Management

Why Did the Border Patrol Union Switch Its Position on the Wall?

The NBPC once opposed “wasting taxpayer money on building fences and walls along the border.”

Management

Analysis: $5 Billion Could Buy a Lot of Border Security

Fixing the asylum system, upgrading ports of entry, and tightening security checkpoints might do more to advance Trump’s goals than a wall.

Management

Analysis: What Someone Needs to Explain to Trump About ‘National Emergencies’

It’s not just the likelihood that he will lose in court—it’s how he will lose that matters.

Defense

Can the U.S. Military Build a Border Wall Even as It Struggles to Rebuild Itself?

President Donald Trump has floated the idea that the military build his much-touted border wall. The idea might become reality.

Defense

Immigrant Kids In ‘Tender Age’ Shelters Face Myriad Risks

The youngest immigrant children—detained in so-called "tender age" shelters—may be the most vulnerable to the stress of separation from their parents.

Oversight

It May Take A While For House Democrats To Catch Up With The Homeland Security Secretary

Kirstjen Nielsen is filling her schedule with overseas travel, making it tough for Democrats to schedule testimony while on the job.

Management

Agency Policing Tent City for Immigrant Kids Lacks Experience Investigating Sex Crimes Involving Children

The Federal Protective Service, which primarily secures federal buildings, has been charged with responding to incidents at the shelter with 2,800 immigrant children in Tornillo, Texas.

Management

Democrats Challenge Trump Over Vietnam Deportations

Members of the House of Representatives are raising concerns over the White House’s reinterpretation of a decade-old deal with Vietnam.

Management

Customs And Border Protection Is Using Retinal Scans To Try To Catch Liars

They may hold promise as deception-detectors, but some think the technology isn't quite there yet.

Oversight

Government Reverses Course, Sending 4-Year-Old Boy Back to His Father

More than 11 weeks after separating a young Salvadoran boy from his father and claiming, without evidence, that his father was a gang member, the Department of Homeland Security returned the boy.

Defense

Trump’s New Vetting Center Just Opened. Will It Make Us Safer?

Too little is known about the visa and immigration center, including the extent of its authority and whether adding a bureaucratic layer will cause more problems than it solves.

Management

Families Are Still Being Separated at the Border, Months After 'Zero Tolerance' Was Reversed

Immigration lawyers say border agents are again removing children from their parents. The explanation? They’re protecting kids from criminal dads and moms. Immigration advocates say it’s zero tolerance by another name.

Management

Analysis: How to Fix the Broken U.S. Immigration System

We must deal with a years-long backlog and millions of undocumented workers, while remaining competitive in a global marketplace.

Management

Analysis: Nielsen Isn’t the Issue With Trump’s Immigration Policies

The president is reportedly close to firing his secretary of homeland security, but her successor will also struggle to enact impractical and illegal directives from the White House.

Management

Analysis: Trump Fired His Most Effective Lieutenant

The outgoing attorney general did more to enact the president’s priorities than any other member of the Cabinet, but that didn’t save him from White House hostility.

Oversight

ICE, Dispelling Rumors, Says It Won’t Patrol Polling Places

False claims that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is interfering at polling locations have cropped up intermittently over the past two years.