Douglasville man guilty of laundering $2.7M in online romance scams
A Douglasville man has been convicted of laundering more than $2.7 million stolen from victims of romance scams and other online fraud schemes.
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A Douglasville man has been convicted of laundering more than $2.7 million stolen from victims of romance scams and other online fraud schemes.
The lawsuit claims the Trump administration is withholding hundreds of millions of dollars in disaster-preparedness and homeland security grants to pressure states to change policies on elections and immigration.
As thousands of soccer fans traveled to Atlanta for the FIFA World Cup, federal, state and local law enforcement agencies launched a monthlong operation targeting human trafficking and child exploitation.
Homeland Security Investigations is an arm of ICE, meaning the immigration enforcement agency would effectively be investigating incidents involving its own agents.
Every ICE arrest team will have at least one law enforcement officer equipped with a body-worn camera going forward, DHS said Tuesday, after two fatal shootings by agents who didn't have cameras.
The new federal funding will help Morehouse College install motorized security gates, dorm entrance cameras and proximity locks as lawmakers continue efforts to invest in Georgia's HBCUs.
Detention facilities are now inspected every year or every other year rather than twice a year, a CBS News analysis of inspection reports found.
Officials in two small Georgia cities are waiting to learn what will happen to warehouses that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement purchased to turn into detainee centers.
A proposal to turn a warehouse in the the small Georgia city of Social Circle into a 10,000-bed immigration detention facility is not going forward, officials say.
With the FIFA World Cup coming to Atlanta, city leaders and advocates are partnering with the global "It's a Penalty" campaign to raise awareness and train frontline workers against human trafficking.
Senate Republicans passed funding for the Department of Homeland Security's immigration enforcement agencies following a "vote-a-rama." The measure didn't ban the administration's "anti-weaponization" fund.
Federal officials say some international travelers arriving from parts of Central and East Africa will now be routed through Atlanta as the U.S. expands enhanced Ebola-related screening measures at designated airports.
The city says the federal government failed to conduct environmental reviews before moving forward with a plan that could dramatically strain water and wastewater systems.
Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin told CBS News that ICE arrests at the FIFA World Cup are not off the table, but the agency will not be at the global sporting event for the purpose of immigration arrests.
Rodney Taylor, a double amputee and father of seven, is now back with his family after being held at a South Georgia immigration detention center for 15 months.
The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.
President Trump intends to nominate David Cummins to lead the Transportation Security Administration, according to a person familiar with the decision.
The plans to build an ICE detention facility in Oakwood may have been put on pause, but officials in the small Georgia city are still getting ready for a possible restart.
Homeland Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the suspect in the deadly string of shootings was born in the U.K. and had previously been convicted of sexual battery, assault, and more.
It's the latest setback for the Trump administration on the issue, which has sought to terminate the TPS designation for 13 countries as part of the president's crackdown on immigration.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said DHS employees affected by the government shutdown will be paid through the recent pay periods by the end of the week.
A planned ICE detention facility in Social Circle, Georgia, is on hold as the Department of Homeland Security reviews its strategy under new leadership.
TSA staffing shortages remain far more severe than the national average, although wait times seemed to be stabilizing Monday.
Travelers passing through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport may still feel the effects of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
President Trump said he will sign an executive order to restart pay for TSA officers, who have gone more than a month without a full paycheck.
Jonathan Hunt, MARTA's pick for its next general manager and CEO, has pledged to build back trust through transparency and accountability.
Two employees were hospitalized after a fire broke out in the kitchen of a Cobb County supermarket Thursday morning.
Metro Atlanta added nearly 54,000 residents over the past year, but the region is not growing as quickly as it once did.
Bank of America Plaza is one of Atlanta's most recognizable skyscrapers. Now, it's opening its doors to the public and offering a new experience.
The three men are accused of recruiting Chinese nationals to come to the U.S. and then forcing them to work long shifts, six days a week in unsafe conditions at the Georgia flooring manufacturer.