#dhs

[ follow ]
#immigration-enforcement
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago
US news

"Defend American culture": DHS pledge leaves some Latinos rattled

DHS social media portrays immigration enforcement as a cultural, militarized struggle using nationalist imagery and rhetoric to recruit agents and build public support.
fromwww.dailynews.com
3 months ago
Los Angeles

Despite court order, federal officials use Penske truck to trick and arrest 16 immigrants in Los Angeles

Federal agents used a Penske rental truck to arrest 16 undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles, despite a federal court order limiting such arrests.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago

MS NOW Reporter Challenges Trump Border Patrol on Authority to Raid Gets Stunning One-Word Response

Border Patrol operates far inland using a 100-mile rule and citing 'airport' authority, prompting mass arrests and resistance in American cities like Charlotte.
#doj
fromemptywheel
2 months ago
Law

Kristi Noem's Non-Stop Slander Invites Congress to Ask Melania about Her Close Ties to Jeffrey Epstein - emptywheel

fromemptywheel
2 months ago
Law

Kristi Noem's Non-Stop Slander Invites Congress to Ask Melania about Her Close Ties to Jeffrey Epstein - emptywheel

#tsa
fromFast Company
4 months ago
US politics

A new change to TSA airport security lines could cut wait times by a lot-for these types of travelers

fromFast Company
4 months ago
US politics

A new change to TSA airport security lines could cut wait times by a lot-for these types of travelers

fromNextgov.com
1 week ago

DHS expanding citizenship system for voter verification, despite concerns about potential disenfranchisement

The Department of Homeland Security says the revamped system can help enforce laws that only U.S. citizens can vote in federal elections, although experts worry that it threatens Americans' privacy and could potentially disenfranchise legitimate voters. New DHS regulatory documents detail how the network gathers information from various government datasets, including passport records, driver's license databases and Social Security files.
US politics
US politics
fromAxios
1 week ago

Judge demands ICE release 313 people held without warrants

A federal judge ordered DHS to release detainees, produce records, and place low‑flight‑risk individuals on bond, finding arrests violated the Castañon Nava settlement.
US news
fromTruthout
1 week ago

Open Records Advocates Alarmed as DHS Abandons Text Archiving Software for Manual Screenshots

DHS stopped using TeleMessage and requires employees to manually archive messages via screenshots, raising risks of misuse, incomplete records, and FOIA compliance problems.
#ice
Brooklyn
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Editorial | Time for accountability at ICE and Department of Homeland Security | amNewYork

Masked ICE agents forcibly confronted and pushed journalists and detainees at Federal Plaza, causing chaotic, traumatic scenes and prompting misleading DHS statements.
New York City
fromHip-Hop Wired
2 months ago

11 NYC Officials Arrested By ICE Agents At Federal Facility

Eleven New York City officials were arrested at the Javits Federal Building after sit-in protests to inspect ICE holding conditions; overall arrests totaled 71.
US politics
fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

New DHS Proposal Expands Biometric Surveillance Program to Include DNA Sex Test

A DHS rule change could authorize DNA-based "biological sex" testing and expanded biometric surveillance, affecting immigrants, children, and gender-diverse and marginalized communities.
US politics
fromTheregister
2 weeks ago

DHS wants more biometric data - even from citizens

DHS would require biometric data (eye scans, cheek swabs, facial scans, fingerprints) from most immigration applicants and many associated individuals, including some U.S. citizens.
#ice-recruitment
fromJezebel
1 month ago
US politics

'SNL' Answers the Question: Why Do These Trump Sycophants Spell Their Names With an 'I'?

fromKqed
1 month ago
Right-wing politics

Experts Concerned About Imagery, Language In ICE Recruitment Materials | KQED

fromJezebel
1 month ago
US politics

'SNL' Answers the Question: Why Do These Trump Sycophants Spell Their Names With an 'I'?

fromKqed
1 month ago
Right-wing politics

Experts Concerned About Imagery, Language In ICE Recruitment Materials | KQED

fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
3 weeks ago

Halo co-creator slams 'abhorrent' US government immigration post

The Department of Homeland Security took to X/Twitter on Monday (27 October) morning urging people to help "destroy the flood" with a post inspired by the video game franchise. The post features a screenshot from Halo: Combat Evolved showing the game's protagonist, Master Chief, driving a Warthog, with the text "Destroy the Flood" and a link to the Immigration & Customs Enforcement's sign-up page.
US politics
US politics
fromTruthout
3 weeks ago

DHS Seeks to Combine State Driver's License Records With Citizenship Data

DHS plans to add state driver's license data to SAVE, expanding bulk citizenship checks and linking driver's licenses with Social Security and passport records.
US politics
fromConsequence
4 weeks ago

ICE "End of the Dark Age" Video Hit with DMCA Takedown Over Use of MGMT Song

DHS posted a video using MGMT's 'Little Dark Age' that was removed from X after a DMCA takedown but remains on Instagram and Bluesky.
fromNewsOne
1 month ago

DHS Uses Black Teen's Video To Falsely Depict Black Youths As ICE Agent Hunters

It's bad enough that our sitting president sits up in either the Oval Office or in some golf cart somewhere, posting racist and/or Democrat-hating AI-generated videos during a time that would be better spent - oh, I don't know - running a country that is currently operating without a funded federal government. But, since Trump has been back in office, the social media feeds the White House and other federal agencies have also become little more than government-run 4chan threads for MAGA rubes who communicate their political ideologies through memes because they don't read books.
US politics
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Inside a Gulfstream G700, the jet preferred by billionaires that Kristi Noem bought for DHS

The Department of Homeland Security entered into a contract to purchase two US-made Gulfstream G700s for $172 million on Friday, The New York Times reported. Thetaxpayer-fundedplanes will be used by Noem, as well as other high-ranking DHS personnel, said a release put out by the Coast Guard, which is part of DHS. They're replacing decades-old planes that "experienced 30 days of unplanned maintenance, with six missions requiring unplanned cancellation," the release said.
US politics
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

House Democrats want answers on CISA reassignments to border security, immigration roles

The Monday letter - led by Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., and also signed by Reps. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., Eugene Vindman, D-Va., and Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, along with Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C. - argues that DHS violated the Antideficiency Act when it reassigned those Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency staff to roles within Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Federal Protective Service and Customs and Border Protection.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Mexico president dismisses US claim of cartel bounties on immigration officials

Mexico's government reports no evidence supporting DHS claims that Mexican cartels offered bounties on US immigration officials.
US politics
fromAxios
1 month ago

U.S. government pays for 2025's most expensive political ad campaign

DHS is running a nationwide multimillion-dollar ad campaign promoting mass deportation, starring Kristi Noem and targeting Latino audiences on TV and digital.
#fema
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

DHS Goes Full Billy Madison in Rebuke of Maria Cardona's Anti-ICE Rant on CNN

The Department of Homeland Security mocked Democratic strategist Maria Cardona by reposting a verbatim insult from the film Billy Madison after she criticized ICE raids.
US politics
fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

Airports Are Refusing to Air Kristi Noem's Weird Shutdown Video

Airports nationwide are refusing to air a DHS video in which Secretary Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the government shutdown and related TSA impacts.
US politics
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

DHS intelligence office sent deferred resignation offers to shed staff in recent months

DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis is offering voluntary separation programs to reduce its workforce to about 500 after earlier, more drastic reduction plans drew criticism.
#deportation
fromDailycaller
1 month ago
US politics

'Been Wanting It For Years': NYC Man Tells Don Lemon He Loves Trump Admin Deporting Illegal Immigrants

fromDailycaller
1 month ago
US politics

'Been Wanting It For Years': NYC Man Tells Don Lemon He Loves Trump Admin Deporting Illegal Immigrants

US politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

US: Trump deploys National Guard to Chicago DW 10/05/2025

President Trump authorized 300 National Guard troops to Chicago to protect federal officers and assets amid immigration-related confrontations and protests.
#immigration
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Democratic lawmakers seek answers from homeland security head about masked Ice agents

Democratic lawmakers are demanding transparency from DHS regarding masked immigration officers concealing identities during arrests.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

A lawsuit tries to block the Trump administration's efforts to merge personal data

A federal class-action suit alleges the Trump administration illegally aggregated Americans' personal data, violating privacy laws and risking security breaches and voter disenfranchisement.
#social-media
#theo-von
#pokemon
fromMashable
1 month ago
Intellectual property law

Pokemon distances itself from DHS's 'Gotta Catch 'Em All' ICE raid video

fromMashable
1 month ago
Intellectual property law

Pokemon distances itself from DHS's 'Gotta Catch 'Em All' ICE raid video

#immigration-policy
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago
US politics

Trump Admin Goes Full McCarthy, Will Decide Whether Migrants Are Pro-USA Enough To Stay Here - Above the Law

fromAbove the Law
2 months ago
US politics

Trump Admin Goes Full McCarthy, Will Decide Whether Migrants Are Pro-USA Enough To Stay Here - Above the Law

fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Fatalities reported during shooting at ICE detention facility in Dallas

Authorities are on the scene of a fatal shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Dallas. In a post on X, Kristi Noem, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said, "Details are still emerging but we can confirm there were multiple injuries and fatalities. The shooter is deceased by a self-inflicted gun shot wound." Noem said a motive is not known and that "ICE law enforcement is facing unprecedented violence against them."
US news
US politics
fromCIO
1 month ago

Proposed H-1B changes could redefine global talent acquisition

A Federal Register notice proposes a weighted H-1B selection favoring higher-skilled, higher-paid applicants while retaining employer access across wage levels.
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Pokemon lawyers won't sue DHS for that video, former legal head predicts

Yesterday afternoon, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a piece of disgusting propaganda that glorifies the concept of a militarized police state forcefully entering people's homes and businesses and leading them away in handcuffs and zip ties - all set to the classic Pokémon theme song and using numerous pieces of obviously copyrighted imagery from the '90s TV show.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

US border patrol collected DNA from thousands of US citizens for years, data shows

In March 2021, a 25-year-old US citizen was traveling through Chicago's Midway airport when they were stopped by US border patrol agents. Though charged with no crime, the 25-year-old was subjected to a cheek swab to collect their DNA, which was sent to the FBI, according to a new report. The unnamed citizen was later admitted into the country. Their DNA was added to the FBI's database of genetic material despite the lack of criminal charges.
Privacy professionals
Information security
fromSecuritymagazine
2 months ago

Sensitive Intel Exposed: DHS Data Hub Accessible to Thousands

A misconfigured DHS intelligence-sharing hub exposed sensitive national security and surveillance data to thousands, including private-sector workers and foreign nationals, for two months.
Information security
fromDataBreaches.Net
2 months ago

FOIA Document on Breach of Sensitive DHS Domestic Intelligence Sharing Portal - DataBreaches.Net

A programming error exposed a DHS intelligence-sharing portal for two months, allowing unauthorized users—including foreign government accounts—to access sensitive federal, state, and local intelligence.
Privacy professionals
fromWIRED
2 months ago

A DHS Data Hub Exposed Sensitive Intel to Thousands of Unauthorized Users

A DHS intelligence-sharing platform was misconfigured in 2023, exposing sensitive but unclassified intelligence to thousands of unauthorized users, including foreign nationals and contractors.
fromTruthout
2 months ago

DHS Launches Crackdown in Chicago Despite Objections From Mayor, Illinois Gov

Police officers watch as people participate in a demonstration against the planned deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago on September 6, 2025.KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP / Getty Images Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news - make a quick donation to Truthout today! After weeks of threatening to invade Chicago, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched "Operation Midway Blitz" on Monday to abduct, detain, and deport some of the millions of immigrant community members in the city.
US politics
US politics
fromAxios
2 months ago

Noem: More cities could see federal law enforcement, even in red states

DHS plans to add resources to ICE operations in Illinois and other cities and will evaluate and potentially deploy federal officers to jurisdictions requesting assistance.
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Experts Worry About New DHS Appointee Overseeing US's Election Infrastructure

Honey is a protege of Cleta Mitchell, a lawyer who tried to help Trump overturn the 2020 election results. In 2024, ProPublica reported that Honey had played a key role in Mitchell's behind-the-scenes effort to change Georgia's election rules to allow Republican officials to contest a potential Trump loss in that year's presidential race. Honey also promoted election conspiracy theories, including one Trump cited in a speech to his followers before they stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
US politics
#immigration-detention
US politics
fromTravel + Leisure
3 months ago

Flying With Kids May Soon Be Easier Thanks to TSA's New Program

DHS will create dedicated family security lanes and discounted family TSA PreCheck access at select airports to speed and simplify screening for traveling families.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months ago

DHS Spox Slaps Gavin Newsom X Account With Fact Check Over Fatal Highway Crash Involving Migrant

A social media feud has escalated between DHS officials and California Governor Gavin Newsom regarding a fatal crash involving an illegal migrant driver.
#kristi-noem
US news
fromBoston.com
3 months ago

Checkpoint with ICE agents met by protesters in D.C.

Federal law enforcement stopped vehicles for minor violations amid protests in Washington.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
3 months ago

The Ugly Truth Behind the Homeland Security Department's Constant Posting

The Department of Homeland Security's recruitment post ties into white nationalist rhetoric through its imagery and captions.
fromAxios
3 months ago

Scoop: White House suspicious of Lewandowski's "temp" work

Known as SGEs, special government employees are limited to 130 days per year of unpaid work. Like recent SGE Elon Musk, they can be in senior positions and still have private employment and clients, unlike typical government workers at departments that handle hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months ago

Trump DHS Gives Absolutely Stunning Clap-Back To John Oliver On Bizarre Darth Vader Video

DHS employed a Star Wars-themed video to promote its immigration policies, which was ridiculed for its moral implications by John Oliver.
fromFast Company
3 months ago

The Trump administration can't win its flame war with 'South Park'

The July 23 premiere of Season 27 skewered Trump's extractive legal battles with the media and other institutions, his long entanglement in the Jeffrey Epstein saga, and, well, his manhood.
US politics
fromFast Company
3 months ago

The real meaning behind that viral Department of Homeland Security painting

The 1873 painting by John Gast shows a group of white pioneers traveling west, forcing a group of Indigenous people out of frame.
US politics
US politics
fromConsequence
3 months ago

South Park Trolls Department of Homeland of Security for Using Meme to Promote ICE

South Park's creators responded to DHS using a show still for job promotion, highlighting their relevance.
fromAxios
3 months ago

DHS denies tying FEMA funds to Israel stance

"FEMA grants remain governed by existing law and policy and not political litmus tests. DHS will enforce all anti-discrimination laws and policies, including as it relates to the BDS movement, which is expressly grounded in antisemitism."
US politics
Privacy professionals
fromNextgov.com
4 months ago

DHS impacted in hack of Microsoft SharePoint products, people familiar say

DHS has been impacted by a cybersecurity breach involving Microsoft SharePoint, linked possibly to Chinese state-aligned groups.
fromThe Hill
4 months ago

Noem blames NY officials, 'sanctuary city policies' for off-duty Border Patrol agent's shooting

"Christhian Aybar-Berroa, is an illegal from the Dominican Republic. He entered the country illegally in 2022 under the Biden Administration and was ordered for final removed in 2023 by an immigration judge."
US politics
US politics
fromNewsOne
4 months ago

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Tells Reporter, 'Don't You Dare Say That Again' When Asked About ICE's Racial Profiling

The Trump administration denies racial profiling by ICE despite evidence confirming it.
[ Load more ]