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A Democratic Senator is pushing for a privacy focused overhaul regarding device searches at the border. The suspicious scientist Sidd Bikkannavar, a U.S. born citizen and employee at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, left for a trip to South America on January 15. When he returned two weeks later, the Trump administration’s travel ban was four…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday released a report listing law enforcement agencies that have failed to turn over undocumented immigrants to federal officials for potential deportation. The document also identifies some of the crimes the undocumented immigrants have been accused of committing. The report was the first to be issued following President…
March 17, 2017: Maryland District Judge Theodore Chuang blocked the second version of the Trump travel ban hours before it was to take effect. He used the president’s “highly relevant” words throughout the campaign as evidence the order discriminates against Muslims. The Maryland decision is a preliminary injunction that applies only to the travel ban.…
Update 3/16/2017: The House Budget Committee voted to advance the American Health Care Act to the full House floor in a 19-17 vote on Thursday. Democrats on the committee were joined by three Republicans in opposing the measure, Representatives Dave Brat (Va.), Gary Palmer (Ala.) and Mark Sanford (S.C.), all of whom are members of…
While President Trump has outlined his plans for strengthening the nation’s cyber security, his stances on privacy and net neutrality are unclear. However, his newly appointed FCC chair, Ajit Pai, has a consistent track record and is expected to oppose an open internet. In fact, on February 28th, Pai said net neutrality was “a mistake.”…
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