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DHS cut funding to mass shooting prevention programs in Minnesota before killings

DHS cut funding to mass shooting prevention programs in Minnesota before killings

Facebook Tweet Email Link The month before a shooter opened fire on children gathered in a Minnesota church this week, the Trump administration cut funding in the state for efforts to identify potential mass shooters and head off their violence. The grants were ended as part of $18.5 million in cuts to a Homeland Security program that the Trump administration …

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Trump preparing major immigration enforcement operations in Chicago next week similar to LA, DHS sources say

Trump preparing major immigration enforcement operations in Chicago next week similar to LA, DHS sources say

The Trump administration is preparing to launch major immigration enforcement operations in Chicago next week employing tactics that sparked protests in Los Angeles, sources tell CBS News.     Two senior DHS officials confirmed the administration is preparing to expand immigration arrest operations mirroring the activations in Los Angeles in the spring. The operations could start as soon as Sept. 5, …

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DHS hires researcher who has distorted voter data to elections role

DHS hires researcher who has distorted voter data to elections role

NEW YORK (AP) — A conservative election researcher whose faulty findings on voter data were cited by President Donald Trump as he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss has been appointed to an election integrity role at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Pennsylvania activist Heather Honey is now serving as the deputy assistant secretary for election integrity in …

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Appeals court allows DHS to end protected status for migrants from Central America and Nepal

Appeals court allows DHS to end protected status for migrants from Central America and Nepal

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and halted for now a lower court’s order that had kept in place temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Central America and Nepal. This means that the Republican administration can move toward removing an estimated 7,000 people from Nepal whose Temporary Protected Status designations expired …

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Kristi Noem: Southern border wall will be painted black to deter people from climbing it during hot weather, DHS secretary says

Kristi Noem: Southern border wall will be painted black to deter people from climbing it during hot weather, DHS secretary says

Donald Trump Immigration National security Immigration politics See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link The wall along the southern border will be painted black in an effort to make the structure too hot to climb, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday, saying the suggestion came from President Donald Trump. “It’s tall, which makes it very, very difficult …

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‘Cornhusker Clink’: DHS to open new ICE migrant detention facility in Nebraska – The Hill

‘Cornhusker Clink’: DHS to open new ICE migrant detention facility in Nebraska  The Hill Nebraska announces plan for immigration detention center dubbed the ‘Cornhusker Clink’  CNN Gov. Pillen plans to use McCook facility as immigration detention center  KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem announces new Ice jail in Nebraska amid Trump crackdown – as …

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Wisconsin DHS warns of possible measles exposure at Beloit, Roberts travel centers – Channel 3000

Wisconsin DHS warns of possible measles exposure at Beloit, Roberts travel centers – Channel 3000

Wisconsin DHS warns of possible measles exposure at Beloit, Roberts travel centers  Channel 3000 Health officials warn of possible measles exposures at travel centers in Wisconsin  WLUK Out-of-state traveler may have exposed Wisconsinites to measles  WISN Measles exposure alert in Beloit: DHS urges people to check vaccine status  WKOW Wisconsin Health Department warns of possible measles exposure at two service stations  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Source …

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