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Trump’s pet project turns a simple vote into an all-night mess

Democrats and a faction of Republicans have been actively seeking to permanently block the creation of this fund, which is designed to compensate individuals who claim political persecution

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Senate rejects first effort to bar Trump from creating $1.8 billion settlement fund

Senate Republicans are facing challenges in passing funding for President Donald Trump's immigration agencies. Democrats are pushing for votes on various issues, including a settlement fund. Internal Republican disagreements are also surfacing. The bill aims to fund ICE and Border Patrol for three years. Republicans are trying to pass the…

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Funds to combat child exploitation added to reconciliation bill

The Homeland Security Department would get a new influx of funding to investigate child exploitation cases, including to identify victims of sexual abuse material online, under the GOP budget reconciliation bill. The $108.5 million added in a substitute amendment Tuesday would support hiring additional investigators and forensic analysts within the department.…

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Trump promised to hold 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo. But a year later it’s almost empty, report claims

Just six migrant detainees were reportedly being held at the American naval base in Cuba as of Monday

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How much does the Homeland Security shutdown matter to the public?

Jason Dick and Jessica Wehrman wonder what members of Congress are doing on their two-week recess, coming as it does while the Homeland Security Department isn’t being funded by Congress, as well as what they did, and observed, on recent trips back home to Arizona and Ohio, respectively. Show Notes:

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Corey Lewandowski ‘out-of-government’ after photo shows him with Kristi Noem in Guyana: report

Both Noem and Lewandowski have denied rumors of an affair, with the former describing the accusations as ‘garbage’

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House leaders face dicey math to clear major spending package

Speaker Johnson will try to clear a $1.2 trillion package in the House this week despite Democratic opposition and fractures within the GOP.

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Graham outlines demands as clock ticks on spending package

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham laid out a list of demands Friday to get him to allow swift action on the $1.2 trillion spending package.

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White House rejects Democrats' DHS demands to unlock funding bill

The White House rejected a Democratic call for restraints on immigration agents, saying talks should be separate from a big spending measure.

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Noem’s rush to bolster ICE’s members means applicants who can ‘barely read or write’ are being accepted, report says

The Homeland Security Department hopes to hire 10,000 new deportation officers by the end of the year to help in President Donald Trump’s massive immigration crackdown

The Independent UK

Chicago officials blast Trump’s plan to send in 100 National Guard troops: ‘This is no way to live’

The move comes after several people involved in anti-ICE protests outside an immigration facility in Chicago were reportedly charged with assaulting officers

The Independent UK

Could Trump invoke Insurrection Act – and what powers would that give him?

Experts debunk claims of Trump declaring martial law, citing legal boundaries and confusion with the Insurrection Act.

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Fact check: Trump’s first-week immigration orders – what are the effects?

Trump enacted controversial immigration plans in his first week back. What are the short and long-term effects?

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Report on attempts to kill Trump urges Secret Service to limit protection of foreign leaders

A congressional task force looking into the assassination attempts against Donald Trump during his presidential campaign is recommending changes to the Secret Service

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Homeland Security grants temporary status to Lebanese already in the United States

The Biden administration has announced temporary legal status for Lebanese citizens already in the United States, likely pleasing some Arab voters, including in the battleground state of Michigan

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Biden administration extends temporary legal status to 300,000 Haitians, drawing a contrast to Trump

The Homeland Security Department says more than 300,000 Haitians already in the United States will be eligible for a major expansion of temporary legal status because conditions in the Caribbean nation are unsafe for return

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Homeland Security says border arrests fall more than 40% since Biden's halt to asylum processing

The Homeland Security Department says arrests for illegal border crossings dropped more than 40% during the three weeks that asylum processing has been suspended

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Border security and foreign aid fights - Roll Call

The House plans to take up spending bills this week for the Homeland Security Department and the State Department and related agencies.

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FEMA is ready for an extreme hurricane and wildfire season, but money is a concern, Mayorkas says

The head of the Homeland Security Department says the agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country is prepared as it goes into what is expected to be an intense hurricane and wildfire season

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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Demands Answers On Marine Base Breach

Congressman Jim Jordan and other lawmakers inquire about the attempted breach at Marine Corps Base Quantico by two Jordanian nationals, raising concerns ab...

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After a lull, asylum-seekers adapt to US immigration changes and again overwhelm border agents

After a dip in illegal crossings that followed policy changes in May, the Biden administration is again on its heels as more asylum-seekers cross the U.S. border from Mexico

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Despite promises, attorneys are scarce as the US resumes speedy asylum screenings at border

As the Biden administration prepared to launch speedy asylum screenings at the border this spring, authorities pledged a key difference from a Trump-era version of the policy: Migrants would be guaranteed access to legal representation

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Biden Administration Issues 176 Significant Proposed Rules In 2023

Federal Register grows by 1,526 pages for a year-to-date total of 41,288 pages

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