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Under a directive from President Trump, the US Postal Service is building a portal to verify mail-in ballots against Department of Homeland Security records. A whistleblower warns this rushed system is highly vulnerable to technical failures that could disenfranchise voters.
Aaron Braun reports that DHS claims to have deported one million people and prompted 2.2 million voluntary departures since January 2025, though official statistics remain unpublished. Meanwhile, ICE set an agency record by arresting 50,000 people in July.
Kevin Foster highlights Portland Trailblazers co-owner Mark Zahr, the co-president of shadow bank Blue Owl Capital. The firm sells artificial intelligence data centers and previously sold a warehouse to the Department of Homeland Security for a $120 million Immigration and Customs Enforcement megaprison.
Former Senator Mark Wayne Mullen, appointed by Trump to lead the Department of Homeland Security, has shifted enforcement focus. Mullen told the National Governors Association that the agency will only target the worst criminal offenders, leaving overall laws largely unenforced.
Trump's contested executive order directs the Department of Homeland Security to generate citizen lists for states to purge non-citizens from voter rolls. The order also threatens local election officials with federal prosecution if they fail to comply.
While a US sailor remains deployed aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln for over 250 days, Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained his father. The Department of Homeland Security publicly rejected pleas for leniency, stating military service does not excuse lawbreaking.
The Trump administration plans to spend millions of dollars to equip immigration officers with electric stun gloves manufactured by Compliant Technologies. The Department of Homeland Security defended the gloves as de-escalation devices despite their ability to deliver shocks on contact.
Donald Trump rejected intelligence attributing the Minnesota water hacks to Iran, instead blaming Democratic Governor Tim Walz for gross incompetence. Zolan Kanno-Youngs notes the political polarization of the Department of Homeland Security hampers coordinated cyber responses.
Wendy Fry reports that CoreCivic, a private prison company, sold two major immigration detention centers in California to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for $1.5 billion.
The facilities are Otay Mesa Detention Center (capacity under 2,000 beds) and California City Facility (capacity 2,500 beds), acquired by DHS for approximately $739 million and $730 million, respectively.
The appraised value for Otay Mesa was around $160 million, meaning DHS paid roughly four times that amount, with market value for such unique properties being difficult to assess.
DHS stated that operating in California became 'financially infeasible' for private prison companies due to state oversight and legislative pushback, prompting federal acquisition.
A federal spending bill signed by President Trump allocated $45 billion for immigration enforcement, enabling DHS to pursue its goal of detaining up to 100,000 people daily.
DHS views outright ownership of detention facilities as a 'deliberate strategy' to make its detention system more permanent and resilient to changing political administrations and state oversight.
DHS must spend its $45 billion appropriation within approximately three years, suggesting more property acquisitions are likely, with Adelanto being a potential next target.
Adam Smith co-sponsored a 2018 bill with Pramila Jayapal to 'abolish ICE' by moving immigration enforcement from the Department of Homeland Security back to the Justice Department, a position he still supports. He clarified this means restructuring, not eliminating, enforcement, but criticized many immigration advocates for refusing to define who would be deported or denied entry.
The president's speech cited a DHS review identifying approximately 278,000 non-citizens registered to vote, though documents referenced 28,000 for state review across 25 states. The speech culminated in a call to pass the SAVE Act.
Trump’s Department of Homeland Security review found 278,000 non-citizens registered to vote in California, New Jersey, Nevada, and Pennsylvania, a claim states are contesting.
DHS Inspector General leads the investigations into the shootings, with past cases like Alex Prattie and René Good remaining unresolved after six months.