Department of Homeland Security

Three doctors wearing white doctor coats, stand together and hold protest signs. One reads "stop racist legislation."

Shani Saxon Nov 20, 2019 5:12PM EST

Doctors Offer Flu Shots to Detained Migrants, Feds Say No

Medical professionals warn the Trump administration that a “devastating” epidemic could be on the horizon.

A white sheet with the words "White supremacy is terrorism" written on it hangs on the front gate of a house

Spencer Sunshine Nov 4, 2019 11:23AM EST

Arrest of Daniel McMahon Suggests That the Feds Are Finally Taking White Nationalism Seriously [Op-Ed]

Observers of the far right are closely watching the federal prosecution of Daniel McMahon, a virulent White supremacist charged with cyberstalking and threatening a Black city council candidate.

Young Latinx girl with dark hair and a pink bow in her hairs hold both hands of the woman next to her.

Shani Saxon Oct 29, 2019 4:55PM EDT

Feds Give Salvadorans More Time to Exit United States

Ken Cuccinelli of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: “Work permits for Salvadorans will be extended for one year past resolution of litigation for an orderly wind down period.”

Patricia Okoumou. Black woman wearing a green dress that reads, "I really care, why won't u?"

Shani Saxon Oct 28, 2019 5:36PM EDT

Federal Gov't Took 1,556 More Migrant Children From Parents Than Previously Reported

This reportedly brings the total number of family separations since 2017 close to 5,500.

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Shani Saxon Oct 9, 2019 3:32PM EDT

Lawsuits Nationwide Seek to Block Trump Policy That Denies Citizenship to Low-Income Earning Immigrants

The updated public charge rule, scheduled to take effect next week, would privilege wealthy immigrants over those who need financial assistance.

A woman wearing a blue shirt and gray jeans stands in line next to a silver barrier, along with her three small children.

Shani Saxon Sep 24, 2019 3:37PM EDT

DHS Ends 'Catch And Release' Immigration Policy

Migrant families apprehended at the border will no longer be released into the United States while they wait for their immigration cases to be processed.

White Lives Matter rally. Black woman stares down White man.

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Sep 23, 2019 5:15PM EDT

Department of Homeland Security Finally Calls White Supremacy a Threat to the Nation

A new report from the agency calls out White supremacists as drivers of domestic terror.

Large group of people sit in a straight line on the ground in front of a large southern border fence.

Shani Saxon Aug 28, 2019 5:08PM EDT

Homeland Security Takes Millions From FEMA to Fund Border Programs

Just in time for hurricane season, the Department of Homeland Security commandeers $271 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard to cover costs associated with detaining immigrants.

group of people stand in single-file line as they board a green and white border patrol van.

Shani Saxon Jul 23, 2019 4:01PM EDT

Homeland Security Expands Fast-Track Deportation Policy

The Trump administration can now deport migrants of undocumented status without giving them an opportunity to appear in court.

Shani Saxon Jul 3, 2019 12:31PM EDT

DHS Hits Undocumented Immigrants with Fines of Up to $500,000

The Trump administration is seeking to charge those who did not leave the United States after being ordered to do so.

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Shani Saxon Jun 10, 2019 5:48PM EDT

Doctors Say Migrants in Need of Medical Care Are Treated Poorly

Recently apprehended asylum-seekers who are only in custody because of their immigration status are reportedly victimized via extreme security measures.

Small child wearing diapers and family members sleep in blue and orange tent

Shani Saxon May 23, 2019 4:46PM EDT

Pentagon to Build Tent Cities Near Border for 7,500 Migrants

Military personnel will handle construction, but the facilities will still be managed by the Department of Homeland Security.

A Honduran father holds his son as they wait in line to cross the Guatemala-Mexico border and register at an immigration facility in Tecun Uman, Guatemala, on January 19, 2019.

Shani Saxon May 1, 2019 2:00PM EDT

Homeland Security to Start DNA Testing at the Border

The pilot program is slated to begin next week.

A group of migrant women and children walk past a U.S. Border Patrol agent after crossing over the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Tijuana, Mexico on December 2, 2018.

Shani Saxon Apr 30, 2019 1:38PM EDT

Asylum Seekers Face Tough New Restraints

The government could soon charge a fee and limit the number of work permits.

A small child wearing a blue hoodie sweatshirt pushes a purple stroller over a yellow street curb outside a closed temporary migrant shelter in Tijuana, Mexico on December 6, 2018.

Shani Saxon Apr 17, 2019 4:12PM EDT

DHS Panel Recommends 'Emergency Actions' to Address Migrant Families at Border

Panel of the Homeland Security Advisory Council: “Thousands of migrant children are in danger.”

A group of Central American families, including men, women and children, are bundled up in colorful, warm clothing as they walk along the border fence after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico on February 01, 2019.

Shani Saxon Apr 9, 2019 3:34PM EDT

Court Blocks Government's 'Remain in Mexico' Asylum Policy

Judy Rabinovitz of the ACLU: “Try as it may, the Trump administration cannot simply ignore our laws in order to accomplish its goal of preventing people from seeking asylum in the United States.”