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Going on Spring Break? Prep for an Airport Wait

War, fuel prices, and TSA staffing issues spur hourslong lines, canceled flights, higher costs

(Newser) - Spring breakers hoping for a smooth escape to warmer climes are instead walking into a travel thicket of long lines, higher prices, and shifting flight maps. A partial government shutdown is leaving TSA officers unpaid and resulting in some checkpoints being badly understaffed, producing hourslong waits at airports nationwide, reports...

DHS Shutdown Blamed for Hourslong TSA Waits

Airports in Houston, New Orleans affected

(Newser) - Travelers complained of long waits Sunday—lasting hours in some cases—at security checkpoints at airports in Houston and New Orleans, which officials blamed on a government shutdown of the US Department of Homeland Security, the AP reports. The estimated wait time at the standard security checkpoint at the William...

SNL Cold Open Skewers Trump Firing of Kristi Noem

'I didn't get fired, I self-deported'

(Newser) - Newly fired Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem continued to take her lumps through the weekend, this time via Saturday Night Live. The cold open began with defense chief Pete Hegseth, played by Colin Jost, telling reporters that Noem had been "reassigned under the bus," reports USA Today ...

Senator Seeks Perjury Probe Into Fired DHS Chief Noem

Democrat Richard Blumenthal seeks inquiry into Noem's testimony on adviser Corey Lewandowski

(Newser) - Sen. Richard Blumenthal isn't letting Kristi Noem's firing be the end of the story. The Connecticut Democrat says he'll push for a perjury probe into the now-ousted secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, alleging she lied under oath this week about the power wielded by top adviser...

Trump: Firing Noem 'Wasn't a Hard Choice'

He says he 'wasn't thrilled' about $220M ad campaign

(Newser) - President Trump says Kristi Noem's firing was more about a promotion for someone else than any failures on her part, though he admits that he "wasn't thrilled" about her $220 million ad campaign. In his first public comments since pushing the Homeland Security chief out of the...

Noem Thanks Trump for New 'Shield of the Americas' Role

Democrats welcome DHS chief's departure

(Newser) - Kristi Noem's turbulent run atop the Department of Homeland Security is ending with a reassignment and a replacement drawn from the Senate. President Trump announced Thursday that Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma will take over as DHS secretary, calling him "highly respected," while saying Noem will shift to...

Kristi Noem Is Out as Homeland Security Chief

President already has a new nominee

(Newser) - Kristi Noem is out. President Trump said Thursday he's replacing his embattled Homeland Security secretary and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin, per the AP . Trump made the announcement on social media after Noem faced two days of grilling on Capitol Hill from GOP lawmakers...

House Dems Grill Noem Over Misconduct Allegations

She was also asked about Minneapolis killings, citizen detentions, affair allegations

(Newser) - At a heated House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Democrats grilled Homeland Security Kristi Noem over alleged corruption at DHS, fatal shootings of two US citizens by immigration officers in Minneapolis, and the detention of American citizens. But unlike at Tuesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing , Republicans were united in...

Pentagon Shoots Down DHS Drone With Laser

Lawmakers demand probe into 2nd uncoordinated snafu in Texas near US-Mexico border

(Newser) - The Pentagon just zapped the wrong drone, again. Defense officials on Thursday used a high-energy laser to bring down a "seemingly threatening" drone that turned out to belong to Homeland Security above Fort Hancock, Texas, forcing the FAA to briefly close airspace below 18,000 feet, multiple people familiar...

DHS Halts TSA PreCheck, Global Entry for Shutdown
TSA Reverses on Precheck Halt
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Feb 22, 2026 10:40 AM CST

TSA Reverses on Precheck Halt

Noem had announced the program was suspended because of the government shutdown

(Newser) - Hours after the TSA PreCheck was supposed to be halted, the agency announced that the airport program will remain in operation. With the Department of Homeland Security unfunded and partially shut down, the agency had announced that it was stopping new enrollments and renewals for TSA PreCheck and Global Entry...

DHS Plans a Big Shift on Green Card Rules

New policy targets refugees lacking green cards for indefinite detention

(Newser) - A new directive from the Department of Homeland Security would turn a paperwork lapse into grounds for arrest and open-ended detention for many refugees who arrived under former President Biden. In a Wednesday memo, DHS rescinded 2010 guidance that said refugees who failed to apply for a green card after...

Top DHS Spokesperson Is Stepping Down
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Feb 17, 2026 12:42 PM CST

Top DHS Spokesperson Is Stepping Down

Tricia McLaughlin's departure comes as public opinion about ICE tactics appears to be souring

(Newser) - A high-profile voice defending the Trump administration's immigration push is stepping down. Tricia McLaughlin, the combative spokesperson for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and one of the administration's most visible champions of its crackdown, will leave the Department of Homeland Security next week, according to agency officials. Axios...

This Shutdown Isn't Like the Last, but Expect Delays

Air traffic controllers are getting paid, but TSA agents aren't, meaning possible airport holdups

(Newser) - A shutdown of the US Department of Homeland Security that took effect early Saturday impacts the agency responsible for screening passengers and bags at airports across the country. Travelers with airline reservations may be nervously recalling a 43-day government shutdown that led to historic flight cancellations and long delays last...

Filing: IRS Mistakenly Shared Taxpayer Info With DHS

News comes amid deal between agencies to share info to identify, deport undocumented immigrants

(Newser) - The IRS erroneously shared the taxpayer information of thousands of people with the Department of Homeland Security, as part of the agencies' controversial agreement to share information on immigrants for the purpose of identifying and deporting people who are illegally in the US, according to a new court filing. The...

Judge Blocks California's Mask Ban for Federal Agents

But ruling leaves state's ID requirement for law enforcement in place, for now

(Newser) - California's attempt to unmask federal agents just ran into a constitutional snag, though not a complete stop. A federal judge in Los Angeles on Monday blocked the state's new ban on face coverings for federal law-enforcement officers, ruling that the law illegally singled them out by exempting state...

Liam Is Home, but Maybe Not for Long

DHS seeks to end asylum claims of 5-year-old Minn. boy at center of ICE storm

(Newser) - Federal immigration officials are moving to fast-track the deportation case of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his family, according to their attorney. The federal government filed a motion on Wednesday to speed up removal proceedings and shut down the Minnesota family's asylum bid, said their legal team, per MPR...

Feds Barred From Using Tear Gas on ICE Protesters

Temporary order bans chemical, projectile munitions in Portland, Ore., in most cases

(Newser) - Federal officers are temporarily barred from using tear gas at protests outside a Portland immigration building, an Oregon judge ruled Tuesday, just days after agents fired gas into a crowd of demonstrators that local officials described as peaceful and which included young children. US District Judge Michael Simon ordered federal...

Here's What to Know About Latest Shutdown

Brief shuttering won't affect SNAP, will affect DOT, Pentagon

(Newser) - The partial government shutdown that kicked off on Saturday is vastly different from the record closure in the fall. That's mostly because the shutdown may not last long, per the AP . The House will try to pass funding legislation quickly when lawmakers return on Monday, and that would end...

Collins Takes Flak After ICE Announcement in Maine

Democratic rivals for Senate seat say she hasn't done enough to rein in agency

(Newser) - Sen. Susan Collins is touting a behind-the-scenes win on immigration enforcement in Maine, and her Democratic rivals are treating it as a political opening, not a victory. After a week of stepped-up Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity that led to 206 arrests and rattled immigrant communities, Collins announced Thursday that...

New Video Shows Another Alex Pretti Incident With Feds

Footage shows altercation on Jan. 13, 11 days before the ICU nurse was gunned down by CBP

(Newser) - Alex Pretti was forcefully taken to the ground by federal immigration agents after kicking out the taillight of their vehicle during a Minneapolis protest 11 days before he was shot and killed by Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection officers, videos that emerged on Wednesday show. The Jan. 13...

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