The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) preliminary report on the Oct. 1 shooting that killed 58 at a Vegas open-air concert is long on evidentiary details, but the “why” remains a mystery. Released Jan 19, the report details the events of Oct. 1, provides some background on shooter Stephen Paddock, and irons out early […]
TPS Debate Prompts Closer Look at Specifics
The Trump administration’s announcement Jan. 8 that El Salvador’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) would expire in September 2019 sent ripples across the political spectrum. It reignited a debate that simmered throughout 2017 regarding TPS nations. With this most recent announcement, Homeland411 wanted to take a brief look at TPS, a bit of its history, and […]
Economy, Anger Fuel Simmering Iran Uprising
Protests that began Dec. 28 continue in Iran behind a murky flow of information emerging from the country. The death toll reportedly is about 22, but a confirmed total isn’t known. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed Sunday to have suppressed uprisings, but The Wall Street Journal reported that calls for Sunday protests continued to […]
Trump Tweets Early Support for Iran Protests; Critic Says Zip It
Protesters rang in the new year in Iran, criticizing what they call a corrupt government while President Donald Trump took to Twitter to show his support over the holiday weekend. “Many reports of peaceful protests by Iranian citizens fed up with regime’s corruption & its squandering of the nation’s wealth to fund terrorism abroad,” Trump […]
Analogic Advancing with CT Checkpoint Technology
At a December Homeland Security Committee hearing, Chairman Mike McCaul (R-Texas) suggested the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) switch as soon as possible from X-ray scanners to computed tomography (CT) technology at airport checkpoints. The benefits of such a rapid switch would undoubtedly allow screeners at passenger checkpoints to better scan stuffed bags and packages, while […]