Geneva Sands

Reporter | Producer | Journalist. Previously covering homeland security @CNN. Before that @ABC @FusionNews @thehill

[Geneva Sands @Geneva_Sands]

Exclusive: Extreme public discourse and divisive politics of recent years is in part to blame for pushing people on the margins of radicalization “over the line,” DHS intel chief tells CNN https://t.co/4se8KVVH4i

[State of the Union @CNNSOTU]

Homeland Security intel chief describes revamp of department amid radicalization in the US | ⁦@Geneva_Sands⁩ https://t.co/v6xjmeqbxg

[Geneva Sands @Geneva_Sands]

@EllieCKaufman @ABC Congratulations @EllieCKaufman !! @ABC is very lucky to have you

[Manu Raju @mkraju]

New incoming House GOP majority setting its sights on Mayorkas. The incoming chairman of House Judiciary, Jim Jordan, sends letter to Mayorkas and other senior officials asking for testimony

[Luke Barr @LukeLBarr]

CBP Chief Chris Magnus has resigned, after refusing to do so earlier this week according to a letter sent to the President tonight.

[Sean Lyngaas @snlyngaas]

New --> I took a look at 2 federal grant programs worth millions that the feds have tried to adapt to physical threats facing election workers. I only found a handful of projects (~ $1-1.5M) going to that purpose in 7 battleground states in the last 3 yrs https://t.co/VDvK7pJ5Ae

[Priscilla Alvarez @priscialva]

US Coast Guard is searching for more than 20 migrants in the waters off the Florida coast currently, after the arrival of Cubans who swam to shore after their boat sank due to the storm:

[Priscilla Alvarez @priscialva]

Scoop: US officials and representatives of more than a dozen countries in the Western Hemisphere gathered at the White House Monday amid concerns over mass migration in the region. https://t.co/0UAX8jaqYi

[Priscilla Alvarez @priscialva]

The Central American Minors Refugee and Parole Program, which relaunched last year, is off to a slow start. Bottlenecks, long wait times + lack of attorney support that plagued the program since the start have yet to be resolved, @Geneva_Sands reports: https://t.co/deJ4vtx2vT

[Geneva Sands @Geneva_Sands]

Family reunification program for Central American children is off to a slow start under the Biden administration, new report shows https://t.co/KFblpzHupA

[Geneva Sands @Geneva_Sands]

DHS terminates the controversial disinformation board a few months after it was put on pause following Republican-led criticism https://t.co/3uknQ8xBm4

[Priscilla Alvarez @priscialva]

NEW: The Biden admin finalized its asylum rule that gives asylum officers more authority by allowing them to hear and decide cases that are usually assigned to immigration judges. https://t.co/UJImSkV47G

[Luke Barr @LukeLBarr]

FBI 'concerned' about Russian cyberattacks on critical US infrastructure: Wray - https://t.co/xl5OpHjuLS via @ABC

[Priscilla Alvarez @priscialva]

State spokes Ned Price tells @PoppyHarlowCNN Biden will say more on Ukrainian refugees this week. Asked about CNN reporting that the admin is considering a priority designation or humanitarian parole, Price said: "All of those options are on the table."

[Geneva Sands @Geneva_Sands]

NEW: For the first time, the DHS Inspector General called for the “immediate” removal of detainees from an immigration facility, citing mold, clogged toilets and other issues https://t.co/LzuRbDAC8X

[Geneva Sands @Geneva_Sands]

Texas synagogue standoff prompted review of security measures between US and UK, a senior DHS intel official says https://t.co/9SMHUQOyrp

[Priscilla Alvarez @priscialva]

BREAKING: DHS will extend TPS -- a form of humanitarian relief -- to Afghans who are in the US so they can remain in the country. USCIS estimates that around 74,500 individuals in the US would become eligible for TPS through the designation: https://t.co/UAHiZPb4So

[Geneva Sands @Geneva_Sands]

Border Patrol says 122 migrants arrived in a "smuggling" incident north of Key West today ... a week after another boat carrying 300 people ran aground in the Florida Keys https://t.co/F9TO5Tq4ln

[Jeffrey J. Dinise @USBPChiefMIP]

#HappeningNow: #BorderPatrol agents along with federal, state, & local partners are responding to a maritime smuggling event involving over 100 migrants that made landfall in the Florida Keys. @cbpamoregdirse @uscgsoutheast @cbpflorida

#breakingnews #florida

[Priscilla Alvarez @priscialva]

NEW: The Biden administration is considering expediting the resettlement of Ukrainian refugees with US ties, a US official tells me. Refugee resettlement is one of the few avenues Ukrainians have to come to the US, but it's a process that can take years. https://t.co/rVVbbIqzjK

[Geneva Sands @Geneva_Sands]

Report finds 'significant gaps' in DHS' ability to detect violent extremism in its ranks https://t.co/RESldP1bDL