Noem’s Spending Rule Causes Delays at Homeland Security Dept.

The secretary’s requirement that she personally approve any expense over $100,000 has created a backlog of “mission critical” contracts, records show.

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Judge Extends Protections for Migrants From Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua

In blocking the end of deportation protections for more than 60,000 migrants, the judge said the Trump administration’s language surrounding the program had strayed into racist conspiracy theories.

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A New Border Wall in Arizona Would Block a Key Wildlife Corridor

The barrier, in a remote part of Arizona, would threaten one of the most important remaining animal migration routes on the state’s southern border, according to a new report.

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FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Chief Resigns, Citing Agency ‘Chaos’, Colleagues Said

Ken Pagurek had told colleagues the Trump administration was causing ‘chaos’ inside FEMA and creating dangerous delays in disaster response.

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Trump Officials Blame Sanctuary Laws in Customs Officer’s Shooting

The officials also faulted Mayor Eric Adams of New York, where the shooting occurred, and promised to flood the city with federal agents who would search for undocumented migrants.

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Noem Defends FEMA Response to Texas Flooding and Says Trump Wants Agency ‘Remade,’ Not Cut

The homeland security secretary said a report that thousands of calls to a disaster hotline went unanswered because of staffing cuts was “false.”

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FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show

Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that weren’t extended.

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FEMA Is Holding Up $2.4 Billion in Grants to Fight Terrorism, States Say

FEMA officials are two months behind in posting grant application guidelines, which are expected to reflect President Trump’s demand for cooperation on his priorities.

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After Texas Flooding, Questions About FEMA’s Role and Fate Under Trump

President Trump wants to shutter the agency and shift responsibility and costs of emergency management to the states. In Texas, that process appears to already be underway.

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T.S.A. Officially Tells Air Travelers They Can Keep Their Shoes On

Pointing to “layered screening,” Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, ended two decades of socks and bare feet at U.S. airport checkpoints.

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