Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery that affects millions of people around the globe each year. Data from The Polaris Project, operator of the U.S. Human Trafficking Hotline, revealed 11,500 victims and survivors called the hotline in 2019, a 20% increase over the previous year and likely only…
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ACLU Files Lawsuit Against DHS on Behalf of Journalists for Tracking, Interrogating Them
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of five freelance journalists against the Department of Homeland Security for allegedly following and interrogating them. All five are U.S. citizens and were working on a story about a group of migrants making their way to the border…
ICE Raids to Target 2,000 Families Across the County Starting on Sunday
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be raiding cities all across the country on Sunday. The raids, called the “family op,” will target around 2,000 families in as many as 10 U.S. cities, including Houston, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, New…
Women at Detention Centers Moved Outside in Sweltering Temperatures During Homeland Security Secretarys Visit
Women who desperately wanted to speak with the Department of Homeland Security’s secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, were instead brought outside where they could not attempt to plea for help. According to The Intercept, Nielsen visited several detention centers late last week. During a trip to Port Isabel, in Los Fresnos, Texas,…
DHS Issues Vague Plan on Reuniting Immigrant Families And It Comes with Conditions: Report
Roughly one quarter of children who have been torn from their families at the border have been reunited with their loved ones. Over the weekend, the Department of Homeland Security issued a vague — and reportedly conditioned — way to bring all of the separated families back together. DHS gave…
Sen. Kamala Harris Calls on DHS Chief to Resign: We Must Speak the Truth
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) has called on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to resign in light of her failed leadership and enforcement of inhumane immigration policies. “The government should be in the business of keeping families together, not tearing them apart. And the government should have a commitment…
Homeland Security Official Who Said Blacks are Lazy, Sexually Promiscuous Drug Users Resigns
Rev. Jamie Johnson, director of the Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), resigned Thursday night following reports revealing that he is a racist. Johnson made numerous disparaging comments targeting the Black community and the Islam faith on radio appearances from 2008 to as…
Homeland Security Cancels Mass Immigration Raids Due to Hurricanes
The Department of Homeland Security has put on hold plans for a potential mass deportation of 8,400 undocumented immigrants due to the impact of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma’s expected impact on the United States over the weekend, according to NBC News. NBC News on Thursday reported the plans for…
Sheriff Who Called BLM Terrorists to Take Homeland Security Job
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke revealed Wednesday that he has officially hopped on the Trump train but officials say the announcement may have been premature. Clarke told a Milwaukee radio station he will be taking a senior position with the Department of Homeland Security. “I’m both honored and humbled to…
FBI, Homeland Security Sued Over BLM Surveillance Records
A lawsuit has been filed against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for not releasing information regarding surveillance of Black Lives Matter protesters and activists. The Center for Constitutional Rights and the Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Center at Case Western Reserve University School…