From In Homeland Security There is an ongoing opiate crisis in the United States. Addiction rates and overdose deaths have been skyrocketing over the past few years, and few in law enforcement or elected office know what to do about it. President Trump has acknowledged this crisis, and believes that expanding the existing border fence is the […]
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Perspective: The Meaning Behind Border Agreement
From In Homeland Security After two weeks of heated negotiations and multiple stalls, negotiators in Congress appear to have reached a potential deal that would avoid another partial federal government shutdown on Feb. 15. According to CNN, the details of this tentative agreement include $1.375 billion for border fencing and about 40,520 beds for housing border detainees. […]
Trump Announces Missile Defense Policy Changes
Changes Include Ground-Based, Technological, Space Force Enhancements President Donald Trump announced six changes to the country’s missile defense policy in an address at the Pentagon Jan. 17. The changes include ground-based defense, new technology, a homeland missile protection strategy, space systems, eliminating bureaucracy, and financial support from countries who receive U.S. protection. “All over, foreign […]
IG Report: CBP Wasting Millions on Hiring Contract
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has spent millions in the past year to contract a firm to hire thousands of Border Patrol and other agents, but the process has come up extremely short, according to a report from the DHS Office of the Inspector General (IG). Customs and Border Protection (CBP) contracted Accenture in […]
El Chapo Trial Sheds Light on Mexico Drug Threat
From In Homeland Security Nearly three years after his most recent arrest in Mexico, the trial of the Sinaloa cartel’s notorious former boss is set to begin in a Brooklyn federal courthouse. Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán served as the head of one of Mexico’s largest drug cartels for decades—a reign during which he was arrested, […]