BORDER/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Migrant shelters along the southern border are filling up again. Immigration lawyers in the region say their caseloads are spiking. Across the Southwest, border officers are stopping more than 1,000 people a day. Just months after border apprehensions hit a 17-year low, which administration officials proudly celebrated as a ‘Trump effect,’ the […]
Category: DHS
1/9/2018
DHS: “.@ICEgov HSI agents and ERO officers, on behalf of an entire Nation, THANK YOU for what you are doing 24/7/365 to keep fellow American’s SAFE. Everyone is so grateful! #LawEnforcementAppreciationDay President @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/HXCpTlruVo” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 9, 2018 11:23pm […]
1/9/2018
DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VOTER FRAUD: “The White House intends to destroy voter data collected by the election fraud commission President Donald Trump recently shut down, the Justice Department said in a court filing Tuesday [1-9-18] night. White House Director of Information Technology Charles Herndon said in a declaration submitted to a federal court in Washington that […]
1/9/2018
DEFENSE/DHS/HEALTHCARE/MILITARY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS/VA/VETS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to support the health and well-being of uniformed service members and veterans. After serving our […]
1/8/2018
BORDER/DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES/WALL: “The Trump administration would cut or delay funding for border surveillance, radar technology, patrol boats and customs agents in its upcoming spending plan to curb illegal immigration — all proven security measures that officials and experts have said are more effective than building a wall along the Mexican border. President […]
1/7/2018
DHS/IMMIGRATION/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. admitted about 5,000 refugees in the first three months of fiscal year 2018, far below similar periods in recent years, as the Trump administration implemented tougher screening and all but halted admissions from parts of the world that generate large numbers of refugees. Unless the pace of admissions picks up, […]
1/5/2018
BORDER/DHS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Trump administration is asking Congress for nearly $18 billion to construct more than 700 miles of new and replacement barriers along the southwest border, offering its most detailed description yet of the president’s vision for a border wall with Mexico. The request, if granted, would be a major expansion from the […]
1/3/2018
DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION: “Three former homeland security secretaries warned congressional leaders and officials of both parties on Wednesday [1-3-17] that the window for legislative action to protect undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children will close by the middle of January, months before a period outlined by the White House. The letter — signed by Jeh […]
1/2/2018
BORDER/DHS: “Thank you to Brandon Judd of the National Border Patrol Council for your kind words on how well we are doing at the Border. We will be bringing in more & more of your great folks and will build the desperately needed WALL! @foxandfriends” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 2, 2018 08:44am […]
12/26/2017
DHS: “The Department of Homeland Security is increasingly going global. An estimated 2,000 Homeland Security employees — from Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agents to Transportation Security Administration officials — now are deployed to more than 70 countries around the world. Hundreds more are either at sea for weeks at a time aboard Coast Guard […]
12/21/2017
DHS/NATIONAL SECURITY: “A new report concludes that a Department of Homeland Security pilot program improperly gathers data on Americans when it requires passengers embarking on foreign flights to undergo facial recognition scans to ensure they haven’t overstayed visas. The report, released on Thursday [12-21-17] by researchers at the Center on Privacy and Technology at Georgetown […]
12/21/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is considering a plan to separate parents from their children when families are caught entering the country illegally, according to officials who have been briefed on the plans. The forceful move is meant to discourage border crossings, but immigrant groups have denounced it as draconian and inhumane. Under current […]
12/21/2017
CRIME/DHS/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “About one in five inmates in federal prison are foreign-born, and more than 90 percent of those are in the United States illegally, according to a report released on Thursday [12-21-17] by the Trump administration, which has sought to highlight the dangers it says unauthorized immigrants pose to public safety. Officials […]
12/18/2017
CYBERWAR/DHS/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration formally accused North Korea on Monday [12-18-17] night of creating the WannaCry cyberattack that briefly paralyzed the British health system and placed ransomware on computers in dozens of countries around the world. President Trump’s homeland security adviser, Thomas P. Bossert, wrote in an op-ed published in The Wall […]
12/18/2017
CYBERWAR/DHS/LEGAL/RUSSIA: “Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab filed suit against the U.S. government on Monday [12-18-17], demanding that the Department of Homeland Security rescind a ban on Kaspersky software in U.S. government computers. Kaspersky’s complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, alleges that DHS deprived the cybersecurity firm’s due process rights under the Constitution by […]
12/15/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is putting new requirements on the 38 nations whose citizens are allowed to travel to the U.S. without visas, including better screening for terrorists inside their own countries, officials said Friday [12-15-17]. The administration is also requiring some of these countries to initiate public information campaigns to dissuade their […]
12/5/2017
DHS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate voted on Tuesday [12-5-17] to confirm Kirstjen Nielsen as the secretary of homeland security, elevating a top White House aide and former agency official to oversee the department central to President Trump’s plan to crack down on illegal immigration and beef up border security. The vote was 62 to 37. […]
11/28/2017
CRIME/DHS/LEGAL: “It was an audacious scheme: an attempted inside job at the office of a federal watchdog agency, where the cops, the authorities said, became the robbers. Three employees in the inspector general’s office for the Department of Homeland Security stole a computer system that contained sensitive personal information of about 246,000 agency employees, according […]
11/20/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is ending a humanitarian program that has allowed some 59,000 Haitians to live and work in the United States since an earthquake ravaged their country in 2010, Homeland Security officials said on Monday. Haitians with what is known as Temporary Protected Status will be expected to leave the United […]
11/16/2017
DHS/RACISM: “The Department of Homeland Security’s head of outreach to religious and community organizations resigned on Thursday [11-16-17] after audio recordings revealed that he had previously made incendiary remarks about African-Americans and Muslims while speaking on radio shows. In a 2008 clip, the Rev. Jamie Johnson, who was appointed by the Trump administration to lead […]
11/16/2017
DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION: “Acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke late Wednesday [11-15-17] ordered the government to accept renewal applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that arrived late due to postal delays — a reversal after the agency had originally rejected those applications. US Citizenship and Immigration Services issued the new guidance hours before a […]
11/9/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION: “The White House lost an internal debate this week over whether to extend humanitarian protections for immigrants living in the U.S., when the acting chief of the Department of Homeland Security refused to end them, people familiar with the deliberations said. At issue is the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program, which gives safe harbor […]
11/8/2017
DHS/DREAMERS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security offered a degree of assurance to Senate Democrats critical of the administration’s tough immigration enforcement agenda during a confirmation hearing Wednesday [11-8-17]. Kirstjen Nielsen told members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee she would prioritize the arrest of […]
11/8/2017
DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Mexican man who earlier this year sued the Trump administration, alleging he had been unlawfully deported, was arrested this week and charged with illegally re-entering the U.S. Juan Manuel Montes Bojorquez, 23 years old, was arrested near Calexico, Calif., along the Mexican border, on Monday [11-6-17], according to federal court records. […]
11/6/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has decided to end a humanitarian program that shields about 5,000 Nicaraguan immigrants from deportation. A senior administration official said late Monday that those immigrants, living in the U.S. as part of a program called Temporary Protected Status, will have until January 2019 to prepare to leave or apply […]
11/4/2017
DHS/FOREIGN POLICY/IMMIGRATION/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is set to decide by Monday [11-6-17] whether 86,000 Hondurans and 5,000 Nicaraguans living in the U.S. can remain here under a program that protects immigrants from countries that have suffered major disasters or social upheaval. The decision could signal the administration’s overall approach to the program, known […]
11/1/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [11-1-17] slammed a visa lottery program that he said gave entry to the U.S for the driver of a rental truck who plowed into pedestrians and cyclists in New York… Mr. Saipov came to the U.S. from Uzbekistan in 2010, officials said. Immigration officials haven’t said publicly […]
10/27/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One of the newest arrivals this week at the Baptist Children’s Home Ministries facility for child migrants in San Antonio, Tex., is 10 years old. She has cerebral palsy. Her name is Rosa Maria Hernandez, and she does not understand why, days after undergoing emergency gallbladder surgery, she has not yet seen […]
10/27/2017
DHS/FEMA/PUERTO RICO: “Questions surrounding a $300 million deal to reconstruct Puerto Rico’s electrical grid continue to reverberate as federal and local politicians began investigating the U.S. territory’s disaster-recovery spending. The Federal Emergency Management Agency held a three-hour conference call earlier this week to scrutinize a reconstruction contract awarded by Puerto Rico’s public power authority to […]
10/27/2017
ABORTION/DHS/HHS/IMMIGRATION/TEXAS: “After a visit to a federal detention center in Texas earlier this year, Scott Lloyd focused on the details of one pregnant girl. He wanted to ensure she had food she liked and was comfortable, and he wanted to counsel her against having an abortion… The shelter, for children who cross the U.S. border […]
10/25/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION: “A 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy has been detained by federal immigration authorities in Texas after she passed through a Border Patrol checkpoint on her way to a hospital to undergo emergency gall bladder surgery. The girl, Rosamaria Hernandez, who was brought over the border illegally to live in Laredo, Tex., when she was […]
10/25/2017
DHS/FAA/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Airlines are warnings U.S.-bound passengers they may be subject to interviews before boarding their flight as part of stepped up screening requirements Washington is demanding because of continued terrorism concerns. United Continental Holdings Inc. notified customers on its website that the Department of Homeland Security now requires additional security measures for all […]
10/24/2017
CRIME/DHS/IMMIGRATION: “Both of Oregon’s senators have demanded an explanation after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in plain clothes entered a home in Portland without a warrant and arrested a man who was later released. The arrest of the man, who was working on a renovation at the house on Thursday [10-19-17], was captured on a […]
10/24/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will allow refugee admissions to the U.S. to resume for all countries but with new rules meant to better vet applicants, administration officials and others familiar with the planning said. The White House plans to announce the resumption of admissions and at least some of the new rules […]
10/24/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/DHS/DNI/IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/SECRETARY OF STATE/TERRORISM/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., and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section […]
10/22/2017
CYBERWAR/DHS/ENERGY/NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR/POLICE: “The Department of Homeland Security plans to close a New York-based laboratory that has helped the city’s Police and Fire Departments develop systems to detect nuclear and biological threats, a move that some local officials fear could hamper efforts to prevent and respond to terrorist attacks. The radiological program that the laboratory, the […]
10/16/2017
CYBERWAR/DHS: “The Trump administration on Monday [10-16-17] will order federal agencies to adopt common email security standards in an effort to better protect against hackers, a senior Department of Homeland Security official said. DHS Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity Jeanette Manfra, speaking at an event in New York, said the agency would issue a binding directive […]
10/12/2017
DHS/STATE/TREASURY/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Homeland Security Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017… I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State the functions and authorities vested in the President by section 110 of […]
10/11/2017
DHS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Kirstjen Nielsen to run the Department of Homeland Security, possibly as soon as Wednesday [10-11-17], according to two administration officials and three outside advisers familiar with the process. Nielsen served as White House chief of staff John Kelly’s top aide during his time as DHS […]
10/11/2017
DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Even as the Trump administration is asking Congress to approve a tough overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws, the Department of Homeland Security is also quietly exploring ways it could transform the US immigration system on its own. The department has been examining a range of subtle modifications to immigration policies that […]
10/3/2017
DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration would support legislation allowing illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children to gain lawful permanent status and eventually citizenship, a Department of Homeland Security official said in testimony to Congress on Tuesday [10-3-17]. The Trump administration last month ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, […]
10/2/2017
BUDGET/DHS/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has proposed sharp cuts to programs that seek to prevent domestic terrorism and prepare localities to respond — a move that has come under increased scrutiny by critics in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history. The Department of Homeland Security says, however, that it […]
9/29/2017
CRISIS/DHS/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, lashed out at acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke’s comment that the Hurricane Maria relief efforts are a ‘good-news story,’ saying, that in reality, it’s a ‘people-are-dying story.’ Speaking outside the White House on Thursday [9-28-17], Duke said she is ‘very satisfied’ with […]
9/28/2017
DHS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is hitting reset on its search for a permanent Department of Homeland Security secretary due to White House aides’ dissatisfaction with the slate of candidates, according to two people familiar with the process. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mike McCaul had been considered the front-runner for the job, but […]
9/28/2017
CRISIS/DHS/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Foreign-flagged ships will be allowed to deliver aid to storm-ravaged Puerto Rico after the Department of Homeland Security waived a law blocking non-U.S.-ships from transporting goods between U.S. ports. On Thursday [9-28-17] morning, the Trump administration and DHS announced that a waiver to the Jones Act, which was blocking foreign-flagged vessels […]
9/26/2017
DHS/FOREIGN POLICY/IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s decision to impose his updated travel ban on Chad came over the objections of Pentagon and State Department officials, who argued that alienating the nation, one of America’s more reliable counterterrorism allies in Africa, risked harming long-term national security interests, administration officials said on Tuesday [9-26-17]. Mr. Trump […]
9/22/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is preparing to replace its controversial travel ban—which sought to bar almost all travel to the U.S. from six countries—with more targeted restrictions affecting a slightly larger number of countries, people familiar with the process said. Rather than ban travel altogether from the nations on the new list, […]
9/19/2017
DHS/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A group representing U.S. venture-capital investors is leading a lawsuit against the Trump administration, claiming it took illegal steps to prevent an immigration policy that would have helped foreign-born founders stay in the U.S. to build startups. In a legal complaint filed Tuesday [9-19-17], the National Venture Capital Association, along with other […]
9/13/2017
BORDER/DHS/LEGAL: “Eleven people whose phones and laptops were searched at United States airports and at the nation’s northern border are suing the Department of Homeland Security, joining a growing chorus of critics who say the forced inspections are invasive and unlawful. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday [9-13-17] by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic […]
9/13/2017
CYBERWAR/DHS/RUSSIA: “In a move likely to escalate tensions between Washington and Moscow, the Department of Homeland Security has ordered all federal agencies to stop using software made by the Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab, citing concerns that the Moscow-based firm’s software could give the Kremlin a foothold in the U.S. government. The directive gives federal […]
9/8/2017
CALIFORNIA/DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The University of California and its president, a former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, on Friday [9-8-17] filed suit challenging President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, claiming it violates due process provisions of the Constitution. The lawsuit comes two days after 15 states […]
9/7/2017
CRIME/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security had planned nationwide raids to target 8,400 undocumented immigrants later this month, according to three law enforcement officials and an internal document that described the plan as ‘the largest operation of its kind in the history of ICE,’ an acronym for U.S. Immigration and Customs […]
9/7/2017
DHS/JOHN KELLY/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Texas Rep. Mike McCaul has emerged as a leading candidate in the White House’s search for a homeland security secretary, according to three people familiar with the conversations. The White House hasn’t rushed to fill the post — which was vacated in July when President Donald Trump tapped John Kelly, who […]
9/1/2017
DHS: “Federal authorities have been warning state and local officials since early 2016 that leftist extremists known as ‘antifa’ had become increasingly confrontational and dangerous, so much so that the Department of Homeland Security formally classified their activities as ‘domestic terrorist violence,’ according to interviews and confidential law enforcement documents obtained by POLITICO. Since well […]
8/31/2017
DEFENSE/DHS/LGBTQ/MILITARY/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I am transmitting an alternative plan for monthly basic pay increases for members of the uniformed services for 2018. I strongly support our men and women […]
8/31/2017
BORDER/DHS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday [8-31-17] which vendors have been selected to build some protoypes for President Donald Trump’s promised US-Mexico border wall, a step forward for the project after months of delays. The announcement came after the Government Accountability Office on Friday dismissed a protest filed on the contract […]
8/29/2017
DHS/RACISM: “The Department of Homeland Security issued a confidential warning to law enforcement authorities three days before the deadly Aug. 12 Charlottesville protest rally, saying that an escalating series of clashes had created a powder keg that would likely make the event ‘among the most violent to date’ between white supremacists and anarchists… The Aug. […]
8/25/2017
DEFENSE/DHS/LGBTQ/MILITARY/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security Military Service by Transgender Individuals… Until June 2016, the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (collectively, the Departments) generally prohibited openly transgender individuals from accession into the United States military and authorized the discharge of […]
8/24/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On Tuesday [8-22-17], I visited with the incredible men & women of @ICEgov & @DHSgov Border Patrol in Yuma, AZ. Thank you. We respect & cherish you! https://t.co/KSQddGqWzJ” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 24, 2017 12:13pm […]
8/23/2017
DHS/FOREIGN POLICY/STATE: “The United States could impose additional penalties on four unidentified countries that do not cooperate with requests to return their citizens, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesman said Wednesday [8-23-17]. The State Department and the DHS can sanction countries that do not cooperate with removals, but has only used that punishment authority […]
8/18/2017
BORDER/DHS: “Homeland Security and law enforcement are on alert & closely watching for any sign of trouble. Our borders are far tougher than ever before!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 18, 2017 07:31am […]
8/15/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is cutting off an Obama-era pathway to the United States for young migrants fleeing violence in Central America, further narrowing the options for thousands of people hoping to seek refuge here as the White House moves to tighten immigration rules. As of Wednesday [8-16-17], the Department of Homeland Security […]
8/15/2017
DHS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RACISM/TERRORISM: “When an alleged white supremacist rammed a car into a crowd of people Saturday [8-12-17] in Charlottesville, Virginia, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and members of Congress from both parties were quick to call it an act of terrorism. But U.S. law enforcement officials, who enjoy sweeping powers to investigate and prosecute suspected foreign […]
8/15/2017
DHS/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Weeks before a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, led to three deaths and 19 injuries, the Trump administration revoked a grant to Life After Hate, a group that works to de-radicalize neo-Nazis. The Department of Homeland Security had awarded the group $400,000 as part of its Countering Violent Extremism program […]
8/10/2017
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/DHS: “The Department of Homeland Security is clearing the way for state election officials to apply for security clearances so they can review classified information about cyberthreats to their election systems, federal and state authorities said in interviews this week. The move comes after many state officials criticized the federal agency for, in their […]
8/4/2017
DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great work being done by @FEMA @DHSgov w/state & local leaders to prepare for hurricane season. Preparedness is an investment in our future! https://t.co/e4rbchY3zM” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 4, 2017 04:38pm […]
8/2/2017
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/DHS/VOTER FRAUD: “More than five dozen state and local election offices requested help from the Department of Homeland Security to protect their election systems from cyberattacks, according to DHS documents obtained by CNN. Before the 2016 US election, 33 states and 36 local governments requested an assessment of their election systems to help prevent […]
8/2/2017
DHS/ENERGY/RICK PERRY: “President Donald Trump may tap U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry to replace former Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, who took over as the president’s chief of staff in the White House this week, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday [8-2-17]. Bloomberg, citing three people familiar with deliberations, said other people were also being considered […]
8/2/2017
DHS/HOUSE OF REPS/NOMINATIONS: “One of the top candidates to take over the Department of Homeland Security, Rep. Michael McCaul, has concerns about taking the position due, in part, to how President Donald Trump has treated other top administration officials, two sources familiar with discussions about the matter tell CNN. One source described McCaul, a Texas […]
8/1/2017
COAST GUARD/DHS/LGBTQ/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The head of the Coast Guard is pledging he ‘will not break faith’ with transgender personnel, marking the strongest rebuttal yet by a leader of the armed forces to President Donald Trump’s declaration that he wants to ban all transgender troops. Commandant Paul Zukunft, in remarks to a Washington think tank […]
8/1/2017
BORDER/DHS/WALL: “The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday [8-1-17] said that it would use its authority to exempt the agency from having to comply with environmental and other laws in its efforts to build border walls and access roads in the San Diego area. The waiver would apply to the construction of several wall prototypes […]
7/21/2017
DEFENSE/DHS/ECONOMY/ENERGY/JOBS/LABOR/MANUFACTURING/MILITARY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. A healthy manufacturing and defense industrial base and resilient supply chains are essential to the economic strength and national security of the […]
7/19/2017
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/DHS/TRUMP PEOPLE/JOHN KELLY: “Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said Wednesday [7-19-17] that states that aren’t asking Washington for help in protecting their election systems from hackers are ‘nuts.’ But while Kelly said he supported the Obama administration’s decision to designate U.S. election systems ‘critical infrastructure,’ given threats from Russia and other entities, he also […]
7/19/2017
DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States has ended a four month ban on passengers carrying laptops onboard U.S. bound flights from certain airports in the Middle East and North Africa, bringing to an end one of the controversial travel restrictions imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration. Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport was the last of […]
7/18/2017
BORDER/DHS/WALL: “President Donald Trump may have a vision of what his border wall should look like, but he’s not involved in the process to make those decisions, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Despite Trump’s recent comments on how the wall will take shape, including references to it including solar panels and transparency, Customs […]
7/17/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION: “The Department of Homeland Security said Monday [7-17-17] it would make 15,000 more visas available for seasonal workers, increasing by nearly 50% the number of foreigners able to work in the U.S. this summer. The decision responds to complaints from businesses and members of Congress about a significant shortfall in H-2B visas that left […]
7/14/2017
DHS/FAA: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued a revised directive to airlines around the world in response to requests that it clarify aviation security measures scheduled to begin taking effect next week, the agency said on Friday. ‘This clarifying update will strengthen global aviation security and is a testament to our shared commitment […]
7/13/2017
DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/JOHN KELLY: “President Barack Obama’s program that has protected 800,000 young undocumented immigrants from deportation is likely to be struck down soon by federal courts, predict the Trump administration and even defenders of the program. Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly warned the Congressional Hispanic Caucus this week that the program to protect so-called […]
6/29/2017
DHS/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of Homeland Security Delegation of Authority under the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of Homeland Security the authority to […]
6/28/2017
DHS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House is considering a proposal to move both the State Department bureau of Consular Affairs and its bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration to the Department of Homeland Security, a senior White House official tells CNN. The move, which the White House official cautioned was far from becoming official policy, […]
6/28/2017
DHS/FAA: “The Homeland Security Department is set to announce new security measures Wednesday [6-28-17] for international flights bound to the United States, which could lead to a lifting of a ban on laptops and other electronics from passenger cabins from certain airports. Industry and U.S. officials briefed on the announcement said airlines flying directly to […]
6/27/2017
BORDER/DHS/WALL: “The Department of Homeland Security will start construction of prototypes for a border wall this summer in the San Diego area, agency officials said on Tuesday [6-27-17], the first step in fulfilling a campaign promise made by President Trump. Homeland security officials said the prototypes would be added to the existing border walls in […]
6/22/2017
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/DHS/OBAMA/RUSSIA: “By the way, if Russia was working so hard on the 2016 Election, it all took place during the Obama Admin. Why didn’t they stop them?…Why did Democratic National Committee turn down the DHS offer to protect against hacks (long prior to election). It’s all a big Dem HOAX!…Why did the DNC REFUSE […]
6/22/2017
DHS/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA: “Former Homeland Security Advisor Jeh Johnson is latest top intelligence official to state there was no grand scheme between Trump & Russia.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 22, 2017 08:18am […]
6/21/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION: “The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday [6-21-7] it would make more visas available for seasonal summer workers, responding to complaints from businesses and members of Congress about a significant shortfall. By law, the number of H-2B visas is capped at 66,000, divided between the summer and winter seasons. This year, the allotment was […]
6/21/2017
DHS/FOREIGN POLICY: “The Trump administration plans to dismantle a regulation that would have helped more foreign-born entrepreneurs build startups in the U.S. without a traditional visa, according to people briefed on the administration’s plans. The International Entrepreneur Rule, enacted during the final days of the Obama administration and set to go into effect next month, […]
6/21/2017
DEMS/DHS/HSS/RUSSIA: “Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told a congressional panel on Wednesday [6-21-17] that there was a delay between the time the FBI first made contact with the Democratic National Committee about Russia hacking its servers and the time he was notified at the Department of Homeland Security. Johnson, who served under President Barack […]
6/21/2017
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/DHS/FBI/RUSSIA: “Russian government-linked hackers potentially targeted as many as 21 states’ election systems last year, a Homeland Security official warned Congress on Wednesday [6-21-7]. None of those systems were involved in vote counting, however. DHS’ acting Director of Cyber Division of the department’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Samuel Liles, said that by late […]
6/21/2017
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/DHS/RUSSIA: “A senior Department of Homeland Security official told Congress on Wednesday [6-21-17] that federal investigators had evidence that the Russian government targeted election systems in nearly two dozen states during the 2016 elections. ‘As of right now, we have evidence of election-related systems in 21 states that were targeted,’ said Jeanette Manfra, the […]
6/21/2017
2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/DHS/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA: “House investigators are examining Wednesday [6-21-17] Russia’s attempts to hack into state elections systems with former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson before the House intelligence committee. ‘In 2016 the Russian government, at the direction of (Russian President) Vladimir Putin himself, orchestrated cyberattacks on our nation for the purpose of influencing our […]
6/16/2017
DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/JOHN KELLY: “The Trump administration late Thursday [6-15-17] announced that it has formally reversed part of President Obama’s immigration actions from 2014. The Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, or DAPA, program would have deferred deportations for the undocumented parents of U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents who […]
6/6/2017
CABINET/DHS/INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/TRUMP PEOPLE/JOHN KELLY: “At least one top Trump Cabinet official is bucking administration policy when it comes to oversight requests from Congress. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly told senators on Tuesday during congressional testimony that his department will respond to any inquiry from members of Congress, no matter who sends the request. A May 1 […]
5/1/2017
CONNIE PATRICK/DHS: “CNN has learned the director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) — which trains a majority of the nation’s federal officers and agents — is stepping down amid investigations by the Office of Inspector General for DHS and by both oversight committees on Capitol Hill. Connie Patrick, […]
4/26/2017
CRIME/DHS/IMMIGRATION: “The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday [4-26-17] announced the creation of an office to help families that have been the victims of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants, part of an effort by President Trump to aggressively crack down on illegal immigration. Critics of Mr. Trump’s approach say it unfairly takes aim at a […]
4/18/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CABINET/DHS/TRUMP PEOPLE/JEFF SESSIONS/JOHN KELLY: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly say they are on a mission: dismantle transnational criminal organizations and stop gangs from pushing drugs over the southwest border. The two agency heads painted grim visions of a nation under siege on Tuesday [4-18-17]– using similarly ominous rhetoric in […]
4/18/2017
BORDER/BUDGET/DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Democrats in the Senate are raising concerns about the potential cost of President Donald Trump’s border wall — releasing documents Tuesday [4-18-17] from the Department of Homeland Security that explain what the administration is planning. The first $1 billion of wall money requested by the administration would cover 48 miles of new […]
04/17/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CABINET/DHS/TRUMP PEOPLE/JEFF SESSIONS/JOHN KELLY: ” ‘Yeah, marijuana is not a factor in the drug war.’ That’s the blunt assessment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly, speaking on NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ yesterday. It marks an evolution from statements Kelly made last year, when he said the ‘hypocrisy’ of legalizing pot in the […]
04/13/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is taking steps to vastly increase its capacity to detain and deport undocumented immigrants, according to a draft internal memo prepared by the Department of Homeland Security on implementing President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Measures include detaining virtually all undocumented immigrants apprehended, with guidance to officials to only release […]
04/14/2017
BORDER/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration has begun the detail work of stiffening the country’s immigration infrastructure, according to an internal memo from the Department of Homeland Security, moving to speed the hiring of border agents, to find space to detain thousands more immigrants and to hasten deportation cases. Even as the federal courts trip up […]
04/12/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION: “Two hard-line opponents of illegal immigration have obtained high-level advisory jobs at federal immigration agencies in the Department of Homeland Security. Jon Feere, a former legal policy analyst for the Center for Immigration Studies, or CIS, has been hired as an adviser to Thomas D. Homan, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, […]