Border Patrol Has a Long History of Agent Misconduct. Why Hasn’t It Been Addressed?
Under President Barack Obama the agency was under the microscope for reform, but under the Trump administration any progress toward that goal has been halted.
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Who Does the DREAM Act Really Help?
While immigration officials announced this week they won't urgently seek to deport undocumented residents protected by the DREAM Act, the policy's future is far from certain.
The Case of Oscar Millan and ICE’s Renewed Focus on Strict Immigration Enforcement
Under the Obama administration, agents had discretion in cases of immigrants with gravely sick children. Under Trump, officers are told to enforce the law "to the greatest extent practicable."
Homeland Security Is Set to Hire a Former Director of an Anti-Immigration Group
Julie Kirchner has previously advocated harsh restrictions on immigrants. Now her job is to provide them assistance.
Welcome to Terror High
What happens when a funding crunch turns a high school into a recruitment complex for arms manufacturers? By…
The Physics of Terror
After studying four decades of terrorism, Aaron Clauset thinks he's found mathematical patterns that can help governments prevent and prepare for major terror attacks. The U.S. government seems to agree.
Can Biosecurity Go Global?
Outside the U.S., biological labs follow few if any security regulations. A Sandia National Laboratory team works to help those labs prevent deadly microbe releases, accidental and deliberate.
The Government Internet ID Proposal’s Pros and Cons
An expert on electronic privacy walks through the possibilities and perils on a national online security system designed, in part, by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Debunking Theories of a Terrorist Power Grab
A Penn State power-system expert cites laws of physics to pull the plug on worries that a terrorist attack on a minor substation could bring down the entire U.S. electric grid.
Data Seizure at the Airport
Be prepared for a search of what's on your laptop as you cross into the United States these days.