The Department of Homeland security requested the assistance of the U.S. military to transport illegal immigrants, many of Haitian origin, from a crowded holding area under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas. The Department of Defense (DOD) confirmed the request during a press briefing on Monday. Under this request, the department would provide contracted air…
Homeland Security Asks for Military Help to Move Illegal Immigrants from Del Rio
US to Expel Illegal Immigrants Gathering Under Texas Bridge
Illegal immigrants who have gathered in a Texas bridge area will be expelled, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Saturday. The DHS made the announcement after various reports said that thousands of illegal immigrants are amassing under an international bridge in Del Rio, Texas. Some 9,000 illegal immigrants, including Haitians, Cubans, and Venezuelans, were…
Biden Admin to Double Number of Asylum Officers at Border, Empower Them to Accept or Reject Arrivals
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden’s administration unveiled a plan to overhaul the U.S. asylum system on Wednesday, including a doubling of staff to try to speed processing of immigrants arriving at the southern border, where arrests have soared to 20-year highs. The proposed rule would authorize asylum officers to accept or reject migrants’ claims for protection soon…
Department of Homeland Security Imposes Employee Mask Mandate
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday announced that all employees, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status, have to wear masks and physically distance themselves indoors. The policy will go into effect immediately, the department said in a statement. DHS oversees a number of different agencies, including Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs…
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (June 16)
President Joe Biden was in Geneva on Wednesday, meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Where can they cooperate? And what does America’s former top diplomat have to say about Biden’s 1-on-1 press briefings? The DHS Secretary traveled to Mexico for talks. That’s as the country steps up its border vaccinations to try to get its…
Ohio Sheriff Ends Relationship With DHS to Prevent Release of Illegal Immigrants Into Community
A sheriff in Butler County, Ohio, on May 26 announced that his office is ending its relationship with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to prevent the Biden administration from releasing illegal immigrants into the community. In a news release on May 26, Sheriff Richard K. Jones’ office said that it has notified the agency…
White House Rebuffs DHS Secretary’s Comments About Possible ‘Vaccine Passports’ for Travelers
The White House on Friday attempted to downplay comments made by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about a possible vaccine passport system being implemented for travelers coming into and out of the United States. Mayorkas earlier Friday told ABC News that the administration is taking a “very close look” at passport-like systems…
DHS to Close 2 Migrant Detention Centers After Allegations of Abuse
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Thursday that it will close two migrant detention centers, both of which face allegations of abuse. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to stop using the C. Carlos Carreiro Immigration Detention Center in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. In a report (pdf) released in December…
DHS Cybersecurity Chief Warns That More Ransomware Attacks on Infrastructure Are Likely Following Colonial Attack
The head of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) cybersecurity agency warned that following the ransomware attack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline, more and more attacks may hit American infrastructure and businesses in the near future. Acting Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Brandon Wales made that assertion in front of the Senate Homeland…
Biden Administration Orders ICE, Border Patrol to Stop Using Term ‘Illegal Alien’
The White House has ordered officials in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to stop using several terms including “illegal alien,” “alien,” and “assimilation,” The Epoch Times can confirm. Memos sent by Tae Johnson, the acting director of ICE, and Troy Miller, the acting head of CBP, were distributed to…
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