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US scraps ‘remain in Mexico’ policy after Supreme Court ruling

The Department of Homeland Security says the Migrant Protection Protocols programme will be unwound ‘quickly’.

Al Jazeera

DHS to phase out 'Remain in Mexico' policy after court action - Roll Call

The Department of Homeland Security announced it will begin phasing out a program that requires some asylum-seekers to spend months in Mexico.

Roll Call

Biden admin to end Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" border policy after court order

The program "has endemic flaws, imposes unjustifiable human costs," DHS said in a statement.

Axios

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Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for Aug. 1

Welcome to the Aug. 8 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

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ACLU calls for investigation into treatment of migrants in Texas Gov. Abbott’s Operation Lone Star

DALLAS — The ACLU of Texas and the national ACLU filed a formal complaint on Monday asking for a federal investigation into Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star by the Department of Homeland Security civil rights compliance unit.

Tribune News Service

ACLU calls on feds to investigate Abbott’s policy transporting migrants back to border

In July, Abbott authorized state law enforcement to transport migrants to ports of entry. It’s unclear how and why migrants are being detained, raising civil rights concerns and questions about whether the state is overstepping federal authority.

The Texas Tribune

The Rise of Private Refugee Sponsorship

The Uniting for Ukraine program and other new initiatives may open the door to a broader role for private citizens in sponsoring refugees.

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Biden has not ruled out firing embattled DHS inspector general amid Secret Service texts scandal

Sources tell The Independent that White House officials are reviewing newly discovered information about DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari’s handling of an investigation into missing Secret Service text messages

The Independent UK

Department of Homeland Security will stop wiping phones after controversy over missing Jan 6 texts

Deepening scandal envelops DHS, Secret Service over Jan 6 texts

The Independent UK

Lack of immigration guidance set to ripple through enforcement - Roll Call

Former DHS officials warn that the lack of nationwide immigration guidance could force some inconsistent decision-making across the country.

Roll Call

Pa. continues to fund antiabortion organization in new budget

As it’s done for years, the state of Pennsylvania approved funding in the budget it passed last month to support the antiabortion movement, some of it with money diverted from cash assistance for people in poverty.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

LAPD confronted federal officials after agents escalated tensions at LA abortion protest

LOS ANGELES — A confrontation between U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents and a group of abortion rights protesters in downtown Los Angeles in May prompted L.A. police officials to call a meeting a week later to discuss how federal officers should respond at street protests, according to emails obtained…

Los Angeles Times

House panels: DHS officials interfered in effort to get lost Secret Service texts

After the inspector general’s office requested the Secret Service’s January 6 communications, the effort was shut down

The Guardian - US

Dems accuse DHS IG of Jan. 6 "cover-up"

DHS inspector general Joseph Cuffari's staff “may have taken steps to cover up the extent of missing records"

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Will Bunch: Are missing Homeland Security texts hiding the biggest secret of Jan. 6?

You've probably heard the expression that the cover-up is always worse than the crime — a notion that was cemented by the mother of all U.S. political scandals, Watergate. Think about it — only five burglars were nabbed by D.C. cops inside the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate…

Tribune News Service

House lawmakers seek to question DHS watchdog staff on missing Secret Service texts

WASHINGTON — Leaders of two House panels want the Homeland Security Department’s Office of Inspector General to answer questions about what they say are possible attempts to cover up the loss of Secret Service texts tied to the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The Independent UK

Dems allege cover-up on Secret Service texts, demand records

Top congressional Democrats have requested sit-down interviews and internal documents from the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general

Chicago Sun-Times

Failed backup plan? Why have so many Jan. 6 records gone missing?

What was in the all these missing records that was worse than weathering criticism over their disappearance?

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Homeland Security watchdog halted text retrieval effort

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security’s chief watchdog halted efforts to try to retrieve lost Secret Service text messages from other department phones, The Washington Post reported.

The Independent UK

Ex-Trump official Chad Wolf spoke to Jan 6 committee before revelation about missing texts: report

Trump pushed DHS officials to challenge election integrity

Mic

Even more Jan. 6 text messages are mysteriously missing

New reporting indicates texts from key Homeland Security officials were lost in a “reset” of government phones.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: The Pentagon can’t counter white supremacy

After the Jan. 6 insurrection, a CBS News analysis found that at least 81 of the more than 700 individuals charged in relation to the attack were current and former armed service members. In response, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin committed to addressing extremism within military ranks. But the Biden…

WEKU

House Democrats call for a new inspector general in Secret Service text investigation

Reps. Bennie Thompson and Carolyn Maloney write in a letter that the IG's actions "cast serious doubt on his independence and his ability to effectively conduct such an important investigation."

The Independent UK

Jan 6 panel member Raskin skeptical of Secret Service’s text claims: ‘I don’t buy that for one minute’

‘There was a pre-planned migration of the phones that just happened to be on the same day as the first violent insurrection in American history?’ Rep Jamie Raskin asked

Texas Observer

Migrant Deaths Are a Feature—Not a Bug—of U.S. Immigration Policy

Governor Greg Abbott says he can make coming to the U.S. more miserable than being smuggled in the back of a tractor-trailer.

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