45 h. ago Corey Lewandowski is working as Kristi Noem ‘de facto’ chief of staff

Corey Lewandowski said he chose to work at the department as the husband of a 9/11 widow

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3 d. ago AP PHOTOS: A look at the huge prison in El Salvador linked to US deportations

President Donald Trump’ s administration has acknowledged mistakenly deporting a Maryland man with protected legal status to a notorious El Salvador prison, but is arguing against returning him to the United States because of his alleged gang ties and the U.S. government’s lack of power over the Central American nation.

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3 d. ago Trump official threatens Harvard foreign student admissions as more universities rally in support

Kristi Noem demands university’s records on foreign students’ ‘illegal’ activities while president threatens to strip it of tax-exempt statusDonald Trump has declared that Harvard University should no longer receive federal funds, calling it a “joke” that “teaches hate and stupidity”, while his administration said the pre-eminent US university could lose its ability to enrol foreign students.Harvard made headlines on Monday by becoming the first university to stand up against a series of onerous demands from the Trump administration, setting the stage for a showdown between the federal government and one of the US’s most prestigious institutions. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Lab coats, red boards and oiled bodies: inside the world of junior pig showing

Competitors from across Australia converged on the Sydney Royal Easter Show on Monday to show off their pig-handling skills and see who would win best pig in showSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastTwo young competitors enter the ring wearing matching white coats and serious expressions. They’re holding red plastic boards. Braced between the boards is a black-and-white Hampshire pig named Ann. The handlers, wearing oversized white lab coats and hats too big for them, are seven-year-old Asher Blenkiron and eight-year-old Zarlei Mears.They guide Ann around an obstacle course on fake green turf in front of a stand full of spectators at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. First, they usher her through a gated fence, then around a set of barrels, then through another fence before walking under an archway and back into the pen. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Judge halts Trump administration from ending humanitarian parole for people from four countries

A federal judge says she will halt the Trump administration from ending a program that allowed Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to temporarily live in the United States

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9 d. ago Even MAGA is sick of the ICE agent ‘cosplay’ following Kristi Noem’s ride

‘Just stop trying to glamorize the mission and put yourself in the middle of it as you cosplay ICE agent, which you’re not,’ Megyn Kelly declared this week about Kristi Noem’s ICE raid ride-along

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1 week ago Kristi Noem roasted for her gun handling skills in ICE photo

‘I hope that is just an unloaded prop,’ one concerned X user wrote

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1 week ago New offers for buyouts and early retirement offered to Homeland Security staff

The Department of Homeland Security is offering buyouts and early retirement options to staffers, as officials push forward with efforts to reduce and reshape the federal workforce

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1 week ago Trump strips legal status for thousands of immigrants who entered U.S. legally with Biden

Trump threatens ‘immediate’ removal for as many as 1 million immigrants who entered the country legally

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1 week ago Homeland Security waiver allows feds to bypass environmental rules to build border wall

A waiver issued by the Department of Homeland Security allows the federal government to bypass environmental regulations and begin construction immediately on stretches of the border wall in Southern California

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1 week ago 'ICE Barbie' Kristi Noem unapologetic for forcing DHS staff to take bombshell test to prove their loyalty

The chief of the Department of Homeland Security has been embarking on a mission to root out disloyal staff as she seeks to implement President Trump's agenda.

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2 w. ago Judge blocks Trump from stripping deportation protections for 350,000 Venezuelans: ‘Smacks of racism’

Judge Edward Chen blasts administration’s ‘false stereotypes’ about Venezuelans seeking shelter in the United States

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2 w. ago Judge pauses Trump administration plans to end temporary legal protections for Venezuelans

A federal judge is pausing plans by the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, one week before they were set to expire

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2 w. ago ICE says a University of Minnesota student's visa was revoked for drunk driving, not protests

Federal officials say a University of Minnesota student was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement because of drunken driving, not student protests

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2 w. ago Taxpayers had to foot Kristi Noem’s huge travel bill last year, new data shows

Trump’s homeland security secretary racked up costs in her previous job as governor of South Dakota

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2 w. ago Taxpayers had to foot Kristi Noem’s huge private jet bill last year, new data shows

Trump’s homeland security secretary racked up costs in her previous job as governor of South Dakota

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3 w. ago IRS crime fighting arm announces modernization program as financial crimes use more tech

With technology and AI increasingly used to perpetrate illegal acts, the IRS’ crime fighting arm is announcing a new program intended to improve how it interacts with financial institutions

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3 w. ago Human rights groups rebuke Kristi Noem’s visit to El Salvador prison: ‘political theatre’

Homeland security chief went to infamous prison holding deported Venezuelans as White House targets immigrantsUS politics live – latest updatesHuman rights organizations on Thursday denounced the US homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem’s, visit to the notorious prison in El Salvador that is holding hundreds of Venezuelans deported from the US earlier this month without a hearing, calling her actions “political theatre”.Critics condemned Noem’s visit as just the latest example of the Trump administration’s aim to spread fear among immigrant communities, as the cabinet member stood in a baseball hat in front of a line of caged men bare from the waist up. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Human rights groups rebuke Kristi Noem’s visit to El Salvador prison: ‘political theater’

Homeland security chief went to infamous prison holding deported Venezuelans as White House targets immigrantsUS politics live – latest updatesHuman rights organizations on Thursday denounced the visit by the US homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, to the notorious prison in El Salvador that is holding hundreds of Venezuelans deported from the US earlier this month without a hearing, calling her actions “political theater”.Critics condemned Noem’s visit as just the latest example of the Trump administration’s aim to spread fear among immigrant communities, as the cabinet member stood in a baseball hat in front of a line of caged men bare from the waist up. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago US Homeland Security Secretary Noem visits Colombia to discuss immigration and crime

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is visiting Colombia as part of a tour of three Latin American nations to discuss deportation, immigration and crime

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