Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was dragged out of a Department of Homeland Security press conference, forced to the ground, and handcuffed by members of the FBI after attempting to ask DHS Secretary Kristi Noem a question on Thursday. “I’m Senator Alex Padilla, I have questions for the secretary,” the federal …
Read More »'Reckless and Dangerous:' Nadler Attacks Trump After DHS Detained His Staffer
Rep. Jerrold Nadler criticized Donald Trump and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after officers detained a crying staff member in Nadler’s district office. While protesters gathered outside an immigration courthouse, DHS officers attempted to enter Nadler’s Manhattan office in the same building and accused his staff of “harboring rioters.” …
Read More »Trump Admin Misleads the Supreme Court About Its South Sudan Deportations
Donald Trump’s administration has appealed to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to bless his effort to deport a group of migrants to South Sudan, a war-torn African country, with little notice and in express violation of a judge’s order. The high court has already smacked down the administration’s efforts …
Read More »Kristi Noem Ignores the Law — and Reality — in Tense Immigration Hearing
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified before the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The leader of the Trump administration’s deportation push had a lot to answer for. In a hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee, Democrats grilled Noem about the arrest of Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka; the …
Read More »Lawyers Say Trump's Admin Is Endangering Moms of Deported American Kids
The news that three U.S. citizen children were illegally removed from Louisiana and flown to Honduras last Friday has swept the nation. President Donald Trump’s administration continues to double down, insisting that the two mothers wanted to take their children with them, despite the deported families’ legal counsel vehemently denying …
Read More »Post Office Reportedly Helping Trump Find Immigrants to Deport
The U.S. Postal Service has reportedly begun cooperating with Trump administration efforts to track down undocumented immigrants for deportation. According to a Wednesday report from The Washington Post, U.S. Postal Inspection Service — the law enforcement arm of USPS — is cooperating with the Department of Homeland Security, which is …
Read More »Trump Wants to 'Terminate' Legal Immigrants' Social Security Numbers
Donald Trump has taken extreme measures in his second term to deport foreign nationals legally residing in the U.S., such as revoking the visas of students involved in pro-Palestine protests on campuses around the country. Now, as The New York Times reports, the administration will look to widen the scope …
Read More »Kristi Noem Says $200 Million DHS Ad Campaign Thanking Trump Was His Idea
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — The Department of Homeland Security has budgeted up to $200 million to run anti-immigrant ads in the United States and overseas that repeatedly thank President Donald Trump for leading an immigration crackdown. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Friday night that these ads were Trump’s idea, …
Read More »Trump Admin. Spends Big Taxpayer Money on Ads Thanking Trump
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s administration has been firing federal workers en masse, pausing and shuttering whole federal agencies, and furiously hunting for examples of waste, fraud, and abuse that they can show their supporters to prove all the destruction is necessary and good. At the same time, Trump’s Department …
Read More »Incoming Trump Border Czar's Firm Brags About Helping Companies Get Contracts
Donald Trump’s incoming “border czar,” Tom Homan, has led a consulting firm that openly brags about helping private companies secure federal contracts. Asked about this work, Homan says he has recused himself “from any involvement, discussion, input, or decision of any future government contracts.” Homan, who previously directed U.S. Immigration …
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