Tag: DHS

‘Canadian Officials’ Surface in Twitter Files, as Accounts Are Flagged by US State Department

Twitter accounts used by the Canadian government have been caught in the U.S. government dragnet attempting to counter online disinformation, a recent iteration of the so-called Twitter Files released by journalist Matt Taibbi reveals. Taibbi published a new thread on Jan. 3 which provides further details on how the U.S. government and its agencies interacted…


Employers of Foreign Workers to Pay Higher Visa Fees Under DHS Proposal

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed increasing the fees paid by companies that employ immigrants in an effort to boost revenue for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), from around $4.5 billion a year to roughly $6.4 billion a year. The proposed fee update (pdf) was announced by USCIS, the agency that handles…


US Border Crisis is National Security Crisis: Former ICE Chief Tom Homan

Tom Homan, former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has criticized what he described as lax border security policies under the Biden administration, arguing that the surge in illegal immigration “is on purpose.” Homan, who served as head of ICE from 2017 to 2018, described the border crisis as one that amounted…


Department of Homeland Security Issues Christmas Warning to Illegal Immigrants

The Department of Homeland Security called on would-be illegal immigrants to not cross into the United States this weekend due to the Arctic-cold temperatures across the country. “As temperatures remain dangerously low all along the border, no one should put their lives in the hands of smugglers, or risk life and limb attempting to cross…


What Is CISA and Why Does It Matter?

Commentary On Oct. 27, 2022, Elon Musk fired Vijaya Gadde from her job at Twitter where she was general counsel and the head of legal, policy, and trust. It became quickly obvious to him and others on his team that it was she who drove the censorship policy within the company, including that which blocked…


Biden Admin to Appeal Ruling Striking Down Title 42 Border Policy

The Biden administration said on Wednesday it’s appealing a federal judge’s ruling that forbids the government from deporting some illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border without first providing them the option to request asylum under the Title 42 policy. In a court filing, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it planned to appeal…


DHS ‘Has Not Told the Truth’ About Efforts to Censor Political Speech, Alleges Sen. Hawley Citing Internal Documents

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) on Nov. 30 said newly obtained internal documents further contradict congressional testimony by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the Disinformation Governance Board, and reveals that the board had a “much deeper” association with big tech companies. Hawley, in a press release, said that documents turned over by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—six…


DHS Warns of ‘Heightened Threat Environment’ in Terrorism Bulletin

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday issued a warning about a so-called “heightened threat environment” ahead of the holiday season in the United States. “Our homeland continues to face a heightened threat environment—as we have seen, tragically, in recent acts of targeted violence—and is driven by violent extremists seeking to further a political…


Florida Files SCOTUS Brief Ahead of Oral Arguments Over DHS Not Deporting Violent Criminal Aliens

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a lawsuit filed by Texas and Louisiana seeking to halt a Department of Homeland Security policy that limited federal agents from detaining and deporting dangerous criminal aliens and instead is allowing them to remain in the U.S. “Biden’s refusal…


Biden’s Border Chief Resigns Amid Ongoing Border Crisis

Chris Magnus has submitted his resignation from the role of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner, the White House announced late Saturday, amid record numbers of illegal immigrants entering the United States from Mexico. President Joe Biden accepted the resignation, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. “President Biden appreciates Commissioner Magnus’ nearly forty…