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Requesting asylum is supposed to be free. But corruption in Tijuana means many have to pay

TIJUANA, Mexico — When a Russian family, threatened because of their opposition to the war in Ukraine, recently arrived in Tijuana, they tried every tactic they'd heard of to reach the United States and request asylum.

Tribune News Service

'Loving each other through a terrorist attack': Colorado LGBTQ groups manage security concerns while grieving

DENVER — Colorado LGBTQ organizations still working through grief over last month’s mass shooting at Club Q are taking into account new security concerns raised by a recent federal terrorism bulletin as they look ahead to events such as next summer’s Denver Pride celebrations.

The Denver Post

Over 300 Oath Keepers at DHS: report

House Homeland Security chair sounds the alarm on "extremism within our government"

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Intel analyst tried to stop Jan 6 attack after stumbling across online plans, report says

Analyst found 500 pages of ‘potential threats’ about ‘violent overthrow of government’ on 20 December 2020

The Independent UK

LGBTQ communities in the US face ‘rising threat of violence’

As attacks mount, advocates say the government must do more to combat hate speech and gun crimes.

Al Jazeera

Editorial: Feds continue kicking the can on REAL ID

More than 20 years after 9/11, Americans are still taking their shoes off at airport checkpoints and remain prohibited from packing larger bottles in their luggage. Yet the folks at the Department of Homeland Security continue to be flummoxed about how to implement more stringent identification requirements for airline passengers.

Tribune News Service

Haitians’ temporary U.S. immigration status is being extended, Biden administration says

The Department of Homeland Security says Haitians in the United States as of Nov. 6 could apply for “temporary protected status” and those granted it last year can stay an additional 18 months, until Aug. 3, 2024.

Chicago Sun-Times

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COVID's lingering impact prompts Real ID deadline extension

The deadline for obtaining the Real ID needed to board a domestic flight has been pushed back again, with the Department of Homeland Security citing the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for the slower-than-expected rollout

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: US power grid has long faced terror threat

Investigators believe a shooting that damaged power substations in North Carolina was a crime

The Independent UK

Real ID deadline again extended, pushed back to 2025

Just five months before the latest Real ID deadline, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has again extended when travelers will need to have a federally mandated identification card for domestic flights.

Los Angeles Times

Biden administration eyes border overhaul as Title 42 pandemic policy ends

Some of the ideas echo controversial policies from the Trump administration.

Axios

A fight over how to enforce immigration laws reaches the Supreme Court

The Biden administration wants immigration authorities to focus on threats to public safety, but a lower court said its guidelines went too far. Now the high court is hearing arguments in the case.

WEKU

Border policy questions loom as Senate works on funding, 'Dreamers' - Roll Call

An imminent end to pandemic-era asylum restrictions under Title 42 has renewed border policy debates on Capitol Hill.

Roll Call

Senate: Migrants subject to unnecessary medical procedures

A Senate investigation has found that U.S. immigration authorities didn’t do enough to adequately vet or monitor a gynecologist in rural Georgia who performed unnecessary medical procedures on detained migrant women without their consent

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Special protections for about 300,000 immigrants are extended amid federal lawsuit

People from six countries — El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras and Nepal — have been at risk of deportation after the Trump administration deemed those countries safe enough for return.

Reason

Customs and Border Protection Chief Refuses to Step Down (UPDATED)

The Biden Administration has reportedly asked for Commissioner Magnus's resignation, but he has refused to go.

The Conversation

Why the number of encounters at the southern U.S. border does not mean what the GOP says it means

Like many other Republican candidates and conservative talk show hosts, Kari Lake is using the racially tinged issue of immigration to fuel turnout in her gubernatorial campaign in Arizona. The former television anchor has boldly proclaimed that on her first day as governor, she would declare the state under “invasion.”

Salon

An epidemic of fentanyl misinformation

More politicians say fentanyl should be deemed a "weapon of mass destruction." Do they even understand what it is?

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The Independent UK

Official: Man in Pelosi attack shouldn't have reentered US

A federal official says the Canadian man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and attacking her husband with a hammer should have been flagged by immigration officials and denied reentry to the U.S. after overstaying his authorized entry more than two decades ago

Reason

DHS' Crusade Against Misinformation Is Another Example of Anti-Terror Mission Creep

While the Department of Homeland Security pressured tech companies to censor their users' posts, it also branded election deniers as potential terrorists.

Reason

DHS Still Policing Disinformation Despite Dissolving Disinformation Governance Board

The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI regularly report misinformation and disinformation to tech companies for potential removal.

Miami Herald

Florida pays millions to company employing undocumented workers linked to deputy’s death

MIAMI — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has paid more than $8 million to a construction contractor since authorities found it had hired several undocumented workers — including two men who have been charged in connection with the death of a Pinellas County deputy.

Tribune News Service

Venezuelans struggle with new reality in Tijuana after expulsions from United States

TIJUANA, Mexico — When a plane full of Venezuelan migrants landed in San Diego from Texas on a recent afternoon, Luis Gonzalez and many of those around him began to applaud, rattling the chains that bound their wrists to their ankles and waists.

The Independent UK

Report shows feds gathered intel on Portland protesters

U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials under then-President Donald Trump compiled intelligence dossiers on people who were arrested at Black Lives Matter protests in Portland, Oregon

The Independent UK

Withdrawal of study highlights tension in US intel community

A team of CIA experts that studied lessons learned from the contentious 2020 vote had to unexpectedly withdraw its study after getting pushback from rank-and-file intelligence officers

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