Category: Homeland Security Department

Judge Once Again Bars Postal Service From Restricting Mail-In Vote

The New York Times – On the Runway:
After reviewing the agency’s final plan to comply with President Trump’s demands, a federal judge barred the Postal Service from imposing new restrictions on mail-in voting.
Trump Administration to Expand Deportation Flights to Haiti

The New York Times – On the Runway:
Flights to the Caribbean nation will increase from once a month to once a week now that the Supreme Court allowed President Trump to cancel a humanitarian program.
‘They Opened the Door and Pulled Us Out’: How ICE Descended on a Town

The New York Times – On the Runway:
One summer morning, immigration agents swooped in and detained 18 immigrants at a store in Lakewood, N.J., plunging the town into fear.
Lawmakers Push Hochul to Block ICE From Taking Over Upstate Warehouse

The New York Times – On the Runway:
As a state law preventing the police from working with federal immigration officials goes into effect, a potential plan to use a warehouse as a detention center has drawn outrage.
Democratic Senators Ask Homeland Security for Details About Idled Planes

The New York Times – On the Runway:
The request follows a New York Times story, which revealed that Homeland Security had spent $464 million on used jets that rarely fly.
Supreme Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now

The New York Times – On the Runway:
The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.
How a Reporter Interviewed Deportees Sent to a Prison in Africa by the Trump Administration

The New York Times – On the Runway:
A Times reporter spoke with detainees in southern Africa using a cellphone one of them obtained after a hunger strike.
What to Know About the Cuban Mafia in Quintana Roo

The New York Times – On the Runway:
A group of Cuban men in Mexico was charged with smuggling people to the United States. One of its leaders said Raúl Castro’s grandson helped, according to interviews and court records.
New Evidence Shows Federal Agents Using Racial Slurs During Immigration Sweeps

The New York Times – On the Runway:
Body-camera video and other court evidence capture federal agents using slurs and targeting Latinos while bypassing white bystanders during immigration sweeps in Chicago and Los Angeles
Death Renews Scrutiny of Delaney Hall. Here’s What to Know.

The New York Times – On the Runway:
The death of a Salvadoran immigrant at the federal detention center in Newark has raised questions about the conditions there.
Trump Administration Delivers Lucrative Win for Its Kratom Allies

The New York Times – Business:
In moving to ban a potent synthetic version of kratom, the president’s team paved the way for more sales for makers of rival botanic supplements, who had aggressively lobbied for the change.
U.S. World Cup Cities Are on a Counterdrone Spending Spree

The New York Times – Business:
FEMA has given cities and states $250 million to protect the World Cup from airborne threats. That equipment will remain in place after the tournament.