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News Articles: Department of Homeland Security

Immigrants await processing at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Adelanto, California. By filing a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act, NPR obtained a trove of inspection reports detailing serious problems at this ICE facility and others across the United States.

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Government's own experts found 'barbaric' and 'negligent' conditions in ICE detention

Inspectors for the Department of Homeland Security found dangerous problems in immigration detention facilities. For years, the government fought NPR's efforts to obtain its often damning reports.

August 16, 2023
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  • Tom Dreisbach
Columbus is ranked #74 out of 100 by Livability.com's 2014 Best Places to Live.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Upcoming state GOP convention; Activists mount referendum campaign vs. 'Cop City'

Thursday on Political Rewind: Opponents of the planned Atlanta police training center launched a referendum campaign. But first, what to expect from the Georgia GOP convention.

June 08, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut and
  • Natalie Mendenhall
Eastbound traffic crowds Interstate 4 as people evacuate in preparation for Hurricane Ian approaches the western side of the state, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Lake Alfred, Fla.

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  • Weather

Hurricane Ian strikes Cuba, Florida braces for winds, floods

Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba as a major hurricane Tuesday and left 1 million people without electricity. Now it's on a collision course with Florida over warm Gulf waters expected to strengthen it into a catastrophic Category 4 storm.

September 27, 2022
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  • Associated Press
This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Ian over the central Caribbean on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.

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  • Weather

Hurricane Ian nears Cuba on path to strike Florida as Category 4 storm

Hurricane Ian is nearing Cuba on a track to strike Florida as a Category 4 as early as Wednesday. Ian is already getting stronger and is forecast to move quickly over Cuba's western tip on Monday. Then it will turn northward and slow down over warm Gulf of Mexico waters, conditions ripe for brewing the strongest hurricanes.

September 26, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Nina Jankowicz resigned as head of the Disinformation Governance Board at DHS after relentless attacks from conservatives. DHS has put the board on pause.

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  • Politics

She joined DHS to fight disinformation. She says she was halted by... disinformation

Nina Jankowicz looks back at how exaggerations and falsehoods stoked so many doubts about the Disinformation Governance Board that DHS paused it after just three weeks.

May 23, 2022
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  • Shannon Bond
A group within the Department of Homeland Security focused on combating disinformation has been paused.

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  • Politics

DHS pauses a board created to combat disinformation amid a campaign to discredit it

The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday it would pause the work of a board created to combat disinformation. The board — and its leader — faced an online campaign to discredit its work.

May 18, 2022
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies in front of the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday. The secretary is expected to face more heated partisan questioning in a hearing Thursday morning.

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  • Politics

DHS Secretary Mayorkas faces a partisan divide over Title 42 in Capitol Hill hearings

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies today before the House Judiciary Committee where he's expected to face another heated round of questioning on Title 42.

April 28, 2022
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies in front of the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday. The secretary is expected to face more heated partisan questioning in a hearing Thursday morning.

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  • Politics

DHS Secretary Mayorkas faces a partisan divide over Title 42 in Capitol Hill hearings

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies today before the House Judiciary Committee where he's expected to face another heated round of questioning on Title 42.

April 28, 2022
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  • Deepa Shivaram
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced Friday that Cameroon would be granted Temporary Protected Status for 18 months.

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  • National

The U.S. designates Temporary Protected Status to Cameroon for 18 months

The designation comes amid extreme violence between Cameroon's forces and separatists as well as a significant rise in attacks from Boko Haram, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

April 16, 2022
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  • Deepa Shivaram
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  • National

The next challenge for Afghan refugees is finding affordable housing and jobs

Afghan refugees have left their first destination in the U.S.: military bases. Now they're resettling in communities around the country. But finding affordable housing makes the transition difficult.

February 25, 2022
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  • Deepa Shivaram
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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  • 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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  • Laurel Wamsley
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