AUSTIN, Texas (RNS) — Pimentel announced the investigation had been dropped during a conversation with RNS events host Niala Boodhoo at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin.
Religion News Service•Ellie Ashby1h ago
The Supreme Court cleared the way on Friday for the Trump administration to implement its overhauled immigration database, which it says is aimed at combatting voter fraud, in time for November’s elections over the dissent of the liberal justices. The overhaul faced opposition from Democrats and some voting groups, and a judge had blocked it for…
The Hill•Zach Schonfeld6h ago
State election officials said they reviewed 185 records homeland security sent them and confirmed they were US citizens The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wrongly identified 185 people on Nevada’s voter rolls as non-citizens, state officials said this week, escalating concerns over the shoddy methodology the government is using to raise fear about non-citizen voting ahead of the midterm elections. In July, Donald Trump gave a speech saying DHS had found a combined 278,000 non-citizens on the rolls in Nevada, California, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Follow-up letters to each of those states weakened the claim, saying there only could be as many as 278,000 non-citizens on the rolls, including up to 15,903 in Nevada. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Sam Levine24 Sept
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to resume deporting migrants to countries where they have no ties. President Trump has increasingly relied on the practice, called third-country removals, in his aggressive immigration crackdown. His administration has signed agreements to send deportees to countries across the globe, many…
The Hill•Zach Schonfeld24 Sept
A federal appeals court late Wednesday had to clarify for the Trump administration that its ruling last week barred them from deporting migrants to third countries, after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials were poised to deport a Peruvian man to the Central African Republic. A three-judge panel for the First Circuit Court of…
The Hill•Rebecca Beitsch24 Sept
The removal of individuals illegally in the U.S. to a third country that isn't their country of origin is an "essential public safety tool," the DHS general counsel says.
ABC News23 Sept
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) left a U.S. citizen from Evanston, Ill., injured on the ground after he was detained in an incident of mistaken identity on Sunday, according to local police. A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson told The Hill on Wednesday that during an operation in Evanston, ICE officers found a man…
The Hill•Ryan Mancini23 Sept
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Monday its investigations unit is now leading the investigation into a shooting in Austin, Texas, over the weekend that involved a federal immigration officer. The DHS said in a statement its Homeland Security Investigations agency is leading the probe into the incident. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
The Hill•Max Rego21 Sept
The unanimous decision by a three-judge panel strikes down a DHS policy.
ABC News19 Sept
The NAACP filed a lawsuit Friday alongside other civil rights groups to block the Trump administration from sending armed agents to U.S. polling places ahead of November’s midterm elections. The lawsuit names the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the FBI and several Trump officials, seeking…
The Hill•Mira Bhakta19 Sept
Click to expand Image A small metal enclosure which was used to hold detainees, reportedly for up to two hours, as seen during an unannounced inspection by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) at ICE's now-closed immigration detention center Florida Soft-Sided Facility (FSSF) also known as Alligator Alcatraz, in Ochopee, Florida, January 21, 2026. © 2026 DHS OIG/Handout via Reuters On September 11, the US Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General published reports outlining findings from visits to Krome North Service Processing Center and the now-shuttered “Alligator Alcatraz,” immigration detention facilities in Florida. The oversight body found that the facilities failed to comply with DHS standards, including for medical care, environmental health and safety, and—in the case of Krome—use of force. One of the most disturbing findings at Alligator Alcatraz was the use of “small metal enclosures”—essentially cages—to hold detainees for up to two hours, which the inspector general said “does not align with standards for humane treatment.” The report states that in at least one case, this may have been used as a “disciplinary tool.” The inspector general said that confining people in cages “presents significant risks to detainee health and well-being.” While Alligator Alcatraz officially closed on June 25, there are more than 200 active immigration detention facilities throughout the United States. Human Rights Watch has found cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment at several of these facilities, including Krome. The new report on Krome comes over a year after a May 2025 visit to the facility. The inspector general documented troubling conditions and violations of medical and use-of-force standards, including the inappropriate use of a chokehold against a detainee. Research by Human Rights Watch between May and June 2025 documented substandard medical care that may have contributed to one detainee’s death at Krome, and excessive use of force, including when officers beat and hogtied a man. The US now has highest rate of death in immigration detention in over a decade, yet even in the face of that reality it is unclear whether the inspector general’s recommendations have been fully addressed. The inspector general should continue investigating detention centers, with timely reports and real consequences. Gutted DHS oversight bodies should be restored to full force, particularly considering the agency’s expansive budget. Without proper oversight and appropriate penalties, abusive practices will continue with impunity.
CoinDesk•Laz Pieper18 Sept
A heavily redacted email from last year, reported first by NPR, reveals that DHS personnel shared a list of jurisdictions that offer election materials in non-English languages. It's unclear why.
NPR•Miles Parks18 Sept
Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper with limited direct experience in immigration policy, is close to DHS head Markwayne Mullin
A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) may not send any more warning notices to the New York man who sent a critical email to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), saying the practice “likely” violated the First Amendment. U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras, appointed by former President Obama, placed…
The Hill•Ryan Mancini16 Sept
ICE agents turned up at David Streever's home over a harsh email he sent to an ICE official. Now a court order prevents the federal government from making additional threats against him.
NPR•Jude Joffe-Block16 Sept
A whistleblower claims DHS has directed agents to "misrepresent" themselves and "violate state laws" in a voter probe, Democratic lawmakers say.
ABC News15 Sept
Ruling comes a day before homeland security department’s substantial restrictions were set to take effect A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from implementing a new rule that would limit how long foreign students and journalists can remain in the US without applying for extensions. F Dennis Saylor, the US district judge in Boston, ruled in favor of a coalition of unions and higher education advocacy groups a day before the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s rule was set to take effect. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Reuters15 Sept
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees were told to pose as voters while searching for noncitizens on state voter rolls, according to a whistleblower report released Monday. Employees were given sensitive information for people flagged as potential “unlawful voters” and instructed to search state voter bases, likely violating state law, according to the whistleblower. The…
The Hill•Finya Swai15 Sept
Former acting FEMA administrator David Richardson talked about former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Texas flooding in a new book.
ABC News15 Sept
