homeland security
(US) The concerted national effort, principally by government, to keep the United States safe and resilient to terrorism and other hazards.
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The Department of Homeland Security is closing an office responsible for investigating misconduct and abuse in the immigration detention system, according to an internal email to DHS employees obtained by HuffPost. A…
💯. We need no more Governors, Defense Secretaries, Homeland Security officials, international negotiators or special advisors with training wheels. Ever.
The Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Homeland Security Committee on Monday night released legislative text for the $72 billion budget reconciliation bill that would bypass Democratic opposition to fund Immigratio…
Dozens of agents and officials share their stories about working in the Department of Homeland Security during the harsh crackdown on illegal immigration and the chaos, lawlessness, and incompetence of Kristi Noem. w…
"He admitted in today's court hearing in Rhode Island that he, in fact, had deliberately withheld information from this judge. He said he only did so because the Department of Homeland Security explicitly instructed h…
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(US) The concerted national effort, principally by government, to keep the United States safe and resilient to terrorism and other hazards.
“The Department of Homeland Security is closing an office responsible for investigating misconduct and abuse in the immigration detention system, according to an internal email to DHS employees obtained by HuffPost. And the Dems are secretly happy about it”
— Bluesky· May 2026“💯. We need no more Governors, Defense Secretaries, Homeland Security officials, international negotiators or special advisors with training wheels. Ever.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Homeland Security Committee on Monday night released legislative text for the $72 billion budget reconciliation bill that would bypass Democratic opposition to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol through 2029.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Dozens of agents and officials share their stories about working in the Department of Homeland Security during the harsh crackdown on illegal immigration and the chaos, lawlessness, and incompetence of Kristi Noem. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“"He admitted in today's court hearing in Rhode Island that he, in fact, had deliberately withheld information from this judge. He said he only did so because the Department of Homeland Security explicitly instructed him to do that." www.rawstory.com/rachel-maddo...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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