By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The ACLU is fighting a practice by federal authorities, who routinely search laptops and cells phones at border crossings. The New York Daily News reports that the ACLU on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in Brooklyn federal court challenging the policy. The lawsuit contends that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security routinely…
By Chris Battle Security DeBrief WASHINGTON — I am still a bit surprised when I hear this question: How many terrorists has the Department of Homeland Security caught? Probably for most employees at DHS, it’s an odd question. Which is why it’s a critical public relations matter. Most Americans still don’t understand the mission of…
The Supreme Court’s decision gives the government yet another reason to focus enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws against employers, not illegal immigrants. By ADAM LIPTAK and JULIA PRESTON New York Times WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a favorite tool of prosecutors in immigration cases, ruling unanimously that a federal identity-theft law…
The spying caper has been a big embarrassment for the Maryland State Police. Now we find out the Department of Homeland Security had a hand in it. By Lisa Rein Washington Post Staff Writer The U.S. Department of Homeland Security tracked the protest plans of a peaceful Washington area antiwar group and passed the information…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — President Obama has named United Nations Assist. Sec. Gen. Jane Holl Lute as deputy Sec. for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Additionally, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano has picked key senior staff appointments: Noah Kroloff, chief of staff for Policy to the Secretary and Jan Lesher, chief of staff…
If any place in the city could use a fresh injection of life it’s Anacostia, the city’s often forgotten section. By Mary Beth Sheridan Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — After years of battling historic preservationists, the federal government won approval yesterday to build a massive headquarters for the Department of Homeland Security on a…
