Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) is investigating allegations the Department of Homeland Security has deleted records related to a list of terrorists the agency maintains as part of a “hands off” policy on some of the individuals on the list. Grassley
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s new homeland security secretary is offering his first public hints at executive action the administration might take on immigration, suggesting changes to a much-criticized program that runs the names of people booked for local
The following is an excerpt from Breitbart Texas’ border security expert and contributing editor Sylvia Longmire’s new book, Border Insecurity: Why Big Money, Fences, and Drones Aren’t Making Us Safer: Since the beginning of our government’s efforts to make our southwest
Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn is demanding answers from Department of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson about release of more than 36,007 criminal immigrants last year. “Your Department’s actions have jeopardized the safety of Americans and raise serious concerns about its commitment
During the government shutdown last October, the main-stream-media railed against what they referred to as the draconian risks associated with the “Budget Sequester.” Despite the mass hysteria from the chattering classes and Goldman Sachs predicting 100,000 layoffs and the Congressional
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), one of the most important Republicans on the immigration issue, expressed outrage about the Department of Homeland Security releasing thousands of criminal aliens from detention. Now he’s planning to bring DHS Sec. Jeh
San Mateo County authorities recovered approximately 1,000 pounds, or over $1 million worth, of marijuana from an SUV that was apparently abandoned after it got stuck in the sand at Pescadero State Beach on Monday morning, according to San Francisco Chronicle
President Barack Obama believes there may only be three months left to get sweeping amnesty legislation done. At a Tuesday meeting at the Eisenhower Office Building with law enforcement leaders, White House officials, and Jeh Johnson, the Department of Homeland
Texas Republican Rep. Lamar Smith reacted harshly to a new report detailing the crimes committed by 36,007 criminal immigrants that Immigration and Customs Enforcement released last year. “This would be considered the worst prison break in American history, except it
A murder or assault conviction is no guarantee an immigrant will be deported or even remain in detention, an internal Department of Homeland Security document reveals. According to the document, obtained by the Center for Immigration Studies and shared with
A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) spokesman informed Breitbart Texas that on May 2, agents arrested two Mexican citizens attempting to smuggle $1.9 million worth of cocaine into the U.S. Officers stopped the two male suspects, ages 22 and 21, as they
President Barack Obama’s Department of Homeland Security rejected California’s proposed design for driver’s licenses that will be awarded to illegal immigrants in 2015 because it would be nearly impossible for federal officials to distinguish the licenses from those given to
A story by the Omaha World-Herald today could spell deeper trouble for the mysterious naval officer who produced a fake memo at the request of U.S. Senate candidate and former Navy pilot Shane Osborn. The World-Herald reported that television station KETV
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama’s Department of Homeland Security proposed immigration rule changes that would allow the spouses of foreigners who have H1-B work visas to also obtain jobs. As The Hill noted, under the current rules, “highly skilled foreign
WASHINGTON (AP) — A unit run by President Barack Obama’s political staff inside the Environmental Protection Agency operates illegally as a “rogue law enforcement agency” that has blocked independent investigations by the EPA’s inspector general for years, a top investigator
Three individuals are charged with 19 counts of racketeering in connection with their alleged affiliation with the dangerous Nuestra Familia gang, according to a recent report from the Department of Justice (DOJ). A 2013 indictment obtained by Breitbart Texas accuses 48-year-old Gary
President Barack Obama’s former Secretary of Homeland Security debunked the notion pushed by pro-amnesty advocates that Obama is the “deporter in chief” because his administration has been “overzealous” in deporting illegal immigrants. In an interview with Conan Nolan of NBC
37-year-old Jose Emmanuel Torres, a now-former Department of Defense (DoD) analyst of Miami, Florida, is accused of conducting a bribery scheme that involved accepting cash from an illegal immigrant in order to help that individual stay inside the U.S. Specifically,
43-year-old Albert Buck Hibbert, a former music teacher in El Paso, is in federal custody for allegedly possessing child pornography. Court documents obtained by Breitbart Texas claim that Hibbert was apprehended on April 3. U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland
Over the last month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) worked on a large-scale initiative called Project Southbound. The project, which reportedly targeted gangs affiliated with the Sureños gang, ultimately lead to the apprehension of 600 gang members
The Pentagon plans to destroy $1.2 billion in ammunition amid widespread ammo shortages for private citizens. According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report acquired by USA Today, the ammunition is being destroyed because the Pentagon does not know what ammunition
In what could have been America’s deadliest oil train disaster, over a dozen crude oil tankers in a 100-car train derailed and caught fire in downtown Lynchburg, Virginia. Police and Homeland Security are evacuating many downtown buildings in a metropolitan
The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general could face prosecution for allegations he worked with top advisors to former DHS Sec. Janet Napolitano to soften investigative reports, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, told
Rep. Keith Farnham (D), who recently resigned from his post as an Illinois state representative, was arrested for possessing child pornography, authorities reported this week. The Democrat from Elgin, west of Chicago, resigned his 43rd District seat on March 19th, after
As he paves the way for the country to further relax its immigration laws in his administrative review–like not deporting illegal immigrants who have only been convicted of “minor” crimes–President Barack Obama’s Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson said he
