Tag Archives: DHS

The Daily Mail reports: She’s been called “ICE Barbie” for treating her Cabinet position like a TV production, but now Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is pushing for an actual reality show pitting immigrants against each other “for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.S. citizenship.” It may sound like a joke, but the idea is for real and …

The Washington Post reports: President Donald Trump is not the only one in his administration seeking a new plane. The Department of Homeland Security is planning on a new Gulfstream V, an agency official confirmed Wednesday, after the anticipated acquisition spilled into public view during a congressional oversight hearing. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Illinois) questioned the spending plan during a House …

NewsNation reports: A system used to verify passport document data for agencies that issue driver’s licenses and identification cards was unavailable Wednesday amid an outage, according to a transportation group. The U.S. Passport Verification Service provides a means for driver license agencies to verify that data against DHS back-end systems. The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators told NewsNation the …

The Hill reports: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday lent support to calls to suspend habeas corpus as part of the administration’s immigration crackdown after aide Stephen Miller said the White House was considering the idea. During an appearance before lawmakers, Noem was asked about whether a suspension would meet those conditions.“I’m not a constitutional lawyer, but I believe …

SWALWELL: Madam Secretary, you agree that the letters “M-S” and the number 13, in Times Roman Numeral font, that they are doctored on this photo, right? NOEM: Congressman, Abrego Garcia is– SWALWELL: No, no, I’m just asking about this photo. NOEM: –a known member of MS-13. It wasn’t based off of tattoos. It was based off an entire case. SWALWELL: …

“We had members of Congress assaulting law enforcement officers. This wasn’t oversight, this was committing felonies. This was going out and attacking people who stand up for the rule of law. It’s astounding to me that someone would even vote for someone to put them in a place of leadership when they perpetuate something as hypocritical and criminal as what …

NPR reports: Paul Ingrassia, currently serving as the White House liaison to the Department of Homeland Security, has ties to multiple figures widely known for promoting antisemitism. In 2023, Ingrassia repeatedly praised the controversial “manosphere” influencer Andrew Tate and worked on his legal team. Romanian authorities have accused Tate of human trafficking. The top of Ingrassia’s Instagram page features a …

The Associated Press reports: A budget airline that serves mostly small U.S. cities began federal deportation flights Monday out of Arizona, a move that’s inspired an online boycott petition and sharp criticism from the union representing the carrier’s flight attendants. Avelo Airlines announced in April it had signed an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to make charter deportation …

Politico reports: Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced on Monday that the U.S. will terminate the temporary protected status program for Afghanistan, a move that could lead to the deportation of over 9,000 Afghans residing in the country. Noem said in a statement that the conditions in Afghanistan have improved sufficiently to warrant the program’s termination. Afghans’ temporary protected …

Axios reports: Democratic members of Congress who were part of a scuffle with law enforcement officers at an ICE facility in New Jersey may face arrests, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to Axios. It would be a major escalation in the Trump administration’s arrests of politicians and other public servants, including the mayor of Newark and a judge in …

Politico reports: The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency was fired Thursday morning, according to two people with direct knowledge of the situation. Cameron Hamilton, FEMA’s acting administrator, has told people that he was terminated, leaving the nation’s disaster agency without a top official three weeks before the start of the Atlantic hurricane season and as Congress scrutinizes FEMA’s …

The Daily Beast reports: Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided multiple restaurants in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, including one owned by the husband of CBS News anchor Norah O’Donnell. Chef Geoff’s, an American eatery founded by O’Donnell’s husband Geoff Tracy, had its Northwest D.C. location near American University raided by nearly a dozen ICE agents on Tuesday morning, according to …

The Washingtonian reports: Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are targeting DC restaurants today in what is shaping up to be one of the city’s most high-profile examples yet of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Millie’s in Spring Valley, Pupatella in Dupont Circle, Chef Geoff’s in Northwest, and Chang Chang downtown are among the businesses that immigration officials have visited seeking …

“I think the Department of Justice absolutely should look into this situation. We’ve seen not just those that serve in public office, be willing to break the law to facilitate the invasion that has happened and allow criminals to stay here. “We’ve also seen judges take radical action to help protect these criminals. It’s time that we stand for what’s …

The Associated Press reports: The Trump administration says it is going to pay immigrants in the United States illegally who’ve returned to their home country voluntarily $1,000 as it pushes forward with its mass deportation agenda. The Department of Homeland Security said in a news release Monday that it’s also paying for travel assistance and that those people who use …

The Daily Beast reports: A federal judge dealt a blow to the Trump administration and ordered it to release a Columbia University student who was arrested at his U.S. citizenship appointment. Mohsen Mahdawi, 34, walked free Wednesday morning following two weeks in jail over accusations he harmed America’s foreign policy interests. His arrest April 14 came after Secretary of State …

Politico reports: A complaint filed on Monday reveals more details about the suspects accused of snatching Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse from a restaurant in Washington, D.C. last weekend. The United States Secret Service and the Metropolitan Police Department arrested the primary suspect, 49-year-old Mario Bustamante Leiva, a Chilean national, in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. According to the complaint, …

The Washington Post reports: “This individual is a career criminal who has been in our country illegally for years,” Noem said in statement provided to The Washington Post through a spokeswoman. “Unfortunately, so many families in this country have been made victims by crime, and that’s why President Trump is working every single day to make America safe and get …

CNN reports: The man who allegedly stole a Gucci bag loaded with cash from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was sitting at the table next to hers, according to video of Sunday’s incident reviewed by Secret Service investigators. The surveillance footage of the incident at The Capital Burger restaurant in Washington, DC, showed the suspect purposefully moving close to Noem …

“I’m doing what I was elected to do, remove criminals from our Country, but the Courts don’t seem to want me to do that. My team is fantastic, doing an incredible job, however, they are being stymied at every turn by even the U.S. Supreme Court, which I have such great respect for, but which seemingly doesn’t want me to …