of migrants in Mexico heading toward the United States from crossing the border. A Department of Homeland Security official tells CNN the administration could limit the number of migrants able to enter at legal ports […]

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10/23/2018

BORDER/DHS/IMMIGRATION/MIDDLE EAST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump acknowledged on Tuesday [10-23-18] that he has ‘no proof’ for his claim that a migrant caravan approaching the U.S. southern border includes ‘Middle Easterners’ but suggested he could eventually back up the assertion. Pressed by reporters after signing a water bill alongside lawmakers in both parties, Trump said […]

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10/12/2018

BORDER/CHILDREN/DHS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is considering ways to deter a soaring number of families arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border — including once again separating parents and children, three current and former Homeland Security Department officials told POLITICO. If parents and children are separated, parents will have a say, the officials emphasized. Under a […]

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10/10/2018

ARIZONA/DHS/ICE/IMMIGRATION/NGO/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Immigration and Customs Enforcement has ended its practice of coordinating plans for undocumented immigrant families, including asylum-seekers, in Arizona that are released from custody but still awaiting a court hearing on their request. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who oversees ICE, told senators Wednesday [10-10-18] that the ‘vast’ increase in families […]

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10/4/2018

AIRLINE INDUSTRY/DHS/DRONES/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will sign a bill on Friday {10-5-18] granting the U.S. government new powers to shoot down threatening drones and creating new consumer protections for airline passengers, officials said on Thursday [10-4-18]. Trump is set to sign the bill on Friday that will, among other measures, bar airlines […]

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10/4/2018

AIRLINE INDUSTRY/DHS/DRONES/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will sign a bill on Friday [10-5-18] granting the U.S. government new powers to shoot down threatening drones and creating new consumer protections for airline passengers, officials said on Thursday [10-4-18]. Trump is set to sign the bill on Friday that will, among other measures, bar airlines […]

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10/2/2018

BORDER/CHILDREN/DHS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s ‘zero tolerance’ immigration crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border earlier this year was plagued by a lack of preparation, resource shortfalls and communication failures, according to a government audit released on Tuesday [10-2-18]. The review, conducted by the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General, is the first official audit of […]

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9/21/2018

CYBERWAR/DHS/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration touted the National Cyber Strategy it released Thursday [9-20-18] as proof of its commitment to protecting U.S. government networks and critical infrastructure from cyber threats, but the document offered little new information about how President Donald Trump plans to improve U.S. cybersecurity, even as intelligence officials continue to warn […]

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9/18/2018

CHILDREN/DHS/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump administration officials told a Senate panel on Tuesday [9-18-18] that a decades-old court ruling that limits the length of time migrant children can be detained hampers the government’s ability to stem illegal immigration, and needs to be amended by Congress. The officials, from the Department of Homeland Security and the […]

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9/17/2018

DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @DHSgov: If you see something, tell local authorities who or what you saw; when you saw it; where it occurred; and why it’s suspicious.…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 17, 2018 4:47 am […]

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9/14/2018

DHS/FEMA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House considered replacing Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long, who is the subject of an ongoing Department of Homeland Security inspector general investigation, before Hurricane Florence hit the East Coast, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday [9-14-18]. Citing a source familiar with the matter, the newspaper reported that senior White […]

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9/13/2018

DHS/ETHICS/FEMA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long is the target of an ongoing Department of Homeland Security inspector general investigation into whether he misused government vehicles during his commutes to North Carolina from Washington, according to three people familiar with the matter, including current and former administration officials. The actions by Long, the […]

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9/12/2018

DHS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESDIENT: “President Trump has promised for years that Mexico would pay for a vast border wall, a demand that country has steadfastly refused. Now, in the Trump administration’s campaign to stop illegal immigration, the United States plans instead to pay Mexico. In a recent notice sent to Congress, the administration said it intended […]

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9/12/2018

DEMS/DHS/FEMA/HURRICANE/ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As a potentially catastrophic hurricane bears down on the East Coast of the US, the shifting of $10 million from FEMA’s operating budget to fund immigration detention and deportations is drawing condemnation from Democrats. But that’s a drop in the bucket. The Trump administration this summer quietly redirected $200 million from all […]

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9/12/2018

DEMS/DHS/FEMA/ICE/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Department of Homeland Security transferred nearly $10 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to a budget document released by a Democratic senator late Tuesday [9-11-18] night, diverting funds from the relief agency at the start of the hurricane season that began in June. The […]

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9/12/2018

ATTORNEY GENERAL/DHS/DNI/ELECTION/FOREIGN POLICY/IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/SANCTIONS/SECRETARY OF STATE/TREASURY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS/VOTING: “I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, find that the ability of persons located, in whole or in substantial part, outside the United States to interfere in or undermine public confidence in United States elections, including through the unauthorized accessing of election and […]

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9/10/2018

DHS/FEMA/HURRICANE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Was just briefed via phone by @DHSgov @SecNielsen and @FEMA @FEMA_Brock, along with @VP Mike Pence and Chief of Staff, John Kelly on incoming storm which is very dangerous. Heed the directions of your State and Local Officials – and know that WE are here for you. Be SAFE! https://t.co/sN8D5NvrBa“ –Donald […]

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9/6/2018

BORDER/CHILDREN/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Thursday [9-6-18] moved to abandon a longstanding court settlement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept locked up, proposing new regulations that would allow the government to detain families until their immigration cases are decided. Homeland Security officials said that ending the so-called Flores agreement of […]

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9/6/2018

DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will forge ahead with a plan to keep migrant families detained together through the course of immigration proceedings, according to a Federal Register announcement Thursday [9-6-18]. The administration will publish a notice of proposed rulemaking that sets standards for the care of families, a step that may terminate the […]

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8/22/2018

CONGRESS/DEMS/DHS/ELECTION/RUSSIA/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A battle between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democrats over federal funding to help secure November’s U.S. elections stymied legislation in Congress on Wednesday, at least for now, that is aimed at thwarting Russian meddling by strengthening states’ voting procedures. The Senate Rules Committee unexpectedly canceled a work session that was intended […]

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8/17/2018

DHS/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A Justice Department employee who heckled DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen at a Washington restaurant and criticized the administration’s immigration policy online did not violate rules against political activity by government workers, a watchdog agency found. In a letter dated this week, the chief of the US Office of Special Counsel’s […]

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8/15/2018

CHILDREN/DHS/HHS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Department of Health and Human Services is not taking responsibility for unaccompanied minors once they’re placed with sponsors, according to a Senate subcommittee report released Wednesday [8-15-18], an issue the subcommittee’s Republican chairman called an ‘incredibly difficult issue’…The report found that Health and Human Services had failed to establish rules to […]

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8/14/2018

CHILDREN/DHS/HHS/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The government has made only incremental improvements to its troubled efforts to care for thousands of migrant children detained entering the U.S. without their parents, perpetuating a problem the Trump administration has aggravated with its ‘zero tolerance’ immigration crackdown, a bipartisan Senate report said Wednesday [8-15-18]. The 52-page study said no […]

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8/8/2018

BORDER/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “American immigration officials arrested 2,885 fewer people at the Southwest border last month than in June, the second month in a row that the number of migrants trying to enter the United States has dropped. Data released on Wednesday [8-8-18] by the Department of Homeland Security show that authorities apprehended 39,953 people […]

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8/6/2018

BORDER/DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Trump administration could potentially waste billions of dollars on a border wall because it failed to fully account for factors like varying terrain and land ownership along the Southwest border, according to a new report. The report, conducted by the Government Accountability Office, found that Customs and Border Protection, the agency […]

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8/1/2018

DHS/IMMIGATION/REFUGEES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is considering slashing the number of refugees it allows to come to the U.S. next year by as much as 44% as it looks to tighten its immigration crackdown, a senior administration official said. The plan under discussion seeks to cap the number of refugees granted resettlement in the […]

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7/31/2018

2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/DHS/MIKE PENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Vice President Mike Pence directly criticized Russia for the Kremlin’s interference in the 2016 US elections during a speech Tuesday [7-31-18] in New York City…The vice president added that Russia’s goal was to sow discord and division and weaken the American people’s faith in democracy. Pence was the keynote speaker at […]

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7/31/2018

BORDER/CHILDREN/CONGRESS/DHS/ICE/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As lawmakers grilled them at a congressional hearing Tuesday [7-31-18], Trump administration officials defended their efforts to reunite thousands of immigrant families that the government separated. And one top immigration official told lawmakers that family detention centers are ‘more like summer camp.’ Asked at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to describe the so-called […]

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7/31/2018

2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/DHS/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Federal security officials have created a new level of defense aimed at protecting banks, energy companies and other structures from massive cyberhacking attempts, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced Tuesday [7-31-18] in New York. The announcement of the National Risk Management Center, a physical space that was created inside DHS, […]

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7/31/2018

CYBERWAR/DHS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Department of Homeland Security announced on Tuesday [7-31-18] the creation of a new center aimed at guarding the nation’s banks, energy companies and other industries from major cyberattacks that could cripple critical infrastructure. The launch of the National Risk Management Center was unveiled by DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen at a government-hosted cyber […]

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7/27/2018

BORDER/CHILDREN/DHS/HHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For months, federal immigration officials along the 268-mile stretch of border that separates New Mexico and West Texas from Mexico had been testing a policy of separating migrant parents from their children. What they didn’t plan for was how to reunite them. When a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reconnect […]

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7/19/2018

DHS/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Thursday [7-19-18] declined to say she agrees that Russian election interference was designed to help President Donald Trump, though she said she accepts the US intelligence community’s assessment that concluded just that. Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum, Nielsen created some confusion when she seemed to deny that […]

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7/19/2018

DHS/ELECTIONS/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Thursday [7-19-18] said the United States needed to be prepared for an attempt by Russia to interfere in elections in all 50 U.S. states this year, adding that there was no question Moscow interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential contest…President Donald Trump this week has struggled […]

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7/18/2018

DHS/IMMIGRATION/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration was warned by intelligence analysts that ending protections for hundreds of thousands of Central Americans living in the US would likely drive a spike in illegal immigration. They did it anyway. That intelligence assessment was made public late Tuesday [7-17-18] as part of an ongoing lawsuit against the […]

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7/12/2018

CHILDREN/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said on Thursday [7-12-18] it had reunited all eligible young migrant children with their parents after they had been separated when crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, two days after a court-imposed deadline. But nearly half – 46 of the 103 children under the age of 5 who were placed in […]

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7/5/2018

BORDER/CHILDREN/DHS/HHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar now estimates that under 3,000 kids who may have been separated from their parents are in government custody — a figure far higher than his department released just nine days ago. HHS had previously reported that it had 2,047 children from separated families in its […]

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7/2/2018

BORDER/COURTS/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “An order a federal judge issued Monday [7-3-18] requiring individualized decisions on whether some asylum-seekers can be released into the U.S. poses a new legal threat to President Donald Trump’s effort to crack down on migrants crossing the border from Mexico. U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg said there is strong evidence […]

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7/2/2018

DHS/ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @DHSgov: Today, DHS, @CBP, and @ICEgov will be sharing stories of the brave men and women who put their lives on the line every day with…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 2, 2018 11:29 am […]

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6/28/2018

DHS/ICE/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Investigators with the Department of Homeland Security made an unannounced visit on Wednesday [6-27-18] to the home of a former Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman who abruptly resigned three months ago because he could not bring himself to lie on behalf of the Trump administration. The former spokesman, James Schwab, […]

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6/26/2018

BORDER/DHS/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The pace of arrests on the U.S.-Mexico border dropped in June, according to a preliminary government estimate — potentially signaling that the Trump administration’s controversial ‘zero tolerance’ policy discouraged migrants from traveling north. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is projected to arrest roughly 37,000 people at the border in June, based […]

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6/26/2018

BORDER/DHS/IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday [6-26-18] called immigration enforcement ‘a decisive issue for our time,’ maintaining a hard line on illegal border crossings a day after a key Department of Homeland Security official declared the administration’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy effectively dead…He went on to accuse Democrats and members of the media […]

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6/26/2018

DHS/IMMIGRATION/MELANIA: “First lady Melania Trump will again pay a visit to immigration facilities in coming days, her spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham confirmed to CNN…It is not known where exactly Trump plans to go but it is likely the first lady will see first-hand an immigration processing detention center as had been part of her plan in […]

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6/22/2018

BORDER/DHS/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump may not admit it, but practically speaking, his administration’s ‘zero-tolerance’ border strategy is dead. Top officials at the Department of Homeland Security acknowledged that reality at a meeting Thursday [6-21-18] afternoon, according to a former department official with knowledge of the meeting…That same message was delivered by Brandon […]

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6/20/2018

DHS/ENTITLEMENTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump plans to propose a reorganization of the federal government on Thursday [6-21-18] that would shuffle key development, housing and food programs to new departments, where they could be easier to cut or contain, according to administration officials briefed on the proposal. The plan, which will most likely face significant opposition […]

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6/20/2018

DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Just last month, Kirstjen Nielsen, the homeland security secretary, drafted a resignation letter after being berated by President Trump over what he saw as her tepid support for his tough immigration policies, according to two people familiar with the episode. She never sent it. This week, confronted by images of children in cages […]

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6/20/2018

BORDER/CONGRESS/DEFENSE/DHS/FAMILY SEPARATION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of this Administration to rigorously enforce […]

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6/19/2018

BORDER/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Homeland Security @SecNielsen did a fabulous job yesterday at the press conference explaining security at the border and for our country, while at the same time recommending changes to obsolete & nasty laws, which force family separation. We want “heart” and security in America!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 19, 2018 08:06 pm […]

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6/19/2018

BORDER/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Homeland Security @SecNielsen did a fabulous job yesterday at the press conference explaining security at the border and for our country, while at the same time recommending changes to obsolete & nasty laws, which force family separation. We want “heart” and security in America!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 19, 2018 08:06 pm […]

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6/19/2018

DEMS/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono on Tuesday [6-19-18] called for the resignation of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, accusing her of lying for President Donald Trump over US immigration policies. Hirono’s comments come as the administration has been put under increased pressure to answer for the policy that has led to separating […]

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6/18/2018

BORDER/CHILDREN/DHS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans are growing anxious over President Donald Trump’s policy to break up families at the border — and now even his closest allies are trying to help find a way out of a growing political crisis. With the White House refusing to reverse the practice and demanding Congress step into the […]

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6/18/2018

BORDER/CHILDREN/DEMS/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris on Monday [6-18-18] called for the resignation of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen as a result of immigration policy that has resulted in family separations at the US border…The Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy at the border has resulted in thousands of family separations. The policy hasn’t […]

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6/18/2018

BORDER/DHS/IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy that has resulted in thousands of family separations at the border hasn’t deterred immigrants from trying to enter the country illegally, despite the administration’s predictions that it would, internal Department of Homeland Security documents obtained by CNN show. The documents, which refer to the effort […]

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6/18/2018

CHILDREN/DEMS/DHS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans are lining up two measures for potential floor votes – both a conservative bill and one that is the product of negotiations involving centrists in the chamber. But prospects for some kind of legislative breakthrough have been imperiled by controversy over the Trump administration’s ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy, which has led […]

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6/15/2018

BORDER/CHILDREN/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The US government has separated at least 2,000 children from parents at the border since implementing a policy that results in such family separations, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed Friday [6-15-18]. From April 19 through May 31 of this year, 1,995 minors traveling with 1,940 adults who said they were the […]

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6/4/2018

BORDER/CHILDREN/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House was thrown into turmoil after a handful of photographs of school-aged immigrant children, held behind fences in detention centers, ignited on social media. President Donald Trump and top aides including policy adviser Stephen Miller felt deeply frustrated that these images, which dated back to the Obama administration, were […]

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5/29/2018

CYBERWAR/DHS/FBI/NORTH KOREA: “The U.S. government on Tuesday [5-29-18] released an alert with technical details about a series of cyber attacks stretching back to at least 2009 that it blamed on the North Korean government. The warning is the third from the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation about hacking operations dubbed […]

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5/25/2018

CONGRESS/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Department of Homeland Security said Friday [5-25-18] it would provide businesses another 15,000 H-2B visas to bring low-skilled foreign workers to the U.S. this summer, offering a modest infusion to the popular program. The number of visas available each year for seasonal work is capped by statute at 66,000, evenly divided […]

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5/25/2018

DHS/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration moved on Friday [5-25-18] to end a program that aimed to attract foreign entrepreneurs to the United States, saying the Obama-era effort did not adequately protect American workers and was an inappropriate use of government authority. The Department of Homeland Security’s formal proposal to rescind the international entrepreneur rule, […]

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5/11/2018

DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen got into a lengthy, heated argument during a Cabinet meeting focused on immigration Wednesday [5-9-18], a source with knowledge of the blowup told CNN. Trump was furious with Nielsen, telling her he didn’t think she was doing enough to secure the border. […]

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5/10/2018

BORDERS/DHS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Kirstjen Nielsen, the homeland security secretary, told colleagues she was close to resigning after President Trump berated her on Wednesday [5-9-18] in front of the entire cabinet for what he said was her failure to adequately secure the nation’s borders, according to several current and former officials familiar with the episode. Ms. Nielsen, […]

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5/10/2018

CONGRESS/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VISAS: “The Trump administration is expected to make about 15,000 additional H-2B visas available for low-skilled foreign workers this summer, a modest supplement to the popular program, lawmakers and aides familiar with the planning said. The number of visas available each year is capped by statute at 66,000, evenly divided between the summer […]

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4/19/2018

DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just arrived @NASKeyWest! Heading to a briefing with the Joint Interagency Task Force South, NORTHCOM and SOUTHCOM. https://t.co/r906IXnBcG” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 19, 2018 11:23 am […]

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4/17/2018

DHS/HAITI/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Newly released internal documents are raising questions about the Trump administration’s decision to end protections for tens of thousands of Haitian immigrants — and whether the argument that the protections were no longer merited was valid. Under President Donald Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has been aggressive in ending a number […]

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3/21/2018

2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/DHS/NATIONAL SECURITY: “The Trump administration’s Homeland Security chief told Congress on Wednesday [3-21-18] that the U.S. government has made significant strides in better protecting the election system after a Russian campaign of hacking and misinformation during the 2016 election. Kirstjen Nielsen, the secretary of Homeland Security, testified to the Senate Intelligence Committee that information […]

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3/16/2018

BUDGET/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As another U.S. government funding deadline looms, a huge spending bill is ground zero in the latest battle between Republicans and Democrats in Congress over President Donald Trump’s push to toughen immigration policy. Lawmakers have until March 23 to work out how to fund an array of government agencies for the next […]

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3/13/2018

DHS/NONTRUTHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “James Schwab has resigned from his job as a Department of Homeland Security spokesman, saying he didn’t agree with Trump administration officials’ use of ‘misleading facts’ to attack Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf after the mayor issued a warning about an immigration sweep in late February. ‘I quit because I didn’t want to […]

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3/9/2018

DHS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The ACLU filed a class-action lawsuit Friday [3-9-18] charging the Trump administration with separating immigrant parents from children as they await asylum proceedings. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court of the Southern District of California, accuses the government of ‘forcible separation of parents from their young children for no legitimate […]

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3/4/2018

BORDER/DHS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Along a dusty stretch of border, flanked by an outlet mall and farmland, a giant crane hoisted a 30-foot-high section of steel barrier and dropped it into a shallow trench last Wednesday [2-28-18]. The structure was one of the first new pieces of a border wall put in place since the start […]

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3/1/2018

DHS/JOHN KELLY: “White House chief of staff John Kelly expressed some regret about leaving the Department of Homeland Security for his current job, suggesting he was being divinely ‘punished.’ Onstage at a DHS anniversary event Thursday [3-1-18] featuring current and former secretaries, Kelly noted his short tenure as secretary — six months — and got […]

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2/28/2018

ABORTION/DHS/HHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s policy of halting abortions among undocumented minors was established by email through an ad hoc process without formal legal vetting, according to new documents released Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU, which is suing the administration over the policy, made public the December depositions of the […]

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2/28/2018

BORDER/CALIFORNIA/DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “US District Judge Gonzalo Curiel has cleared one potential obstacle to President Donald Trump’s long-promised border wall, ruling Tuesday [2-27-18] that the administration has the authority to waive a host of environmental laws and other regulations to begin construction. Curiel’s 100-page order does not mean construction of the wall will begin immediately. […]

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2/26/2018

DHS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Trump administration over the government’s moves to separate some asylum-seeking immigrant parents from their children. The organization filed a lawsuit in federal court in San Diego on Monday [2-26-18] on behalf of a woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo identified as ‘Ms. L.’ […]

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2/21/2018

BORDER/DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Border Patrol officers are working without permission on private property and setting up checkpoints up to 100 miles away from the border under a little-known federal law that is being used more widely in the Trump administration’s aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration. In Texas, a rancher has accused the Border Patrol of […]

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2/15/2018

DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Schumer-Rounds-Collins immigration bill would be a total catastrophe. @DHSgov says it would be ‘the end of immigration enforcement in America.’ It creates a giant amnesty (including for dangerous criminals), doesn’t build the wall, expands chain migration, keeps the visa… lottery, continues deadly catch-and-release, and bars enforcement even for FUTURE illegal immigrants. […]

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2/14/2018

DHS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL: “The top lawyer for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Seattle has been charged with trying to steal the identities of seven people who were in immigration proceedings. The ICE chief counsel, Raphael A. Sanchez, was charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, according to […]

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2/5/2018

DHS/NATIONAL SECURITY: “The Department of Homeland Security documents critiquing the response to a simulated anthrax attack on Super Bowl Sunday [2-4-18] were marked ‘For Official Use Only’ and ‘important for national security.’ Recipients of the draft ‘after-action’ reports were told to keep them locked up after business hours and to shred them prior to discarding. […]

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2/2/2018

BORDER/DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, it was my honor to join the great men and women of @DHSgov, @CustomsBorder, @ICEgov and @USCIS at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection National Targeting Center in Sterling, Virginia. Fact sheet: https://t.co/Q027Wgdzdo https://t.co/NecuA0y1Sk” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 2, 2018 05:26pm […]

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1/31/2018

DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said Wednesday [1-31-18] it would prioritize asylum applications from people who have most recently entered the U.S., an effort to quickly deport those without valid claims and discourage others from coming. The change turns a critical piece of immigration policy on its head by handling new asylum arrivals first, […]

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1/17/2018

DHS/POLITICAL FIGURES: “It was a made-for-TV moment, perfect for a presidential campaign advertisement. His fists clenched and his voice rising, Senator Cory Booker, Democrat of New Jersey, delivered a 10-minute verbal thrashing to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen this week, recalling his ‘tears of rage’ when he learned that President Trump had used vulgarities to […]

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1/16/2018

DHS/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TERRORISM: “New report from DOJ & DHS shows that nearly 3 in 4 individuals convicted of terrorism-related charges are foreign-born. We have submitted to Congress a list of resources and reforms… we need to keep America safe, including moving away from a random chain migration and lottery system, to one that is merit-based. https://t.co/7PtoSFK1n2” […]

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1/16/2018

DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION: “Deporting immigrants who came to the United States illegally as children will not be a top federal law enforcement priority even if lawmakers do not pass a program to protect them, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security chief said in an interview aired on Tuesday [1-16-18]. Kirstjen Nielsen, speaking ahead of a congressional hearing, […]

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1/15/2018

DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is taking its campaign against illegal immigration to the workplace. The raids by federal agents on dozens of 7-Eleven convenience stores last week were the administration’s first big show of force meant to convey the consequences of employing undocumented people… When agents raid workplaces, they often demand to see […]

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1/14/2018

DHS/DREAMERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said Saturday [1-13-18] that it would resume accepting renewal applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, bowing for now to a federal court ruling that blocked an effort to end the Obama-era policy. President Donald Trump said in September that he was ending DACA, which gives safe […]

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