Workforce
Trump’s Latest Controversial Immigration Appointee Is Already Clashing With His Workforce
Ken Cuccinelli accuses his employees, and their union, of "choosing to deny reality" after they back lawsuit over new policy.
Workforce
Trump Administration Threatens to Make Employees Work Without Pay Over Border Funding Shortfall
Congress may act in time to provide emergency funding, but some damage may already be done.
Management
‘Children Were Dirty, They Were Scared, and They Were Hungry’
An immigration attorney describes what she witnessed at the border.
Management
Why a Government Lawyer Argued Against Giving Immigrant Kids Toothbrushes
The sheer effrontery of the government’s argument may be explained, but not excused, by its long backstory.
Management
Detaining Refugee Children At Military Bases May Sound Un-American, But It’s Been Done Before
Fort Sill, a military base in Oklahoma, will soon house 1,400 Central American children, the Trump administration says. It's not the first time the U.S. has used army bases to house refugees.
Management
Thousands Of Asylum Seekers Left Waiting At The U.S.-Mexico Border
As part of a new "metering" policy, U.S. officials are turning asylum seekers away at ports of entry along the southern border. Thousands wait, straining the resources of Mexican border towns.
Management
Viewpoint: Vetting Foreigners’ Facebook Feeds Won’t Make Americans Safer
The federal government wants visa applicants to cough up their social-media handles.
Management
ACLU Alleges Coast Guard Detained and Abused Fishermen
A lawsuit says the agency accused innocent men of drug smuggling, chained them to decks, and sailed with them straight into a hurricane.
Management
A Once Unthinkable Proposal for Refugee Camps
A political scientist has suggested closed camps on Western soil. Only the awfulness of the status quo makes it worth considering.
Management
Trump Skirts Vacancies Law With Selection of Acting Agency Director
Legal experts say the president is flouting the spirt of vacancies statute.
Defense
ICE Doesn't Know How Many Non-Citizen Military Veterans It Has Deported
Poor data on those living here or overseas means many are denied benefits, GAO found.
Oversight
Surprise Inspections Reveal Widespread Violations at Immigrant Detention Facilities
Poor conditions add to the expanding list of crises caused by the influx of migrants at the souther border.
Management
Homeland Security Watchdog Wades Into Debate Over Border Crisis
Management alert highlights dangerous overcrowding at El Paso processing center for undocumented detainees.
Management
Justice Dept. Rejects New Evidence of False Testimony on Census Citizenship Question
Statement rejects claims of a political motive for adding the question.
Management
Over 200 Allegations of Abuse of Migrant Children; 1 Case of Homeland Security Disciplining Someone
A federal judge found the department’s own records disturbing and ordered the names of the accused agents made public. Now, DHS has taken its fight against doing so to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Management
Viewpoint: Yes, Trump Can Invoke the Insurrection Act to Deport Immigrants
Congress has delegated too much power to presidents.
Management
Ignoring Trump’s Orders, Hoping He’ll Forget
Slow-walking or flat-out disobeying Trump’s fleeting obsessions has become common practice across various sectors of government.
Management
Charging Asylum Application Fees Is The Latest Way The U.S. Could Make Immigrants Pay For Its Red Tape
Only two countries charge people who seek asylum fees. The rationale for not doing that is clear.
Management
The Engineers’ Plan for Creating Border Security With Clean Energy
A proposal imagines how building solar panels and wind turbines along the U.S.-Mexico border could unite calls for a Green New Deal and a border wall.
Defense