Kristi Noem out as secretary of Homeland Security, Trump says
The announcement comes amid criticism of DHS spending under Noem, and as Congress has allowed the department's funding to lapse.
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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.
The number of ICE detainees exceeded 70,000 for the first time in the deportation agency's 23-year history, according to internal DHS data obtained by CBS News.
A group of senators, including Georgia's Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, are demanding that the Department of Homeland Security stop blocking members of Congress from inspecting ICE facilities.
The ICE raid that swept up 300 South Koreans in Georgia has strained an important bilateral relationship, and highlighted a significant challenge.
At the Atlanta Hawks Lady Ballers Summer Camp, girls worked on their game and found out basketball can be about much more than scoring points.
From its roots as an original colony to its status as a global hub of commerce and the birthplace of modern civil rights, Georgia has consistently been a state of historic breakthroughs.
After years of giving away food, a Gwinnett County chef's nonprofit has expanded to a farm so that it can supply meals using its own crops.
A Georgia lifeguard's quick thinking helped save a young boy who had wandered into the pool at a popular waterpark.
A ground stop has been issued for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport due to a storm system passing through the metro area.