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DHS Wants To Harvest Biometric Data From Anyone Helping A Foreigner Stay In This Country Legally
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
We’ve always known the ultimate goal was to subject everyone to biometric collections, whether it’s at border crossings or international airports. At some point, the tech will move inland and become an annoying part of traveling from Point A to B because nati…
Jan 14, 2026, 1:26 PM
A Former Senior Border Patrol Agent Warned Us What Was Coming
Susie Madrak, Crooksandliars.com
Former Border Patrol officer Jenn Budd used to write some really powerful and perceptive stuff for us, and now that I look back at her work, I wish more people in the media read blogs. If you listen to her interview and read her posts, you will understand a l…
Jan 11, 2026, 8:26 PM
Trump's Goon Homan Threatens 'More Incidents' If Y'all Aren't Nice To ICE
Conover Kennard, Crooksandliars.com
Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, joined Kristen Welker on Meet the Press to continue the right-wing talking points following the jaw-dropping fatal shooting of 37-year-old mother of three Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross. Obviously, the protests that ens…
Jan 11, 2026, 5:04 PM
Trump's proposed travel rule demands social media history from tourists
nickodiaz@sbcglobal.net (Nickolas Diaz) , Nickolas Diaz, Android Central
The Trump administration has proposed a change to the ESTA that would require tourists to submit years' worth of sensitive data, including social media history.
Dec 11, 2025, 5:56 PM
US Could Ask Foreign Tourists For Five-Year Social Media History Before Entry
msmash, Slashdot.org
Tourists from dozens of countries including the UK could be asked to provide a five-year social media history as a condition of entry to the United States, under a new proposal unveiled by American officials. From a report: The new condition would affect peop…
Dec 11, 2025, 2:05 PM
US May Demand 5 Years of Social Media History From Incoming Tourists
Gael Cooper, CNET
Visitors entering the US may also need to disclose their previous email addresses and details about their families, under a new federal proposal.
Dec 10, 2025, 10:44 PM
Border Patrol left Charlotte. The damage stayed behind.
Adrian Florido, NPR
The Border Patrol's enforcement surge in Charlotte, N.C. lasted just about a week. Residents picking up the pieces in its aftermath say doing so is going to take a lot longer than that.
Dec 10, 2025, 10:00 AM
D.C. Shooting Live Updates: National Guard Soldier Sarah Beckstrom Dies From Her Injuries
Siladitya Ray, Forbes Staff, Siladitya Ray, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/, Forbes
Trump said the suspected gunman is an Afghan national who entered the U.S. in September 2021.
Nov 28, 2025, 6:14 AM
Chaos near the White House: Two National Guard soldiers shot
CK Smith, Salon
A 29-year-old Afghan evacuee is in custody, federal agencies halt Afghan immigration applications
Nov 27, 2025, 4:00 PM
New Orleans next stop for Border Patrol, reports say
Nolan Mckendry, The Center Square
(The Center Square) – New Orleans and state officials are preparing for the expected arrival of U. S.
Nov 25, 2025, 4:00 PM
The Coast Guard says it's seizing more drugs than ever and needs more ships, aircraft, and people to keep up
Chris Panella, Business Insider
The service continues seizing record numbers of drugs at sea. In the last fiscal year, it brought in over 500,000 pounds of cocaine.
Nov 25, 2025, 10:41 AM
Federal Judge Spends Most Of 233 Pages Calling Out DHS, ICE, CBP, Border Patrol For Their Lies
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino has already made a name for himself during Trump’s second administration. He began making this name by engaging in an unapproved sweep of the area he controlled in California as Trump was still waiting to be sworn in. Th…
Nov 24, 2025, 6:43 PM
Federal prosecutors dismiss charges against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago
CHRISTINE FERNANDO, Yahoo Entertainment
Federal prosecutors moved Thursday to dismiss charges against a woman who was shot several times by a Border Patrol agent last month during the federal...
Nov 20, 2025, 5:34 PM
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
BYRON TAU and GARANCE BURKE, Yahoo Entertainment
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it...
Nov 20, 2025, 5:14 AM
‘Restricted’: Did US troops try to cordon off a Mexican beach?
Sarah Shamim, Al Jazeera English
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum seeks the International Boundary and Water Commission intervention.
Nov 19, 2025, 12:58 PM
Border Patrol commander touts dozens of North Carolina arrests leaving residents 'overwhelmed'
SOPHIA TAREEN, BRIAN WITTE and MARYCLAIRE DALE, Yahoo Entertainment
A top Border Patrol commander touted dozens of arrests in North Carolina’s largest city on Sunday as Charlotte residents reported encounters with federal...
Nov 16, 2025, 6:12 PM
Drones buzz military base 'storing US nuke weapons' twice in 24 hours...
Nicole Cherruault, The-sun.com
The incursion comes just days after Nato revealed it is ramping up its air defences as rogue drones continue to menace Europe
Nov 2, 2025, 12:46 PM
CBP Searched a Record Number of Phones at the US Border Over the Past Year
Matt Burgess, Dell Cameron, Wired
The total number of US Customs and Border Protection device searches jumped by 17 percent over the 2024 fiscal year, but more invasive forensic searches remain relatively rare.
Oct 28, 2025, 3:26 PM
MORE 'DRUG BOATS' TARGETED...
Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. military carried out three strikes Monday in the waters of the eastern Pacific against boats suspected of carrying drugs, killing 14 and leaving one survivor. The announcement, made on social media Tuesda…
Oct 28, 2025, 2:40 PM
Fact check: Do quarter of US’s ‘drug boat’ searches find nothing?
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
A 2024 Coast Guard report found 27 percent of drug boat searches came back empty-handed.
Oct 27, 2025, 1:06 PM
Troops given powers to shoot down drones on sight
The Telegraph, Yahoo Entertainment
10.30pm Embargo, sched for then
Oct 19, 2025, 9:30 PM
Canadian snowbirds fingerprinted and photographed at U.S. border as part of new requirement
CBC, Yahoo Entertainment
Several Canadian snowbirds reported they were fingerprinted and photographed at the U.S. border this month when registering for their winter stay, which U.S....
Oct 19, 2025, 8:00 AM
Trump’s Immigration Theater: Pulling Cops Off Child Sex Crimes To Chase Landscapers
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
So let me get this straight. The same administration that claims fentanyl is such a dire threat that it justifies sweeping tariffs against Canada, Mexico, and China is simultaneously pulling federal agents off drug interdiction duties to chase undocumented la…
Oct 8, 2025, 5:57 PM
U.S. Border Patrol shoots woman in Chicago as federal troop deployment to Illinois looms
CBC News
U.S. Border Patrol shot an armed woman in Chicago on Saturday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said, as the governor of Illinois said the Trump administration plans to federalize and deploy hundreds of National Guard to the state.
Oct 4, 2025, 11:38 PM