6 h. ago Leader of student protests at Columbia facing deportation after arrest by immigration officials

A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead last spring’s protests at Columbia University is facing deportation following his arrest by federal immigration agents over the weekend

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10 h. ago Rubio and homeland security confirm arrest of Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia protests

Mahmoud Khalil was detained by Ice despite having a green card and his lawyers do not know where he’s being heldUS politics live – latest updatesA spokesperson for the US’s homeland security department – as well as the country’s top diplomat – have confirmed the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student at Columbia University until this past December who helped lead protests at the school against Israel over the war in Gaza.Homeland security department spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin confirmed the arrest of Khalil – who holds permanent US residency – in a statement on Sunday to Associated Press, saying it was made to support Donald Trump’s presidential orders “prohibiting antisemitism”. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Noem taps new immigration enforcement leaders and moves to identify leakers

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has announced new immigration enforcement leadership as she pledged to step of polygraph tests on employees to identify those who may be leaking information about immigration operations to the media

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39 h. ago US Homeland Security leaks trigger lie detectors for staff after 'deleterious effects'

The US' Department of Homeland Security is said to have begun subjecting employees to polygraph tests, sources claim, to identify who might have been leaking information about immigration operations

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48 h. ago Homeland Security performing lie detector tests on staff over immigration raid ‘leaks’

Kristi Noem and Tom Homan blame low arrest numbers on ‘leakers’ who allegedly shared information about immigration actions

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3 d. ago Homeland Security ends collective bargaining agreement with TSA staffers, an attack on worker rights

The Department of Homeland Security says it's ending the collective bargaining agreement with the tens of thousands of frontline employees at the Transportation Security Administration who are responsible for keeping weapons off airplanes and protecting air travel

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3 d. ago China vows action over ‘arbitrary’ tariffs as Trump pauses measures against Canada and Mexico – US politics live

Foreign minister calls measures ‘two-faced acts’ Staff on hundreds of foreign aid projects left in limbo by the Trump administration’s funding freeze have received a survey that asks them to justify their work under an eccentric list of criteria that meet the White House’s new national security priorities.The survey, copies of which have been obtained by the Guardian, asks foreign aid programme staff to detail whether they contribute to limiting illegal immigration or securing US borders, “combatting Christian prosecution”,and whether they help the US secure access to rare earth minerals.Trump told his cabinet secretaries that they are in charge of hiring and firings at their agencies, not Elon Musk.The House has voted to censure Democratic congressman Al Green for disrupting Trump’s address to this week’s joint session of Congress. The motion was approved with 224 votes in favor and 198 opposed, with 10 Democrats in support.In an escalation of his pressure campaign, Trump said the ...

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3 d. ago US foreign aid projects asked to justify their work in White House survey

Staff questioned on eccentric list of criteria that meet Trump administration’s new national security prioritiesStaff on hundreds of foreign aid projects left in limbo by the Trump administration’s funding freeze have received a survey that asks them to justify their work under an eccentric list of criteria that meet the White House’s new national security priorities.The survey, copies of which have been obtained by the Guardian, asks foreign aid programme staff to detail whether they contribute to limiting illegal immigration or securing US borders, “combatting Christian prosecution”,and whether they help the US secure access to rare earth minerals. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Federal judge to hear arguments over whether to block immigration arrests in US schools

A federal judge is set to hear arguments Friday over whether he should block immigration agents from conducting arrests at schools

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4 d. ago DHS Secretary Kristi Noem promises help in her first visit to Puerto Rico

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has promised to help Puerto Rico in her first visit to the U.S. territory as it struggles to rebuild from catastrophic hurricanes amid chronic power outages

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6 d. ago New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras Day with costumes and revelry despite weather concerns

Thousands of revelers in outlandish costumes will fill the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras Day

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1 week ago Immigration officials say everyone living in the US illegally must register. What does that mean?

Immigration officials are saying that anyone living in the U.S. illegally will soon have to register with the federal government, and those who fail to do so could face fines, imprisonment or both

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1 week ago Trump administration creates registry for immigrants who are in the US illegally

The Trump administration is creating a registry for all people who are in the U.S. illegally, and those who don’t self-report could face fines or prosecution

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2 w. ago Home Secretary to meet US border tsar dubbed Ice Barbie over crackdown on migrants

Yvette Cooper is planning a meeting with Kristi Noem (pictured), the Secretary of Homeland Security, who has described the US border with Mexico as a 'war zone'.

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2 w. ago Prince Harry faces 'shock move' from lawyers which will show if he lied on US visa

Some of his visa documents will reportedly be made public by the Department of Homeland Security in the United States. It's as a lawsuit seeks to find out if he lied about drug use on his application

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2 w. ago Top immigration enforcement official reassigned amid frustrations over mass deportation effort

The top official in charge of carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda has been reassigned amid concerns that the deportation effort isn’t moving quickly enough

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2 w. ago Several of Prince Harry's secret US visa records to be released in latest twist in legal saga

Lawyers for US Department of Homeland Security agree some of Harry’s visa documents can be released

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2 w. ago Prince Harry US visa row major update as judge makes critical decision

A judge previously suggested he could allow the release of some sealed documents from Prince Harry's US visa application - and today the Department of Homeland Security reportedly agreed to disclose them

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2 w. ago Trump administration throws out protections from deportation for roughly half a million Haitians

The Trump administration is throwing out protections for roughly half a million Haitians that had shielded them from deportation

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