U.S. Department of Homeland Security

The Senate is set to take a procedural vote on Jan. 29 on a bill to fund the remaining government agencies and programs, amid a potential partial government shutdown expected by Jan. 30. Democratic senators met privately on Jan. 28 to discuss a list of demands for reforming the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and […]

An unidentified person was shot and injured in a shooting involving U.S. Border Patrol in Arizona, leaving the individual in critical condition, according to local authorities. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department shared that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) requested it to “lead the use-of-force investigation involving the agent” in Arivaca, an unincorporated neighborhood. “We […]

House Democratic leaders threatened to commence impeachment proceedings against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem if President Donald Trump does not fire her first, indicating a pivotal shift in how party leadership is tackling the Trump administration’s immigration operations. Concurrently, eight Democrats have signed on to an impeachment resolution against Secretary Noem amid the […]

A federal judge in Minnesota ordered the acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director, Todd Lyons, to appear in a Minneapolis court  and testify for the  agency’s allegedd ongoing violations of court orders tied to immigration enforcement actions. Chief U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz issued a three-page order, accusing federal immigration authorities of failing […]

U.S. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino is reportedly leaving Minneapolis this week along with several other federal agents, according to a White House official and a source within the Trump administration familiar with the exit. Bovino’s departure comes as President Donald Trump dispatched "Border Czar” Tom Homan to Minnesota to lead the current Immigration and […]

The prospect of a partial U.S. government shutdown increases as Democratic senators vow to reject a funding package for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Minnesota resident Alex Pretti by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. The Senate is expected to vote on a large House-approved $1.2 trillion […]

Public school district officials in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, claim that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have taken four students from the Minneapolis suburb in recent weeks, including a 5-year-old boy heading home from school. According to the lawyer of the 5-year-old’s family, the child and his father were both taken to an ICE detention […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched a new immigration enforcement operation in the state of Maine. DHS has announced “Operation Catch of the Day.” According to a DHS representative, the agency is cracking down on illegal migrants across the state. "We have launched Operation Catch of the Day to target the worst of the worst […]

Several off-duty police officers in Minnesota’s Twin Cities have been stopped by immigration officers demanding proof of U.S. Citizenship, this according to Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley. In a press conference at the Minnesota Capitol, Chief Bruley, alongside several local police chiefs, expressed his concern over the Trump Administration’s Operation Metro Surge, suggesting that […]

House Democratic leadership spoke out against a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a closed-door caucus meeting, affirming that they will vote against it due to concerns about the Trump administration’s failure to check Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to sources who were present. "In the last 24 hours, we've […]

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the Trump administration’s massive immigration crackdown in Minnesota, asserting that a federal judge’s ruling limiting federal agents’ practices “didn’t change anything.” "These law enforcement officers are out there every day doing the work to protect the American people, and they will keep doing that because they believe […]

CBS News aired its 60 Minutes broadcast about the Trump administration’s immigrant deportations, which was previously held by CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss, on January 18. The segment, which sparked internal outrage over political pressure, appears untouched, with new material added. The segment revolved around the Salvadoran prison, CECOT, to which the Trump administration sent […]

Florida Congressmen Mario Díaz-Balart (R) and Carlos Gimenez (R) held a press conference this week, noting the recent U.S. Department of Homeland Security's halting of immigration applications. “The Biden Administration’s reckless abandonment of border security and its systematic failure to properly vet nearly 10 million people were a betrayal of national safety and a direct […]

U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, (D-FL) accused the Trump administration of imposing recent travel bans against Haitians out of prejudice rather than protection. "I have one simple question: Where is the data? What evidence shows that Haitians pose a threat to national security? There is none. No facts. No justification. Just a sweeping, baseless ban rooted […]

Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) has introduced legislation to place the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under greater scrutiny and demand greater transparency. More specifically, Rep. Lee's DHS Intelligence and Analysis Oversight and Transparency Act requires DHS's Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) to audit bulk data shared by the Office to ensure that personnel are […]

Rep. Berny Jacques (R-Seminole) filed a bill on Monday that would require all private employers in Florida to use E-Verify to confirm the eligibility of potential new hires, thus ensuring that only legal U.S. citizens can work in the country. Berny Jacques' legislation, HB 955, specifically would remove previous stipulations for smaller private companies and […]

With a Republican supermajority in the state legislature, Senate Democratic Leader Jason Pizzo (D-Sunny Isles) has filed a legislative measure that would require companies to use E-Verify, regardless of their size, to confirm potential hires are eligible to be legally employed. "Florida Republicans have insisted that we are in an immigration crisis. We are. However, […]