Twenty-six jurisdictions challenge FY2026 FEMA grant conditions
Twenty-five states and Washington, D.C., are asking a Rhode Island judge to block FEMA and DHS from tying emergency grants to election and immigration terms.
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DOJ trade-fraud task force reports more than $1 billion in recoveries, penalties and charged losses
The Justice Department says a federal trade-fraud task force created with DHS surpassed $1 billion in combined recoveries, penalties, forfeitures and publicly charged losses in less than a year.
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DHS investigates breach of information-sharing network used by government partners
The Department of Homeland Security said it is investigating a cyber breach involving the Homeland Security Information Network, a platform used by government and law-enforcement partners to share sensitive but unclassified information.
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Justice Department Pushes for Statewide Voter Lists as 2026 Election Fight Moves to Court
The Justice Department says its Civil Rights Division can seek statewide voter-registration data and share it with Homeland Security. States are challenging access and election procedures as the 2026 elections approach.
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DHS Finalizes Plan to Rescind 2022 Public-Charge Rule, With Changes Set for Sept. 18
The Department of Homeland Security published a final rule rescinding 2022 public-charge regulations and revising public-charge bond rules. The changes are scheduled to take effect Sept. 18, 2026.
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DHS allows some affirmative asylum cases to go to immigration court without an interview
An interim final rule effective July 28 allows USCIS to refer certain affirmative asylum applications to immigration court without first conducting an asylum interview.
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DHS Changes Asylum Referrals, Allowing Some Cases to Reach Immigration Court Without Interviews
An interim final rule effective July 28 allows USCIS to refer certain affirmative asylum applications to immigration court without an interview and removes a credibility-assessment requirement from referral letters.
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25 States and D.C. Sue Over Attempt to Tie Disaster Funds to Election Policies
A coalition of 25 states and the District of Columbia is asking a federal court to stop DHS from conditioning disaster-related funding on changes to state election administration.
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DHS moves to broaden public-charge scrutiny beginning September 18
The Department of Homeland Security has rescinded the 2022 public-charge regulations, restoring broader discretion for immigration officers in certain admission and adjustment-of-status decisions.
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Twenty-Four Attorneys General and Two Governors Sue Over Federal Conditions on Emergency Funds
A multistate coalition is challenging FEMA and DHS conditions tied to billions of dollars in emergency and disaster funding, including requirements involving immigration enforcement and election administration.
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DHS will restore broader public-charge discretion in immigration decisions Sept. 18
The Department of Homeland Security has rescinded the 2022 public-charge regulations. A final rule restoring broader officer discretion is scheduled to take effect Sept. 18, 2026, for specified admission and adjustment-of-status applications.
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DHS investigates cyber breach of an information-sharing network
The Department of Homeland Security said it is investigating a recent cyber incident involving an unnamed, nonclassified information-sharing environment. The department has not disclosed the network, scope or whether data were taken.
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DOJ says trade-fraud task force surpassed $1 billion in recoveries and charged losses
The Justice Department said a federal task force created with Homeland Security surpassed $1 billion in combined recoveries, penalties, forfeitures and publicly charged losses in less than one year.
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Federal judge allows DHS to advance border-wall construction through Texas levee system
A federal judge ruled that DHS may proceed with border-wall construction through a Texas levee system, rejecting a challenge to the administration’s waiver authority.
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AP finds more than 50 military spouses and parents detained under immigration crackdown
An Associated Press investigation found more than 50 spouses and parents of active-duty U.S. service members detained since President Donald Trump began his second term.
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More Than 24 States Sue Over Federal Conditions Attached to Disaster Funding
A coalition of more than 24 states is challenging FEMA and DHS conditions tied to 2026 disaster-relief funding in a Rhode Island federal court.
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GAO says DHS border-security metrics still conflict with statutory definitions
A Government Accountability Office review found that 19 of the 40 border-security metrics reported by DHS in its 2023 submission differed in scope or calculation from definitions set by federal law.
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DHS begins sending some asylum cases to immigration court without interviews
A new interim final rule allows USCIS to refer certain affirmative asylum applications to immigration court without first conducting an interview, while preserving interviews before asylum is granted or denied.
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Ninth Circuit rejects Trump administration expansion of mandatory immigration detention
The federal appeals court ruled that immigrants detained inside the United States must retain an opportunity to seek release on bond under the challenged policy.
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GAO: DHS has 39 priority recommendations still needing attention
A newly released GAO oversight report says DHS implemented five recommendations but added seven more, leaving 39 priorities open across key mission areas.
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Colorado joins 26 states challenging federal use of emergency funds to pressure states
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a 26-state coalition challenging the Trump administration’s use of billions of dollars in emergency-management and homeland-security funding as leverage over state policy compliance.
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California Leads Multistate Lawsuit Over Federal Election-Funding Conditions
California announced a multistate lawsuit challenging federal conditions attached to public-safety funding that the state says would pressure states to follow federal preferences in election administration.