Homeland Security

Border security February 18, 2022

CBP sees 'substantial increase' in fentanyl seizures, confirms 153,941 migrant encounters in January

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Friday said it had seen a "substantial increase" in fentanyl seizures at the southern border in January, just as it confirmed that there were 153,941 migrant encounters last month.

Illegal Immigrants February 18, 2022

Arizona AG says Biden admin's failure to release ICE annual report latest example of DHS' lack of transparency

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is citing the failure so far by the Biden administration to release the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) annual report as the latest example of the lack of transparency that the Department of Homeland Security has exhibited when it comes to the effects of its liberal immigration policies.

Homeland Security February 18, 2022

Mayorkas describes 'tough trip' to the border after tense encounter with Border Patrol

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas described a recent "tough trip" to the U.S. southern border that included tense encounters with Border Patrol agents, some of whom he accused of acting "unprofessionally."

Border security February 17, 2022

DHS proposes rule to ignore immigrants’ use of SNAP, CHIP, Medicaid when considering green card applications

The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday proposed a new “public charge” rule that would dramatically scale back the number of benefits that immigrants can use that would be held against them when applying for permanent residency in the United States, a significant reversal from the Trump administration’s policy.

Border security February 17, 2022

Border crisis: Number of Turkish migrants at southern border already outpaces FY 2021

The number of Turkish migrants encountered at the southern border so far in FY 2022 already outpaces the number encountered in FY 2021 – a sign of the increasingly global character of the U.S. border crisis.

IMMIGRATION February 16, 2022

Migrants on Mexico’s southern border sew mouths shut as they demand passage to US

Migrants on Mexico’s southern border sewed their mouths shut on Tuesday in a gruesome bid to convince Mexico to let them in, so they can travel north and try to get into the United States.

Airlines February 15, 2022

Flight attendants' union pushes no-fly list for unruly passengers: 'Our flights are under attack'

The nation's largest flight attendants' union is calling for disruptive passengers to be added to a national no-fly list after a spate of incidents in which flight attendants were “punched, kicked, spit on, and sexually assaulted.”

Politics February 15, 2022

Sen. Blackburn accuses DHS of 'policing' speech, thoughts of Americans through anti-terrorism bulletin

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R- Tenn., on Tuesday sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas expressing concern with the Department's apparent efforts to control online speech and disinformation.

CRIME February 11, 2022

Texas woman allegedly busted at US-Mexico border with 44 rifles, disassembled machine gun in trampoline box

Federal authorities have arrested an American woman accused of trying to smuggle a shipment of dozens of rifles in packaged in trampoline packaging into Mexico earlier this week.

Homeland Security February 11, 2022

DHS moves to counter truck convoy in US ahead of Super Bowl Sunday amid trucker protests

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had deployed 500 employees and is "surging additional staff" in coordination with California police forces to prevent disruptions at the Super Bowl in response to an international trucking protest. 

Illegal Immigrants February 11, 2022

ICE deports illegal immigrant wanted for aggravated child rape in Mexico

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced this week that it has deported an illegal immigrant wanted for aggravated child rape in Mexico — a move that fits in with the Biden administration’s dramatically narrowed enforcement of immigration law.