Trump to nominate David Cummins as TSA administrator
President Trump intends to nominate David Cummins to lead the Transportation Security Administration, according to a person familiar with the decision.
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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.
DOJ plans to turn over voter data it's collecting from states to DHS for use in immigration and criminal investigations, sources say.
A potential deal to end the DHS shutdown has stalled on Capitol Hill after Senate Democrats made their latest counteroffer.
Nearly 12% of all TSA officers who were scheduled to work on Sunday called out — the most since the start of the partial government shutdown.
Wait times aren't expected to improve until government funding is restored and TSA officers receive paychecks.
Airport officials say they are working with federal partners to manage passenger flow after reports that roughly one-third of TSA workers did not report to work during an ongoing federal funding impasse.
The City of Social Circle has a message for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: No water for its planned detention center until the agency starts sharing information.
TSA officer call-out rates have climbed into double-digit percentages at some airports, including half the officers at Houston's Hobby Airport, straining screening operations and contributing to longer security lines.
The announcement comes amid criticism of DHS spending under Noem, and as Congress has allowed the department's funding to lapse.
The House passed a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, but Senate Democrats blocked similar legislation.
The South Fulton City Council voted unanimously to prohibit ICE detention centers in South Fulton, joining a metro Atlanta movement to push back against federal immigration facility proposals in local communities.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement that TSA and Customs and Border Protection are "suspending courtesy and special privilege escorts."
The new ICE documents shows the small Georgia town of Social Circle will be one of the agency's "mega centers" that would hold up to 10,000 detainees.
As the Department of Homeland Security faces a shutdown, TSA agents continue working without pay, raising concerns over potential staffing shortages and travel disruptions at airports nationwide.
The Department of Homeland Security officially shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday after Congress failed to pass a bill to fund its operations before a stopgap measure lapsed.
The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.
Federal officials have purchased property near Social Circle Elementary to build a 10,000-bed ICE detention facility, prompting city leaders to voice frustration over a lack of transparency.
A Georgia man says he was traumatized by severe medical neglect at a problem-plagued jail in Atlanta.
Spirit Airlines only has enough available cash to continue operations for a matter of days, not weeks, and talks for a government-backed rescue of the no-frills carrier have stalled, sources say.
A Georgia police officer is on leave as authorities investigate a viral video that appeared to show him slamming a man to the floor inside a Walmart.
The ruling in Louisiana v. Callais could reshape how states draw congressional maps and reignite redistricting fights across the South as the midterm election approaches.
A former top finance executive for the Atlanta Hawks will spend more than three years in federal prison after prosecutors said he stole millions from the NBA franchise through fraudulent expenses and credit card abuse.