Tag: Department Of Homeland Security
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El Gamal family released from ICE custody, again, following federal court orders
The ex-wife and children of a man accused of an antisemitic attack were released from federal custody for the second time in three days late Saturday, according to attorneys for the family. Hayam El Gamal and her five children, ranging from age 5 to 18, had been in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
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10th Circuit agrees Frontier must pay TSA for security fees
Frontier Airlines must pay nearly $5.4 million to the Transportation Security Administration after it improperly held onto security-related fees paid by certain customers, the federal appeals court in Denver ruled on Monday. The TSA argued that federal law and regulations permit refunds of a ticket-based security fee to be paid to only two recipients: the…
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Denver airport gears up for spring break as TSA employees miss first paycheck
As a Washington, D.C. showdown over immigration enforcement halts Department of Homeland Security funding, thousands of federal airport security screeners will miss their first paychecks this week just as the annual spring break begins in the U.S. and airline travel surges. Denver International Airport officials are asking the public and airport employees to donate grocery…
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Sanctuary cities declined 17,864 requests to hold illegal immigrants for ICE in 2025: Noem
Sanctuary cities and counties declined to turn over 17,864 illegal immigrants in police custody to Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 2025, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that those jurisdictions rejected thousands of requests by the federal agency for local jails…
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Kristi Noem defends her portrayal of killed Minneapolis protesters as agitators, in her Senate hearing
WASHINGTON • Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended her department’s immigration enforcement tactics in front of a Senate committee on Tuesday and pushed back against criticism from Democrats who say she wrongly disparaged two protesters killed by federal officers in Minneapolis earlier this year. It was Noem’s first congressional appearance since the shooting deaths of the two protesters galvanized…
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Judge nixes latest policy requiring 7 days’ notice for Congress members to visit ICE facilities
WASHINGTON • A federal judge agreed on Monday to temporarily suspend the latest version of a Trump administration policy that requires members of Congress to provide a week’s notice before they can visit immigration detention facilities. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington ruled that a group of Democratic lawmakers is likely to succeed in…
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DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin quits as Noem impeachment calls continue
Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin is resigning from her post as a political appointee. McLaughlin told the Washington Examiner: “I’m not leaving the fight. I’m not going anywhere. It’ll just look different.” A senior Trump administration official familiar with the plans confirmed on Tuesday morning that McLaughlin will depart her post swiftly and…
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Here’s what to know about the Homeland Security shutdown starting this weekend
Another shutdown for parts of the federal government is expected this weekend, following an impasse over funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security amid a push by Democrats for changes in immigration enforcement. Funding for the federal agency is set to expire Saturday. As the partial shutdown looms, local airport authorities said they won’t speculate about…
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Colorado delegation splits in House vote to end federal government shutdown
Colorado’s U.S. House members divided mostly along party lines Tuesday in separate votes on a funding deal to end the federal government’s partial shutdown, while giving Congress more time to negotiate long-term funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Lawmakers passed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package that finishes funding the vast majority of federal…
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Colorado’s Democratic delegation calls for Noem’s removal, ICE overhaul
The Democratic members of Colorado’s congressional delegation on Tuesday called for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign or be impeached in the wake of the second fatal shooting by federal immigration agents in Minnesota this month amid mounting criticism of the Trump administration’s deportation policies. In addition, the state’s two Democratic senators,…