February 17, 2022 DHS proposes rule to ignore immigrants’ use of SNAP, CHIP, Medicaid when considering green card applications The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday proposed a new “public charge” rule that would dramatically scale back the number of benefits that immigrants can use that would be held against them when applying for permanent residency in the United States, a significant reversal from the Trump administration’s policy.
February 17, 2022 Border crisis: Number of Turkish migrants at southern border already outpaces FY 2021 The number of Turkish migrants encountered at the southern border so far in FY 2022 already outpaces the number encountered in FY 2021 – a sign of the increasingly global character of the U.S. border crisis.
February 16, 2022 Pro-mask Education Secretary Cardona slammed for saying he loves to see children's smiling faces Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, who insists children should still wear masks in schools, was slammed on Twitter Tuesday after he said smiling faces was his purpose for teaching.
February 15, 2022 Independent watchdog calls for investigation into Energy Secretary Granholm's stock transactions A nonpartisan ethics watchdog is calling for an investigation into Biden Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm for improperly reporting stock transactions.
February 15, 2022 Grassley, Johnson say DOJ 'failed' to follow order to declassify Trump-Russia records, demand production FIRST ON FOX: Senate Republicans are blasting Attorney General Merrick Garland, saying he has “failed” to follow former President Trump’s order for the Justice Department to declassify all records related to the FBI’s original Trump-Russia probe, and demanding that he “produce those records to Congress and the American people without improper redactions.”
February 15, 2022 Border Security Caucus seeks meeting with ICE, CBP chiefs over migrant crisis FIRST ON FOX: The Congressional Border Security Caucus is seeking a meeting with the leaders of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) over the continuing crisis at the southern border -- as Republicans continue to press the Biden administration on the high migrant numbers.
February 14, 2022 NSBA chief had advance notice of DOJ's controversial school board memo: email The head of the National School Boards Association (NSBA) had advance notice of Attorney General Merrick Garland's controversial memo about protecting school boards, a top NSBA official confided in an email reviewed by ӣƵ Digital.
February 11, 2022 DHS moves to counter truck convoy in US ahead of Super Bowl Sunday amid trucker protests White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had deployed 500 employees and is "surging additional staff" in coordination with California police forces to prevent disruptions at the Super Bowl in response to an international trucking protest.
February 11, 2022 46 House Republicans call on Mayorkas to resign over ‘complete failure’ to lead DHS Dozens of House Republicans are calling on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign, citing a "complete failure" to lead the department – pointing to recent tensions with Border Patrol and the relentless crisis at the southern border.
February 9, 2022 ICE deportations dropped sharply in FY 2021 as Biden admin restricted agency: preliminary data Deportations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) dropped sharply last fiscal year, despite a massive migrant crisis at the southern border. The drop coincided with numerous Biden administration policies that restricted ICE agents from arresting illegal immigrants.