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October 14, 2020

Cameroonian asylum-seekers accuse US of forcing deportation

A group of asylum-seekers from Cameroon facing deportation back to their conflict-ridden country say they were pressured with ...

October 08, 2020

Trump administration turns to immigration as vote nears

It had the ingredients of a President Donald Trump campaign speech: dangerous immigrants, attacks on Democrat-run cities, ...

October 07, 2020

Military leaders quarantined after official tests positive

The nation's top military leaders were under self-quarantine Tuesday after a senior Coast Guard official tested positive for ...

October 06, 2020

Trump administration to sharply limit skilled-worker visas

The Trump administration announced plans Tuesday to sharply limit visas for skilled workers from overseas, a move officials ...

September 30, 2020

Judge blocks big fee hikes for citizenship, other benefits

A federal judge on Tuesday halted major fee increases for citizenship and other immigration benefits three days before they ...

September 29, 2020

House Intelligence panel to subpoena DHS over whistleblower

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Tuesday he will subpoena the Department of Homeland Security after a ...

September 23, 2020

Trump Homeland Security pick denies intelligence meddling

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security denied allegations Wednesday that he molded ...

September 20, 2020

Schiff delays deposition of Homeland Security whistleblower

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says the committee is scheduled to depose a Department of Homeland Security ...

September 19, 2020

Homeland Security whistleblower not yet ready to testify

A whistleblower from the Department of Homeland Security who says he was pressured to suppress facts in intelligence reports ...

September 18, 2020

Ex-Pence adviser says Trump bungled virus; she's for Biden

A former adviser to Vice President Mike Pence who served on the White House coronavirus task force says President Donald ...

September 18, 2020

FBI director says antifa is an ideology, not an organization

FBI Director Chris Wray told lawmakers Thursday that antifa is an ideology, not an organization, delivering testimony that ...

September 13, 2020

Whistleblower's claims on Russian interference fit pattern

A whistleblower’s allegation that he was pressured to suppress intelligence about Russian election interference is the latest ...

September 12, 2020

Confirmation gets trickier for Trump Homeland Security pick

A whistleblower's complaint and a tight timeline are making it increasingly unlikely that the Senate will confirm Chad Wolf ...

September 09, 2020

Top Homeland Security official defends response to protests

The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday defended his response to protests in Portland, Oregon, amid ...

September 04, 2020

Democrats request Hatch Act probe of Republican convention

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are seeking an investigation into what they call repeated violations of the ...

September 02, 2020

Trump administration plans expanded use of personal data

The Trump administration announced plans Tuesday to expand the collection of personal “biometric” information by the agency ...

August 31, 2020

Judge blocks asylum screening by border protection agents

A federal judge on Monday blocked U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees from conducting the initial screening for ...

August 31, 2020

Trump, Portland mayor blame each other after deadly shooting

The mayor of Portland, Oregon, and President Donald Trump engaged in a real-time argument Sunday as the president sent a ...