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DHS ends Temporary Protected Status for thousands from Nicaragua and Honduras

4:22pm July 07, 2025

Some 76,000 people from Nicaragua and Honduras were covered by TPS, which provides protection from deportation and grants work permits to people from certain nations affected by war or natural disasters.

California Sen. Padilla Delivers Speech On Removal From DHS Press Conference

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Alex Padilla recounts his removal from DHS news conference in emotional Senate speech

4:05pm June 17, 2025

The California Democrat returned to the Senate floor Tuesday to warn that the Trump administrations response to immigration protests in Los Angeles should "shock the conscience of our country."

Migrants Continue To Cross Mexico U.S. Border As D.C. Lawmakers Continue To Debate Border Funding

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DHS memo details how National Guard troops will be used for immigration enforcement

12:42pm June 06, 2025

The memo obtained by NPR says troops would be used in activities, including in "night operations and rural interdiction," as well as "guard duty and riot control" inside detention facilities.

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The real story behind the REAL ID Act

3:32pm May 07, 2025

by David Ford

Beginning on May 7, Americans traveling on commercial airplanes or entering certain federal buildings will find their driver’s licenses are no longer accepted for identification purposes unless they meet standards established by a 20-year-old law, the REAL ID Act.

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LA schools superintendent says he'll protect undocumented students 'to the very end'

3:00pm April 17, 2025

DHS said it was conducting wellness checks on students who arrived unaccompanied to the border. The head of the Los Angeles Unified School District has a different account.

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DHS revokes legal protections for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans

8:34am March 22, 2025

The Department of Homeland Security's new policy, revoking legal protections for hundreds of thousands, impacts people who are already in the U.S. and who came under a humanitarian parole program.

Migrant Crossings At Southern Border Increase Ahead Of Title 42 Expiration

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ICE officers granted access to unaccompanied minors database

12:24pm February 14, 2025

Trump administration officials say the move was necessary "to build a culture of child safety and accountability." But advocates say they fear the administration will use it for immigration enforcement.

Nina Jankowicz resigned as head of the Disinformation Governance Board at DHS after relentless attacks from conservatives. DHS has put the board on pause.

Politics & Government

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

5:00am May 21, 2022

by Shannon Bond

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.

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A group within the Department of Homeland Security focused on combating disinformation has been paused.

Politics & Government

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

5:11pm May 18, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

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.

Customs and Border Protection agents apprehend a group of Brazilian migrants in Otay Mesa, Calif., in August 2021.

The U.S. is ending its pandemic border rules. It could mean a surge in migration

12:54pm April 01, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

The Biden administration is moving to end sweeping pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42 on May 23. The controversial public health order was used to quickly expel migrants at the border.