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Truckers are planning a potential protest outside the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Feb 13., the day of the Super Bowl, according to a memo from the Department of Homeland Security.

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  • National Security

Truckers may try to disrupt Super Bowl and the State of the Union, DHS memo says

A Department of Homeland Security memo says truckers protesting vaccine requirements are planning a potential disruption at the Super Bowl in Los Angeles and the State of the Union in Washington, D.C.

February 10, 2022
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  • Deepa Shivaram
The Departments of Justice and Homeland Security have subpoenaed Peloton, the company says, for documents and information about reporting on injuries associated with one of its treadmill products.

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  • Business

Peloton Says It's Been Subpoenaed By DOJ And DHS Over Its Product Injury Reporting

In a filing with the SEC, Peloton said it was being investigated for its reporting on injuries associated with one of its treadmill products, the Tread+.

August 27, 2021
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced Saturday a new opportunity for Haitians living in the U.S. to apply for an 18-month designation granting them Temporary Protected Status.

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  • Politics

More Than 100,000 Haitian Immigrants Can Apply For An Extension To Stay In The U.S.

Eligible Haitians in the U.S. can apply for a new 18-month designation. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas cited security concerns, human rights abuses and poverty for the decision.

May 24, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Javier Maradiaga (far right) with his brother, Jason Castillo; mother, Alma Maradiaga; and sister, Dariela Moncada on Christmas Eve in 2017.

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  • Race

Judge Blocks Biden Deportation Ban, Jeopardizing Former DACA Recipient

A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked President Biden's 100-day moratorium on most deportations. One man who was scheduled for deportation is tangled in the bureaucratic morass.

January 28, 2021
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  • Ashish Valentine
The Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin warning of a continued threat from domestic violent extremists "with objections to the exercise of governmental authority and the presidential transition."

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  • National Security

DHS Warns Of 'Heightened Threat Environment' From Domestic Violent Extremists

The bulletin did not cite any specific threat but said that the risk of violence will persist for weeks. It warned that some extremists may be "emboldened" by the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

January 28, 2021
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
President Joe Biden announced his administration would temporarily pause deportations for certain people and halt a Trump-era program for handling asylum seekers at the southern border.

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  • National

Biden Suspends Deportations, Stops 'Remain In Mexico' Policy

Under the Biden administration, the Department of Homeland Security looks set to roll back several Trump-era immigration policies and to establish a path to citizenship for immigrants.

January 21, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
People demonstrate in June in Los Angeles in favor of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Immigrant rights advocates hailed a Friday court ruling allowing new applications as a "huge victory for people who have been waiting to apply for DACA for the first time."

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  • Law

Judge Orders Trump Administration To Restore DACA As It Existed Under Obama

Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis instructed the Department of Homeland Security to begin accepting new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as soon as Monday.

December 05, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
Honduran migrants walking in a group stop before Guatemalan police in January near Agua Caliente, Guatemala. The Democratic staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says U.S. immigration agents in Guatemala helped officials deport Hondurans traveling in a migrant caravan earlier this year.

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  • World

Democratic Lawmakers Denounce DHS 'Ad Hoc' Migrant Deportations In Guatemala

Democratic lawmakers are demanding more information from the Trump administration about U.S. agents working in Guatemala to round up Honduran migrants and send them to the Guatemala-Honduras border.

October 29, 2020
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  • Carrie Kahn
An attendee holds an American flag at a U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services naturalization ceremony in Miami, Fla. in Aug. 2018. The Trump administration is considering expanding its collection of biometric data as part of the immigration process.

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  • Politics

Trump Administration Seeking To Expand Collection Of Biometric Data From Immigrants

The proposed policy, which DHS called "imminent" on Tuesday, would allow the government to demand more personal data from more people as part of the immigration process.

September 02, 2020
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  • Rachel Treisman
President Trump listens to acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf during a May briefing. Trump announced on Twitter he was nominating Wolf as DHS chief, but it's unclear if the GOP-controlled Senate will vote to confirm him.

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  • Politics

Trump Nominates Chad Wolf To Be Homeland Security Chief

Wolf has headed the department in an acting capacity since November. It is unclear if the GOP-controlled Senate will vote to confirm him.

August 25, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
The Trump administration implemented new restrictions on DACA applicants following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling ordering DHS to revert to the original guidelines set by President Barack Obama in 2012.

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  • Law

California Picks Up Fight Over DACA Restrictions Again

State Attorney General Xavier Becerra will challenge new restrictions aimed at limiting Deferred Action for Childhod Arrivals applications while the Trump administration aims to end the program.

August 18, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf testifies last week during a hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

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  • National

Government Watchdog Says Homeland Security Leaders Were Not Legitimately Appointed

Chad Wolf is acting secretary of DHS, and Ken Cuccinelli is the senior official performing the duties of deputy secretary. The Government Accountability Office says their appointments are invalid.

August 14, 2020
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  • Camila Domonoske
A Global Entry Trusted Traveler Network kiosk awaits arriving international passengers who are registered for the service at Los Angeles International Airport in 2010.

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  • National Security

DHS Restores New York To Trusted Traveler Program, Admits False Statements In Lawsuit

The decision comes months after the Department of Homeland Security barred New York residents from the program, citing the state's law allowing undocumented immigrants to apply for driver's licenses.

July 24, 2020
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  • Scott Neuman
Federal agents use crowd control munitions to disperse protesters this week at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland, Ore.

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  • Law

Trump Expands Deployment Of Federal Agents To End 'Explosion Of Shootings'

Trump says agents will go "into communities plagued by violent crime." He adds the administration has "no choice but to get involved."

July 22, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
Members of the "Wall of Moms" protest group stand arm in arm during a protest at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse on Tuesday in Portland, Ore.

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  • National

In Portland, A 'Wall Of Moms' And Leaf Blowers Against Tear Gas

State and local leaders have repeatedly called for federal agents to leave the city. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says the officers are not about public safety but "political theater."

July 22, 2020
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  • Laurel Wamsley
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