Millions of dollars of waste found in Trump administration push for immigration detention
GAO found DHS wasted $2.85 million on unused Guantanamo tents and now plans to sell 7 of 11 warehouses bought for $1.07 billion in detention expansion.
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Flock surveillance cameras raise constitutional questions, bipartisan US senators say
Flock's CEO skipped the hearing after a Florida woman testified about a wrongful homicide arrest and an Arizona sheriff described the company dodging his privacy questions.
Trump administration faces second lawsuit to block ICE agents at polls
Nine groups including the NAACP and SEIU cite a federal law barring armed men at polls, as DHS denies any plan to target polling locations.
U.S. Senate Dems disclose Trump administration operation dug through state voter rolls
A whistleblower says DHS agents impersonated voters and faced quotas of five checks per hour, sometimes flagging U.S. citizens due to faulty data.
Judge criticizes Trump pressure on prosecutors on reflecting pool vandalism charges
US Attorney Jeanine Pirro dropped charges against Olympian David Hearn, but the dismissal without prejudice leaves the door open for Trump to push a refiling.
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Trump’s newest order on birthright citizenship blocked in federal court
Judge Deborah Boardman ruled Trump's revised order is almost certainly unconstitutional, citing a Supreme Court decision that already settled the citizenship question this summer.
Trump administration plans $100,000 visa fee for high-skill foreign workers
The proposed fee for domestic hires follows a federal judge's June ruling striking down a similar $100,000 charge for workers hired abroad.
Fentanyl seizures plummeted as Trump administration shifted focus to immigration
One HSI office cut its drug team from seven agents to three as immigration work consumed 99% of staff hours, a DHS watchdog found.
US Supreme Court allows $400M Trump ballroom project to proceed
The order is temporary, giving justices more time to weigh a nonprofit's claim that Trump illegally demolished the East Wing without congressional approval.
Some Haitians targeted for ankle monitors by ICE as they face threat of mass deportation
Attorneys say Springfield ICE offered $2,600 to self-deport or ankle monitors to Haitians who complied with check-ins, a tactic not seen in other cities.
Trump again tries to curb birthright citizenship, following Supreme Court loss
The new orders target children of terrorist group members, diplomatic staff and birth tourists, with agencies given 30 days to issue guidance.
Small Texas law firm run by Trump ally wins contract for legal aid to immigrant kids
Only two of nearly 30 lawyers at the Houston firm list immigration experience, as the switch leaves kids without counsel and $65 million unpaid.
