By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In a dramatic shift, more migrants from countries outside of Mexico were captured crossing into the U.S., which hasn’t been seen for at least two decades, the New York Times reports. The annual figures published by Homeland Security show a 15% rise in total apprehensions in the 2014 fiscal year, with a…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Once again, the Homeland Security Department is the most miserable place to work in the federal government The Washington Post reports that the department ranked last in overall employee satisfaction and commitment. The score among employees reached historic lows for the annual Best Places to Work in the Federal Government. DHS…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security was forced by a judge to release two men who admitted belonging to a terrorist group from Turkey, the Washington Times reports. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said the agency released two of four men who were captured crossing the southern border and have since fled to Canada. The…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson has a tough task ahead – defending President Obama’s executive order on immigration to combative Republicans. Fox News reports that Johnson is set to appear today before the House Homeland Security Committee to discuss the executive actions. “The reality is that, given our limited resources, these people…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI issued a strong warning Sunday that ISIS and other terrorist groups want to target military members where they live in the U.S., ABC News reports. The FBI and Homeland Security issued a join intelligence bulletin, urging military members to remove anything from their social media accounts that would bring…
By The Boston Globe Editorial Board The ebola crisis has sparked no small number of irrational statements, but one of the least sensible is the call to invest heavily in US border enforcement. President Obama’s highly anticipated plans for executive action on immigration, announced Thursday, included boosting border security. A more secure border, the thinking…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson issued a letter last week after President Obama unveiled a new immigration plan. Tonight, President Obama will announce a series of executive actions to begin to fix our immigration system. The President views these actions as a first step toward the reform of the system, and…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An Oklahoma law school is creating a national center for homeland security law and policy, the Associated Press reports. The new Judge Alfred P. Murrah Center for Homeland Security Law and Policy is being established at the Oklahoma City University of Law. “This will be a one-of-a-kind center that will be…
