Category: Department of Homeland Security

Government Allegedly Targets Conservatives and Christians as Terrorists: Watchdog

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)  is allegedly using an anti-terrorism program to target conservatives, Christians, and Republicans. This program was detailed in a recent report by a nonprofit organization. Through FOIA requests, the Media Research Center (MRC) was able to exclusively obtain documents showing that federal funds allocated to DHS’ program to prevent violence…


DHS Sought to Assign ‘Risk Scores’ to Social Media Users, Documents Show

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sought to assign “risk scores” to social media users as part of an initiative dubbed “Night Fury,” documents obtained in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request show. Night Fury sought to develop a methodology for combing through social media posts and content to identify potential criminal or terrorist…


House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on DHS’s Border Crisis Policies

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement holds a hearing on “The Border Crisis: Is the Law Being Faithfully Executed?” at 2:00 p.m. ET on June 7 to examine the Department of Homeland Security’s policies that violate the law and encourage illegal immigration. Former acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security…


LIVE 2:01 PM ET: House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on DHS’s Border Crisis Policies

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement holds a hearing on “The Border Crisis: Is the Law Being Faithfully Executed?” at 2:00 p.m. ET on June 7 to examine the Department of Homeland Security’s policies that violate the law and encourage illegal immigration. Former acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security…


LIVE NOW: House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on DHS’s Border Crisis Policies

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement holds a hearing on “The Border Crisis: Is the Law Being Faithfully Executed?” at 2:00 p.m. ET on June 7 to examine the Department of Homeland Security’s policies that violate the law and encourage illegal immigration. Former acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security…


One in Four Border Agents Plan to Quit in Coming Year, Survey Says

Roughly one-quarter of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who responded to a survey plan to quit their jobs in the coming year, according to Department of Homeland Security Office Inspector General Joseph Cuffari. Cuffari said neither agency has a plan to deal with staffing issues that may…


DHS Faces Backlash Over App Used to Grant Would-Be Illegal Immigrants Entry to US

Critics have accused the Biden administration of downplaying the number of potential illegal immigrants that could enter the United States under two separate programs used to grant “humanitarian parole” to applicants who use a mobile phone app to book appointments at U.S. ports of entry. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), under the direction of…


Federal Agents Raid Two US Facilities of China’s Jinko Solar

This week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security conducted raids at a factory and a sales office run by China’s Jinko Solar Holding Co. Ltd., one of the largest solar panel manufacturers in the world, according to a statement from the DHS to The Epoch Times on Wednesday. Local media reported that Federal Bureau of Investigation agents…


Border Patrol Agent Charged With Taking Bribes, Attempted Meth Distribution in San Diego

SAN DIEGO—A U.S. Border Patrol agent who allegedly agreed to take $25,000 in bribes is facing federal bribery and attempted drug distribution charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said May 11. Hector Hernandez, 55, of Chula Vista, is accused of agreeing to let an undocumented migrant across the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. He also agreed to deliver…


Mayorkas Says DHS ‘Ready to Meet’ Influx of Border-Crossers as Title 42 Expires

Hours before Title 42 was set to expire on May 11, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that stemming the flow of illegal immigrants at the U.S.–Mexico border would be a difficult but manageable challenge for the Biden administration. “This is a challenge, and we are going to meet this challenge,” Mayorkas…