Thanks for checking out this web extra. We didn’t have time to bring you all our panel discussion on 4 the Record. This part of the conversation turned to the federal government and the partisan battle surrounding the Department of Homeland Security. (OurQuadCities.com) We’ve seen a lot of fighting on Capitol Hill in recent weeks … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders say a White House proposal is “incomplete and insufficient” as they call for new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and threaten to shut down the Department of Homeland Security. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement late Monday that a … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officials are not “realistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will close next week if they do not work with Republicans and the White House. Democrats say they won’t vote for a … Read more
Thousands of federal immigration agents have been complaining about their jobs in an online forum, blasting “incompetent management,” according to a report. Agents with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection agencies, which are part of the Department of Homeland Security, have vented their frustrations online as they have been put at … Read more
In a congressional hearing on Tuesday, the Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) read aloud text messages from an immigration agent who bragged about shooting a Chicago woman last year. On October 4, a Customs and Border Protection agent Charles Exum a shot Marimar Martinez five times in Brighton Park during the Department of Homeland Security’s Operation … Read more
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Funding for the Department of Homeland Security and several other US government agencies could expire this week if Republicans and Democrats in the US Congress do not resolve a dispute over the aggressive enforcement efforts of immigration agents. WHY IS ICE SOMETHING CONTROVERSIAL? President Donald Trump is … Read more
A quiet regulatory update from the Social Security Administration (SSA) may raise new concerns about the government’s increasing use of surveillance tools to monitor ordinary Americans. In early January, SSA updated the Foreign Travel Evidence – Foreign Travel Data Application to increase scrutiny of foreign travel by Americans receiving benefits. This change allows the agency … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge refused Monday to temporarily block the Trump administration from enforcing a new policy that requires a week’s notice before members of Congress can visit immigration detention facilities. US District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington, DC, concluded that the Department of Homeland Security did not violate a previous court order … Read more
US Army Reserve Black Hawk pilot Chris Busby, 28, and Stephanie Kenny-Velasquez, 25, went to an Austin courthouse to get their marriage license on Dec. 3. About 48 hours later, Velasquez entered a Houston Immigration and Customs Enforcement office for a routine check-in and never left, Busby said. The uncertainty left the newlyweds wondering if … Read more
A federal judge in Minnesota on Thursday ordered the release of a Liberian man four days after heavily armed immigration agents stormed his home using a battering ram and arrested him. US District Judge Jeffrey Bryan said in his ruling that the agents violated Garrison Gibson’s Fourth Amendment rights against illegal search and seizure. “To … Read more