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DHS is producing viral content out of immigration raids. Real sources are going quiet. Journalist Maria Hinojosa tells The Metro what that costs a democracy.
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Larson Votes Against Latest Republican Effort to Fund ICE
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against Republicans’ bill that would fund the Department of Homeland Security with no restrictions to rein in ICE’s abuses of power.
Trump sacks Kristi Noem, the face of his immigration crackdown - SMH
The US president announced Noem – the first person to be dumped from his cabinet in his second term – would be replaced at the end of the month.
Traveling over break? Know your rights when dealing with ICE. - BG Falcon Media
Information compiled by The National Justice Center, The New York Times, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Students across Bowling Green State University have the chance to travel back to their hometowns or go on vacation over spring break. But what if the places where students are traveling have a high concentration...
Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and replaces her with Sen. Markwayne Mullin
Trump let Noem go after a string of recent criticisms attacked the DHS Head for her handling of the Minnesota shootings.
Ousted DHS secretary Kristi Noem was at center of Chicago immigration controversies
From midnight raids to shootings, Kristi Noem, who was ousted as DHS secretary by Trump today, was at the center of many of the controversies of Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago.
DHS funding bill stalls again, as partial shutdown drags on - The National Desk
The Senate on Thursday again failed to advance a DHS bill that would have provided funding through September.
What it's like to get caught in ICE's surveillance web : Consider This from NPR
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is using a variety of tools to surveil folks they want to intimidate and apprehend. That web helps federal agents find people to deport. But it also allows them to identify U.S. citizens who criticize the federal government and its policies.NPR has compiled dozens of stories of people caught up in the surveillance web. Some were monitoring ICE activities and found themselves in interactions with agents who identify them by their names and home addresses. NPR’s Scott Detrow talks with Meg Anderson and Jude Joffe-Block who have been collecting the stories, and tracking ICE’s surveillance tactics.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at [email protected] from NPR’s Kat Lonsdorf contributed to this story. This episode was produced by Gabriel Sanchez and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane. It was edited by Alina Hartounian, John Ketchum and Sarah Handel.Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
Klobuchar Statement on Department of Homeland Security - News Releases
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement on the removal of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. “Under the leadership of Secretary Noem, the constitutional rights of people across our state were violated and two Minnesotans were killed. Alex Pretti and Renee Good should be alive today. “At this week’s oversight hearing in the Senate, I pressed Secretary Noem on the lies she spread by calling Alex and Renee domestic terrorists and the wrongful stops and arrests of American citizens. “Secretary Noem’s overdue removal from the Department of Homeland Security is a step toward accountability, but it is only the beginning.” ###
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Statement on Congressional Republicans Putting Americans' Safety at Risk
“President Trump and Congressional Republicans refuse to reform ICE to increase public safety after the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in the ...
Trump says Noem to leave Homeland Security; Mullin tapped as replacement - Scripps News
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will no longer be in charge of the department as of March 31.
Markwayne Mullin, Maga 'warrior' and ICE defender, to replace Kristi Noem - The Guardian
Trump-backed US senator and ex-MMA fighter a vocal supporter of ICE’s ‘red-blooded American patriots’