The Washington Inquisitor
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Stafford man faces federal charges in damage to Iwo Jima memorial near Quantico
Prosecutors say Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, was found damaging the memorial with a sledgehammer Oct. 21. He faces two federal counts; DHS says he is in the country illegally, and a…
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How Congress divided DHS’s $260.6 billion in reconciliation funding, and the oversight disputes that followed
An Inquisitor tally of two reconciliation laws finds $260.56 billion appropriated to DHS, 78% of it for ICE and CBP, with no dedicated line for the inspector general, whose office reported 11…
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Homeland Security ratifies ICE civil penalties issued under 2025 interim rule
Secretary Markwayne Mullin ratified final ICE civil penalty decisions issued from June 27, 2025, through Oct. 13, 2026, which DHS called a step taken out of an abundance of caution. People who…
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Homeland security Democrats set Nov. 4 deadline for records on DHS’s $464 million aircraft purchase
The top Democrats on the House and Senate homeland security committees have pressed Secretary Markwayne Mullin over DHS spending, including a no-bid purchase of 10 aircraft. DHS says the contract was approved…
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House homeland security spending bill awaits floor vote as Dec. 11 funding deadline nears
DHS is funded through Dec. 11 under H.R. 6500. The House Appropriations Committee’s fiscal 2027 DHS bill, H.R. 9310, would provide $64.9 billion in discretionary funding but has not reached the floor.…