DHS warns of potential threat of domestic extremists to Afghan evacuees
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Reflecting on 9/11 Pentagon attack
The September 11 attacks drastically changed America's approach to homeland security and counterterrorism. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" to share his insights and personal experience reporting at the Pentagon that day.
Mayorkas says DHS resources are "stressed"
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that the department's resources are "stressed" from a number of crises, but the DHS is "meeting every challenge." He also discussed the so-called "Remain in Mexico" border policy in an interview with "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell.
Allegations of Afghan "child bride" cases
CBS News has learned U.S. officials are looking into cases of "child brides" among Afghans now in U.S. custody. Several women and girls say their families forced them into marriage outside of the country's international airport in Kabul so they could be eligible for evacuation. CBS News White House reporter Bo Erickson joins CBSN to discuss how they were identified and what comes next.
U.S. ramping up screening efforts to process Afghan evacuees
The White House is ramping up screening efforts to process people evacuated from Afghanistan. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss how the U.S. is vetting these evacuees.
"Very small number" of Afghans prompt security concerns during evacuation
DHS has deployed about 300 staffers to "lily pads" at transit points for Afghans for secondary screenings, which are being carried out with the help of the FBI.
Some Afghans to get U.S. "humanitarian parole"
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is authorizing an immigration tool known as "humanitarian parole" to allow some at-risk Afghans to enter the U.S. without a visa. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to explain how the process works.
DHS seeks help with Afghan relocation
Citing a humanitarian crisis, the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday asked U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services employees to volunteer in the effort to relocate at-risk Afghans who helped the United States during the 20-year war in Afghanistan. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with details.
DHS warns "heightened risk" of violence ahead of 9/11 anniversary
The bulletin also advised that new COVID-19 variants could prompt further violence from domestic actors, including racially motivated and anti-government extremists.
DHS on rise in migrant arrests
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has defended the Biden administration's southern border strategy. More than 212,000 migrants were arrested in July, a 13% increase from the previous month. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins CBSN's Michael George to discuss.
WH officials talk cybercrime at conference
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and CISA director Jen Easterly laid out the federal government's plan to tackle the recent uptick in ransomware attacks earlier this week. The two were keynote speakers at the annual Black Hat USA cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas. CBS News technology reporter Dan Patterson joined CBSN to discuss.
Report finds federal agencies fall short on cybersecurity
A Senate report has finds federal agencies are not meetings government cybersecurity standards. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins CBSN AM to discuss the report.
Unrest in Cuba and Haiti sparks U.S. migration concerns
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security are warning asylum seekers in Cuba and Haiti against traveling to the U.S. by sea. In this fiscal year alone, the Coast Guard says it has intercepted more than 550 Cubans attempting to enter U.S. waters. CBS News embedded with the Coast Guard's Key West sector to discuss his team's operations. CBS News' homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss this.
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas joins “CBS This Morning” to talk about his visit to the border crossing in El Paso with Vice President Kamala Harris and how the administration is working to improve the conditions for migrant children.
Migrant children struggle at Texas site
CBS News has learned disturbing details about migrant children engaging in self-harm at an emergency housing site near El Paso, Texas. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN AM with the latest.
DHS report on separated migrant families
Up to 2,100 children who were split up from their families near the U.S.-Mexico border during the Trump administration may still be separated from their parents, according to a Department of Homeland Security report prepared for President Biden. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero for a closer look.
DHS warns extremists may exploit new COVID rules
The Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism alert that warned that violent extremists could take advantage of the relaxed pandemic restrictions to conduct attacks.
Officials vow to address domestic extremism
The Biden administration says it will be ramping up efforts against domestic extremism and terrorism in the United States. Meanwhile, BuzzFeed News reports the Oath Keepers have struggled to gain new members and financing since the January 6 assault on the Capitol and the arrests of several of its members. BuzzFeed News reporter Salvador Hernandez joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" host Elaine Quijano with more on the fallout.
Biden responds to April jobs report
President Biden is trying to ease concerns about the nation's economic recovery after Friday's jobs report showed far fewer jobs were added to the economy than expected. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
DHS scraps Trump-era plan to collect more biometric data from immigrants
While the proposed rule change never took effect, the policy would have marked a colossal shift in Homeland Security's personal data collection from immigrants and US citizens alike.
ACLU lawyer on family reunification efforts
The Department of Homeland Security is working with the American Civil Liberties Union to reunify migrant families separated under the Trump administration, as the Biden administration continues to use a public health policy to justify deportations. Lee Gelernt of the ACLU spoke with CBSN's Tanya Rivero about why he says the rule is unfair, and how's working to bring families back together.
Biden administration reuniting migrant children with parents
The Biden administration is beginning to reunite some families who were separated at the southern border under the Trump administration. On Tuesday, a mother and son from Mexico were brought back together after nearly four years apart. CBS News' Lilia Luciano shares their story, then CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss that and more.
DHS head on unaccompanied minors at border
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas joins "CBS This Morning" first to talk about unification efforts at the border and the drop in unaccompanied minors in DHS custody, as well as a recently capsized boat in California believed to be filled with migrants.
90 migrants found in crammed home
Dozens of people were discovered crammed into one house and living in poor conditions in Houston. Some showed signs of the coronavirus. Police and the Department of Homeland Security are trying to determine who the people are. Omar Villafranca reports.
Exclusive look at asylum-seeking process
CBS News got exclusive access inside a Department of Homeland Security facility processing asylum-seekers at the southern border. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joined CBSN with more on what the process is like for migrant families, and how U.S. immigration policy has changed during the Biden administration so far.
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