DOJ close to finalizing deal to hand over voter roll data to DHS, sources say
DOJ plans to turn over voter data it's collecting from states to DHS for use in immigration and criminal investigations, sources say.
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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.
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.
James T. Laney, a world-class scholar and former ambassador to South Korea, died Thursday, the school announced.
The 14-year-old accused of shooting another student during a fight at Warner Robins High School will remain in custody after he was denied bond at his first court appearance.
Jonathan Hunt, MARTA's pick for its next general manager and CEO, has pledged to build back trust through transparency and accountability.
Heat waves are dealing a financial blow to businesses and creating hazardous conditions for workers, according to climate experts.
Two employees were hospitalized after a fire broke out in the kitchen of a Cobb County supermarket Thursday morning.