Jeh Johnson: "Look past the noise" ahead of election
The former homeland security secretary says it's "disconcerting to see the president and his chief on staff cast doubt on the integrity of our democracy."
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The former homeland security secretary says it's "disconcerting to see the president and his chief on staff cast doubt on the integrity of our democracy."
The Department of Homeland Security says it is investigating allegations that federal immigration detainees underwent unwanted gynecological surgeries, including hysterectomies, without their consent. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joined CBSN to discuss how the claims fit into broader concerns advocates have about ICE detention.
A new report sheds light on a coronavirus outbreak at an immigration detention facility in Farmville, Virginia, that's linked to ICE flights transporting agents to control protests in Washington, D.C. Nick Miroff of the Washington Post joined CBSN to explain why the detainees were moved, and what rules the flights broke.
The Trump administration says it has expelled nearly 8,8000 migrant children from the United States who arrived at the southern border without their parents. The Department of Homeland Security suspended humanitarian protections for most border-crossers citing CDC coronavirus restrictions. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN with details.
Former U.S. Secretary Homeland Security Jeh Johnson joins CBSN to discuss the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, plus his insights into immigration at the southern border, protests over racial injustice, and current threats facing the U.S. ahead of the 2020 election.
The announcement comes after a whistleblower alleged improper politicization at the Office of Intelligence and Analysis.
The Department of Homeland Security rejects new claims from a whistleblower who says he faced retaliation for refusing to change intelligence reports that did not fit President Trump’s political objectives. He says he was told to leave out details about Russian election interference and the threat from White supremacists. Jeff Pegues reports.
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Brian Murphy said he was reassigned from his position at DHS after objecting to drafts of an intel report making Russia's actions appear to be on par with those of Iran and China.
A whistleblower at the Department of Homeland Security, who was recently demoted, claims that he was ordered to suppress details in intelligence reports that the president would not like, including details about Russian election interference. Jeff Pegues takes a look.
The bulletin says Russia is seeking to "undermine public trust in the electoral process."
In a new bulletin obtained by CBS News, the Department of Homeland Security said Russian proxy websites claim mail-in voting would “create vast opportunities for voter fraud.” Weijia Jiang reports.
DHS withheld publication of a July bulletin warning law enforcement agencies that Russia may try to denigrate Biden's health.
Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf says Portland's leaders "foster an environment of lawlessness and chaos."
"We need them to do their job. We need them to step up," Wolf said of Portland officials.
The following is a transcript of an interview with Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf that aired Sunday, August 30, 2020, on "Face the Nation."
Miles Taylor, who left DHS in 2019, appeared in an ad for Republican Voters Against Trump.
As the leaders of DHS, Chad Wolf and Ken Cuccinelli have emerged as some of the most vocal supporters of President Trump's hard-line immigration agenda.
Federal authorities left the city at the end of July after weeks of violent clashes between them and protesters, and local leaders have hoped for calm after the federal agents withdrew.
There have been growing calls to dismantle the Department of Homeland Security, as the Trump administration deploys federal agents to crack down on crime. Richard A. Clarke — a former national security official who served under George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush — joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss.
House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff said Saturday the committee had been conducting an investigation into Brian Murphy and his department for over two weeks before his "abrupt and apparent reassignment."
Oregon Governor Kate Brown said the federal government agreed to a "phased withdrawal" of officers.
In addition to tear gas, there has been more than a whiff of politics in the air as armed men in camouflage have filled the streets of Portland, Oregon, setting off a pandemic of confusion and outrage. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin looks into the Department of Homeland Security's Border Patrol agents (who usually go after drug smugglers along the southwest border), who have been confronting and detaining protesters. Current and former government officials discuss what some decry as a "rogue police force."
Armed men in camouflage, operating under the aegis of the Department of Homeland Security, have filled the city's streets, setting off a pandemic of confusion and outrage over what some decry as a "rogue police force"
After revelations that federal agents were deployed to protect property and disperse protesters in Portland, state authorities in Oregon are suing several federal agencies involved for violating protesters' civil rights. Michael George reports.