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From a lengthy DHS thread on X: The mainstream media is deliberately lying about the events leading up to the catastrophic flooding in Texas. The National Weather Service executed timely, precise forecasting and warnings, despite unprecedented rainfall overwhelming the region. Here is the timeline of NWS’s proactive response: Morning, July 3rd: NWS Austin/San Antonio conducts forecast briefings for emergency management, …

ABC News reports: The Trump administration deported eight migrants to South Sudan, according to a Department of Homeland Security official, after the administration had to halt their deportation to a base in Djibouti. “A district judge cannot dictate the national security and foreign policy of the United States of America,” Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said to ABC News. “This Independence …

The Washington Post reports: The tax and spending bill passed by Congress on Thursday will triple federal funding for immigrant detention centers, setting the stage for a rapid expansion of these facilities and adding to concerns about the treatment of the growing numbers of immigrant detainees. Congress allocated $45 billion to spend locking up immigrants over the next four years …

NewsNation reports: As millions of Americans prepare to celebrate this Fourth of July holiday weekend, authorities across the country are on alert for potential lone wolf attacks. In a joint bulletin, the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and other law enforcement agencies said individuals or small groups motivated by political, racial or personal grievances are most likely to target large …

The San Gabriel Valley Tribune reports: The Department of Homeland Security was investigating late Wednesday after El Rancho Unified School District Board of Education leaders released video footage they say shows several federal immigration agents trespassing on one of its campuses and allegedly urinating in public view. School district officials said the footage confirmed that eight to 10 agents entered …

Axios reports: The trade association representing U.S. restaurants is asking President Trump for “targeted relief” from his immigration crackdown. The president recently signaled a willingness to cut some slack for farms and hotels, saying “our very aggressive policy on immigration is taking very good, long time workers away from them.” The National Restaurant Association sent a letter to Trump dated …

The Sacramento Bee reports: California on Tuesday led a coalition of states in filing a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration over its alleged sharing of Medicaid recipients’ health data with immigration enforcement agencies, Attorney General Rob Bonta said. Bonta cited news reports that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services granted what it described as “unfettered access” to …

The Washington Post reports: A federal court on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from cutting short the temporary protected status designation for Haiti, days after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem announced the designation preventing some Haitian immigrants from being deported would end in September. New York Eastern District Judge Brian M. Cogan, a George W. Bush appointee, ruled that …

CNN reports: Joshua Aaron has worked in and around the tech industry for around two decades. He built his first app — a blackjack game — at computer camp when he was 13. His newest app is designed for a very different purpose: to let users alert people nearby to sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in their area. …

Florida Politics reports: A migrant detention camp dubbed by state officials as “Alligator Alcatraz” will open as scheduled on Tuesday in the Everglades. That’s 10 days after the state first received written approval from Washington to pursue the plan. Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin posted on social media that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem hopes other states develop similar partnerships …

ProPublica reports: In 2023, while Kristi Noem was governor of South Dakota, she supplemented her income by secretly accepting a cut of the money she raised for a nonprofit that promotes her political career, tax records show. In what experts described as a highly unusual arrangement, the nonprofit routed funds to a personal company of Noem’s that had recently been …

Newsweek reports: The Department of Homeland Security has shared an apparently AI-generated meme depicting alligators as ICE agents outside of a Florida detention center. “Alligator Alcatraz” is a new migrant detention center being developed on a remote airstrip in the Everglades. The facility aims to house up to 5,000 detainees and uses the area’s natural isolation and wildlife as part …

The Washington Post reports: The Trump administration announced an end to temporary legal protections for Haitian migrants in the United States, leaving hundreds of thousands of people at risk of deportation. The temporary protected status for Haitian nationals in the United States, granted after a 2010 earthquake near Port-au- Prince caused up to 200,000 deaths, will terminate Sept. 2, the …

404 Media reports: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is using a new mobile phone app that can identify someone based on their fingerprints or face by simply pointing a smartphone camera at them, according to internal ICE emails viewed by 404 Media. The underlying system used for the facial recognition component of the app is ordinarily used when people enter …

ABC News reports: The Trump administration is looking to speed up its ability to fine those in the United States illegally — up to $1,000 per day — according to a rule set to be published Friday in the Federal Register that was obtained by ABC News. Currently, the government can alert those in the U.S. illegally 30 days before …

The Associated Press reports: A mother and her two young kids are fighting for their release from a Texas immigration detention center in what is believed to be the first lawsuit involving children challenging the Trump administration’s policy on immigrant arrests at courthouses. The lawsuit filed Tuesday argues that the family’s arrests after fleeing Honduras and entering the US legally …

404 Media reports: The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), a data broker owned by the country’s major airlines which sells travellers’ detailed flight records in bulk to the government, only just registered as a data broker with the state of California, which is a legal requirement, despite selling such data for years, according to records maintained by the California Privacy Protection …

Fox News reports: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem uncovered and killed a multimillion-dollar program enacted by Biden that pushed for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and “inclusive environments in schools.” The Invent2Prevent program was originally designed to provide students with tools to prevent terror and violence in their communities. However, the Biden administration contracted with mainly far-left organizations [LIE], which …

CBS News reports: A bulletin from the National Terrorism Advisory System warns of a “heightened threat environment in the United States” following the U.S. military strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites. While there are no known threats, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said, “It is our duty to keep the nation safe and informed, especially during times of conflict.” “The …

The Associated Press reports: Leavenworth, Kansas, occupies a mythic space in American crime, its name alone evoking a short hand for serving hard time. The federal penitentiary housed gangsters Al Capone and Machine Gun Kelly — in a building so storied that it inspired the term “the big house.” Now Kansas’ oldest city could soon be detaining far less famous …