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US Senate confirms new Homeland Security chief, a Trump ally

US Senate confirms new Homeland Security chief, a Trump ally

The US Senate on Monday confirmed Markwayne Mullin as the new chief of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the agency reeling from a partial government shutdown as it works to enforce President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. Senators voted 54-45 for 48-year-old Republican Mullin, a

Helena Regional Airport asks for donations after government shutdown cuts TSA pay

As the partial federal government shutdown involving the Department of Homeland Security crosses into week six, the Helena Regional Airport is asking for food and gift card donations to help fuel unpaid Transportation Security Administration staff, it announced Monday. “We’re proud of their dedication and want to support them

US deploys immigration agents to airports amid shutdown chaos

US deploys immigration agents to airports amid shutdown chaos

The US immigration agency at the center of a firestorm over heavy-handed enforcement tactics began deploying Monday to major airports, as officials scrambled to ease mounting travel disruption during a prolonged, partial government shutdown. The move places Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel -- already under intense scrutiny after fatal

Union president: TSA workers want to be paid, not replaced by ICE

(The Center Square) – Federal immigration law enforcement officers have joined Transportation Security Administration workers at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. ICE agents were seen at O’Hare and several other airports around the country Monday. More than 400 TSA employees have left the department and thousands of others are

Trump asks ICE agents not to wear masks at airports, as TSA officer absences climb

(The Center Square) – Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are deploying to airports across the country starting Monday to assist with security efforts, with a request from President Donald Trump that they not wear masks. In a post to social media Monday, the president said he’s a “BIG proponent of

US deploys immigration agents to airports amid shutdown chaos

US deploys immigration agents to airports amid shutdown chaos

The US immigration agency at the center of a firestorm over heavy-handed enforcement tactics began deploying to major airports on Monday, as officials scrambled to ease mounting travel disruption during a prolonged, partial government shutdown. The move places Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel -- already under intense scrutiny after

Trump orders immigration agents to airports amid crippling budget standoff

Trump orders immigration agents to airports amid crippling budget standoff

Immigration agents will be deployed in US airports beginning Monday, aiming to alleviate soaring congestion at security screenings amid a weeks-long budget standoff over President Donald Trump's mass deportation drive, officials said. Trump announced the extraordinary move in a social media post Sunday morning, sending officials racing