President Trump threatened to use Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to staff airports if a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security is not passed, as delays and security staffing shortages continue to worsen. A bill that would fund DHS and provide payments for Transportation Security Administration agents at airports failed to advance in the Senate
The DOJ urged a judge to dissolve an injunction blocking Kilmar Abrego Garcia's re-detention, claiming the court's own order is the sole impediment to his deportation to Liberia.
Border Patrol agents arrested two Mexican fugitives wanted for homicide and lewd acts on a child in California, DHS confirmed, turning both over to Mexico.
The Senate on Saturday blocked an amendment that would ban transgender athletes from playing in women’s sports, rejecting one of President Trump’s priorities as he pressures Congress to act on a broad voting bill. Senators were holding a rare weekend session to debate the voting legislation, which would put in place strict new requirements for voter registration
Senate Democrats' bid to pass a standalone TSA funding bill failed after Senate Republicans blocked the vote, as agents continue working without pay during the DHS shutdown.
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., accused Senate Democrats of being afraid of ICE than Iran as the DHS shutdown hit its 36th day, as Republicans again offered another compromise deal to reopen.
It’s his latest bid to push Democrats, who have refused to greenlight DHS funding without changes to how it carries out immigration enforcement.