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
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
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
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:
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
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
Family reunification program for Central American children is off to a slow start under the Biden administration, new report shows https://t.co/KFblpzHupA
DHS terminates the controversial disinformation board a few months after it was put on pause following Republican-led criticism https://t.co/3uknQ8xBm4
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
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."
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
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
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
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