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Homeland Security

General James Mattis Allows Transgender Troops to Continue Serving

Summary: Defense Secretary James Mattis will allow currently serving transgender troops to remain in the military.  On Tuesday, Defense Secretary…

Immigration Groups Allege U.S. Border Patrol and Customs Illegally Turns Away Latino Asylum Seekers

Summary: A new lawsuit alleges that border control agents turn away legitimate asylum-seeking refugees.  President Donald Trump made good on…

Hundreds of Illegal Immigrants Released by Homeland Security: Checkmate to Fiscal Cliff Stalemate?

Just a week before the fiscal cliff stalemate causes mandatory budget cuts to go into effect, the Department of Homeland…

FBI and Homeland Security Issue Warning of Violence in U.S.

As widespread violent protests in the Middle East continue, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have released a…

New Report Details Crime and Corruption in Homeland Security

Over the past year, employees of the Department of Homeland Security have committed such crimes as smuggling weed and coke,…

McDermott Will & Emery Adds Team of Four Top Lobbyist Advisors to Government Strategies Practice

In recent days, international law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP announced that four top lobbyist advisors joined its growing…

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Monday, September 13th. Here's a quick recap of Friday's stories. The ACLU will represent defense lawyers…

ACLU to Represent Defense Lawyers Against U.S. Homeland Security

The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the National Press Photographers Association are coming together to bring a law…

Morning Roundup

Good morning! Today is Thursday, March 18, and here' a quick look back at yesterday's news... Polsinelli Shughart announces plans…