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US government shuts down disinformation board that GOP criticised

The termination of the Disinformation Governance Board comes three months after it was suspended amid outrage from conservatives who claimed it would be weaponised against them

The Independent UK

Biden administration issues final rule on protections for ‘Dreamers’

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration finalized a rule Wednesday to fortify the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as it faces legal challenges, aiming to preserve protections for hundreds of thousands of “Dreamers.”

Tribune News Service

Biden administration issues final rule on protections for 'Dreamers' - Roll Call

The Biden administration finalized a rule Wednesday to fortify the Obama-era DACA program as it faces legal challenges.

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Human nature can steer people away from new things – and that can blind them to novel threats

There’s a military aphorism that generals are always fighting the last war. It’s a natural human tendency to focus on the kinds of threats you’re used to while playing down the likelihood or importance of some new sort of attack.

The Conversation

Union Station: Federal Labor Relations Authority decertifies National ICE Council

On Aug. 11, Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) Regional Director Jessica S. Bartlett granted the American Federation of Government Employees’ (AFGE) petition to disclaim representational interest in AFGE Council 118—the National ICE Council—and decertified the union. National ICE Council President Chris Crane called the decision whistleblower retaliation, and U.S. Sen.…

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Democrats press for Secret Service records, hint at subpoena

Top congressional Democrats are demanding that the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general respond to their requests for information on deleted Secret Service texts

The Independent UK

His daughter with a dangerous heart condition, a top Afghan official fled the Taliban and bombs one year ago. They live in Philadelphia and a hospital is ready to operate

PHILADELPHIA — One year ago, Haseeb Payab was in his family’s sprawling, garden-lined home in Kabul that overlooks mountains on all sides, but he was growing ever anxious despite the peaceful setting.

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Secret Service watchdog suppressed memo on January 6 texts erasure

Officials at the DHS’s office of inspector general said their attempts to inform Congress in April were thwarted

The Guardian - US

What is the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy that Biden just ended?

On Monday night, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it ended the Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for immigration hearings, continuing a legal battle with Texas.

Tribune News Service

US scraps ‘remain in Mexico’ policy after Supreme Court ruling

The Department of Homeland Security says the Migrant Protection Protocols programme will be unwound ‘quickly’.

Al Jazeera

DHS to phase out 'Remain in Mexico' policy after court action - Roll Call

The Department of Homeland Security announced it will begin phasing out a program that requires some asylum-seekers to spend months in Mexico.

Roll Call

Biden administration says 'Remain in Mexico' policy is over

The Department of Homeland Security says it has ended a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court

The Independent UK

ACLU calls for investigation into treatment of migrants in Texas Gov. Abbott’s Operation Lone Star

DALLAS — The ACLU of Texas and the national ACLU filed a formal complaint on Monday asking for a federal investigation into Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star by the Department of Homeland Security civil rights compliance unit.

Tribune News Service

Rise of precision agriculture exposes food system to new threats

Farmers are adopting precision agriculture, using data collected by GPS, satellite imagery, internet-connected sensors and other technologies to farm more efficiently. While these practices could help increase crop yields and reduce costs, the technology behind the practices is creating opportunities for extremists, terrorists and adversarial governments to attack farming machinery,…

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The Independent UK

Department of Homeland Security will stop wiping phones after controversy over missing Jan 6 texts

Deepening scandal envelops DHS, Secret Service over Jan 6 texts

The Independent UK

Man pleads guilty to impersonating Department of Homeland Security agent

Arian Taherzadeh and Haider Ali are also accused of giving Secret Service agents free apartments and $90,000 in gifts

Salon

Dems accuse DHS IG of Jan. 6 "cover-up"

DHS inspector general Joseph Cuffari's staff “may have taken steps to cover up the extent of missing records"

The Independent UK

Dems allege cover-up on Secret Service texts, demand records

Top congressional Democrats have requested sit-down interviews and internal documents from the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general

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Homeland Security watchdog halted text retrieval effort

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security’s chief watchdog halted efforts to try to retrieve lost Secret Service text messages from other department phones, The Washington Post reported.

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 text messages from Homeland Security officials were deleted, report says

Text messages from the two top officials in the Department of Homeland Security around the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol were reportedly inexplicably deleted and may not be able to be recovered.

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Jan. 6 text messages from Homeland Security officials were deleted, report says

Text messages from the two top officials in the Department of Homeland Security around the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol were reportedly inexplicably deleted and may not be able to be recovered.

Salon

Top DHS officials' Jan. 6 texts missing

DHS watchdog knew in February that Chad Wolf and Ken Cuccinelli's texts were "lost" but didn't tell Congress

WEKU

House Democrats call for a new inspector general in Secret Service text investigation

Reps. Bennie Thompson and Carolyn Maloney write in a letter that the IG's actions "cast serious doubt on his independence and his ability to effectively conduct such an important investigation."

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court turns down Biden’s emergency immigration appeal

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday turned down an emergency appeal from the Biden administration and left in place a Texas judge’s order that says the government must detain and deport immigrants who have serious crimes on their record.

The Independent UK

Secret Service’s deletion of Jan 6 texts is under ‘criminal investigation’, DHS reveals

Agency was only able to hand over one text message from 24 personnel

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