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DHS warns about new threats fueled by misinformation, abortion ruling

"High-profile events" could be used to justify violence against schools and public gatherings, the Department of Homeland Security warned.

Axios

Homeland Security issues new alert warning US public gatherings could be targets of violence

The department said it would ‘expect the threat environment to become more dynamic as several high-profile events could be exploited to justify acts of violence against a range of possible targets’

The Independent UK

US sees heightened extremist threat heading into midterms

The Department of Homeland Security says a looming Supreme Court decision on abortion, an increase of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and the midterm elections are potential triggers for extremist violence over the next six months

The Independent UK

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Man sentenced to six years in prison for pretending to be DHS agent on TikTok

TikTok commenter reveals evidence showing suspect’s previous conviction and true identity

The Independent UK

Title 42’s Long Tail of Pain

More than 1.8 million asylum-seekers have been expelled under the pandemic-era statute.

Texas Observer

A Double Standard Between Ukrainian and Afghan Refugees?

Critics allege, with some justice, that the Biden Administration is treating the former more favorably than the latter. If so, the right solution is to increase openness to Afghans and others fleeing war and repression, not bar more Ukrainians.

Reason

ICE ordered to suspend immigration enforcement on families affected by Uvalde shooting

School shooter was ultimately killed by Border Patrol agents after police officers initially hesitated to enter the building

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Biden briefed on elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that the president will speak about the tragedy when he returns from Asia.

The Independent UK

She joined DHS to fight disinformation. She says she was halted by... disinformation

Nina Jankowicz looks back at how exaggerations and falsehoods stoked so many doubts about the Disinformation Governance Board that DHS paused it after just three weeks.

WEKU

Thomas Massie Has a Point When He Says Congress' Antisemitism Resolution Has a Free Speech Problem

Massie was the only House member to vote against a resolution demanding social media companies do more to track and suppress antisemitic content.

Reason

US homeland security pauses new disinformation board amid criticism

Nina Jankowicz, the board’s director, resigns and says attacks and threats will not stop her from speaking out on disinformation

The Guardian - US

DHS pauses a board created to combat disinformation amid a campaign to discredit it

The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday it would pause the work of a board created to combat disinformation. The board — and its leader — faced an online campaign to discredit its work.

WEKU

DHS pauses disinformation board, director will resign

The Department of Homeland Security paused the work of its new disinformation governance board Wednesday

The Independent UK

Buffalo Shooting Will Prompt Measures 'To Combat Domestic Terrorism,' Says Pelosi

Plus: Netflix defends artistic expression, perspectives on the baby formula shortage, and more...

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Don't Trust Biden's Dystopian 'Disinformation Board'

A "disinformation" board sounds like something from a dystopian novel.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: The frustration with the new US disinformation board? Too little information

The most troubling problem with the Biden administration’s new Disinformation Governance Board is how little information the government has released about it.

Reason

Who needs cyberlaw when we can have unicorns and fairy dust?

Episode 406 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

The Independent UK

DHS disinformation board's work, plans remain a mystery

A newly formed Disinformation Governance Board remains shrouded in secrecy a week after the Biden administration’s announcement of the new effort was met with widespread criticism

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Los Angeles Times

Biden holds talks with Mexico’s president as pressure mounts over Title 42 border policy

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden held talks Friday with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador as a looming deadline to lift COVID-related restrictions at the U.S. southern border magnified concerns over the administration’s immigration policies and an increase in illegal border crossings.

Los Angeles Times

Biden holds talks with Mexico's president as pressure mounts over Title 42

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is holding talks Friday afternoon with Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador as a looming deadline to lift COVID-era restrictions at the U.S. southern border has magnified concerns over the administration's immigration policies and an influx in illegal border crossings.

Reason

AOC Defends Due Process as Colleagues Greenlight Asset Seizure Bill

Plus: Homeland Security's new Disinformation Governance Board, the FDA's menthol ban, and more...

The Independent UK

Disinformation board to tackle Russia, migrant smugglers

The Department of Homeland Security has launched a new panel to tackle disinformation

Tribune News Service

Judge halts winding down of Title 42 border expulsion policy

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security may not begin phasing out its use of pandemic-related asylum restrictions before their planned end next month, a federal judge ordered Wednesday.

Reason

The Department of Homeland Security Is Broken and Dangerous

The department suffers “a dangerous combination of broad authorities, weak safeguards, and insufficient oversight.”

Roll Call

Supreme Court to hear arguments on 'Remain in Mexico' revival - Roll Call

The Supreme Court hears an immigration case that threatens to curb the power of presidents to reverse the policies of their predecessors.

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