The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its final 2017 apprehension numbers for the Southwest on Tuesday. DHS reported a 40 percent drop in apprehensions compared the Obama administration’s last year—a 45 year low for the Border Patrol. DHS reported 303,916 Southwest border apprehensions in Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, compared to 408,870 in FY 2016. […]
TPS to End for El Salvador in September 2019
The Trump administration will end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador, according to news reports on Monday—the deadline for the administration to renew the program. The move impacts about 250,000 Salvadorans living in the United States and will take effect in September 2019. The Washington Post reported that lawmakers were notified Monday. TPS […]
Carnegie Endowment Report Explores Iran’s Cyber Threat
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace released Iran’s Cyber Threat: Espionage, Sabotage, and Revenge on Jan. 4, exploring what it calls the “newest frontier in the four-decade-long U.S.-Iran cold war.” Written by Collin Anderson and Karim Sadjadpour, the report takes a comprehensive look at the state of the cyber threat in Iran, who are the […]
CPUs Vulnerable to Spectre and Meltdown
The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) released guidance Thursday warning of security vulnerabilities that could impact a computer’s central processing unit (CPU). Named Meltdown and Spectre, the vulnerabilities could allow attackers to obtain sensitive information from computers. “With both variants of the Spectre attack, the impact is that a process may leak sensitive […]
ICE Director Seeking Charges for Sanctuary City Politicos
Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Thomas Homan stirred the pot Tuesday when he’s asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to look into pressing charges against sanctuary cities and the politicians who support them. “For these sanctuary cities that knowingly shield and harbor an illegal alien in their jail and don’t allow us access, […]