Dean Cain, the actor known for his role as television’s Superman throughout the 1990s, announced Wednesday that he intends to enlist as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, just hours after the agency announced it would waive age limits for new applicants. ICE Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told CBS News that Cain will be sworn…
Washington — Department of Homeland Security headquarters, several of its component agencies and the Department of Health and Human Services have been hacked as part of a wider breach of Microsoft’s SharePoint service, according to multiple U.S. officials. Microsoft confirmed its software was targeted by Chinese actors who deployed ransomware on the file sharing and…
Video shows conditions inside New York City immigrant detention facility – CBS News Watch CBS News An immigrant advocacy group has released new video of a federal detention facility in New York City, where detainees allegedly only receive one meal a day and have to deal with overcrowding. Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more. Be the first…
The United States will require international visitors to pay a new “visa integrity fee” of at least $250, added to existing visa application costs, according to a provision in the Trump administration’s recently enacted domestic policy bill. The fee will apply to all visitors who are required to obtain nonimmigrant visas to enter the United…
Washington — Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge overseeing his criminal case to put off his release from custody for 30 days if the judge rejects a Justice Department bid to keep him in confinement while awaiting a trial. Abrego Garcica’s lawyers said in a filing that the 30-day pause in issuing…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have arrested Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. over alleged cartel ties, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday. He is “being processed for expedited removal from the United States,” DHS said on social media. He was arrested Wednesday in Studio City, California, the department said. Chávez, who recently lost…
The Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence arm plans to cut nearly three-quarters of its full-time employees, shaving its Office of Intelligence & Analysis down from about 1,000 staff to just 275, according to four sources briefed on the matter. The exact timing of the cuts remains unclear; sources tell CBS News the staff reductions have…
What DHS’s new threat bulletin means for Americans – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News crime and public safety producer Anna Schecter joins “CBS Mornings Plus” to explain the implications of a new Department of Homeland Security warning about a heightened threat environment across the U.S. Be the first to know Get browser notifications…
FBI, DHS prepare for possible attacks on U.S. – CBS News Watch CBS News Law enforcement sources tell CBS News the FBI and Department of Homeland Security will host a call with governors and other law enforcement to brief them on possible attacks amid a “heightened threat environment” following the U.S. strike on Iran. Shanelle…