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.
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