ICE Enforcement Surge: Federal Staff Deployed
Federal agencies deployed almost 33,000 staff to assist ICE in ramping up detention and expulsion of undocumented individuals. Support also came from state and local partners.
DHS Intelligence Office: Staff Cuts & Controversy
DHS's Office of Intelligence and Analysis plans major staff cuts amid controversy over past domestic spying. Concerns linger regarding potential abuses and intelligence failures. Reduction from 1000 to 275.
Trump Admin’s Homeland Security Task Forces: Power Shift & Concerns
The Trump administration's Homeland Security Task Forces aim to combat transnational crime, raising concerns about reduced prosecutorial independence, DEA involvement, and focus shift from major threats to immigration enforcement.
Despite critical report, Biden hasn’t taken disciplinary action against DHS watchdog
Confirming these diverse and highly qualified individuals is of paramount importance at a time when the incoming administration has made clear through its words and deeds a desire to skirt the ethical guardrails designed to prevent unlawful behavior,” the letter signatories wrote.
ICE struggles to track unaccompanied minors, oversight report says
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are using workarounds like spreadsheets and emails to track unaccompanied migrant children after they’re released from government custody, according to a new alert from the Department of Homeland Security’s watchdog.
Feds tackle dialysis giants with antitrust probe
The agency has scrutinized Amazon over anticompetitive pricing and a large anesthesiologist group over monopolization allegations in Texas; has challenged mergers in a number of markets, including groceries and mattresses; and is expected to sue three health care companies over skyrocketing insulin costs.