The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is being forced out of his job, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Read More »November 11, 2022 Comments Off on US border agency leader is being forced out, AP reports
The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is being forced out of his job, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Read More »June 7, 2022 Comments Off on Homeland Security sees heightened extremist threat heading into midterms
A looming Supreme Court decision on abortion and the midterm elections are among potential triggers for extremist violence over the next six months, the Department of Homeland Security said.
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Read More »May 18, 2022 Comments Off on New ‘disinformation’ board paused amid free speech questions
The Department of Homeland Security paused a new and controversial board's work on disinformation and accepted the resignation of its leader.
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Read More »July 14, 2020 Comments Off on Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students
Facing eight federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities, the Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer or leave the country if their schools held classes entirely online because of the ...
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Read More »November 5, 2019 Comments Off on Supreme Court to weigh move to end program for young immigrants
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is due to hear arguments next week over the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s decision to terminate a program that protects young, undocumented immigrants from deportation. Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers, 165 educational institutions (including ...
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Read More »September 23, 2019 Comments Off on DHS gives Frederick County nearly $5.5M to hire firefighters
Frederick County is set to receive a nearly $5.5 million federal grant to hire more firefighters.
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Read More »February 11, 2019 Comments Off on More immigrants sue US over end to protected status
Immigrants from Nepal and Honduras — including a Baltimore man whose 9-year-old daughter wants to be president of the United States when she grows up — have filed a lawsuit alleging the Trump administration unfairly ended a program that lets ...
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Read More »November 30, 2018 Comments Off on Federal team finds no intrusion on Maryland election systems
A U.S. Department of Homeland Security team found no evidence of intrusion on Maryland's election system after a company hosting elections systems was acquired.
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Read More »August 22, 2018 Comments Off on Federal team evaluating Maryland’s election system
A U.S. Department of Homeland Security team is in Maryland this week to evaluate the state's election systems
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Read More »March 21, 2018 Comments Off on DHS: Most state election officials lack clearances needed
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said only about 20 out of a targeted 150 state officials have full security clearances needed to receive classified information on cybersecurity threats to their elections, with the midterm congressional primaries already underway. Nielsen, under ...
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