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A newly unsealed court filing alleges that Homeland Security agents compiled surveillance files, complete with photographs, license plates, and other personal details, on ordinary people who did nothing more than watch or record Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Maine, routing that information into a Palantir-built investigative system never designed for bystanders.

Palantir is the brainchild of Peter Thiel, the antichrist-obsessed far-right billionaire who has intensely pushed MAGA causes.

According to Wired, the case stems from a proposed class action filed in federal court by four Maine residents, who say agents harassed them for exercising their right to observe ICE enforcement during a January operation dubbed "Catch of the Day." Their filing describes agents repeatedly cruising past observers' homes, and in one instance, placing a woman on a standing order for extra screening at the border that's set to last well into 2027....

The Department of Homeland Security has replaced the contractor running its flagship self-deportation program following a prolonged corruption scandal, shifting the lucrative deal to a new company this week, The PunchUp reported on Friday.

Federal procurement records show DHS awarded the next phase of Project Homecoming, worth up to $2.062 billion over three years, to Virginia-based Response AI Solutions on Wednesday. The company replaces Salus Worldwide Solutions, founded by 60-year-old former State Department surgeon William Walters III, which had run the program since securing an initial $915 million contract in May 2025.

That original award came together through what a rival bidder called a rigged, lightning-fast process. CSI Aviation sued DHS that August, claiming it was unfairly shut out of competing for the deal. Court records from that lawsuit revealed DHS's own contracting officer and attorneys had internally flagged the Salus arrangement as creating an "appearance of impropriety," particularly since the company had no prior experience as a lead federal contractor. Internal records also showed the DHS division overseeing the contract was led by a former colleague of Walters's from his State Department days, who held off-site meetings at Salus's offices before the award went through and personally congratulated Walters afterward....

A Justice Department lawyer dared a federal judge to rule against the Trump administration rather than give the court advance notice.

Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias flagged the exchange in a Tuesday livestream, saying it was "urgent enough that it deserved the alert" his viewers received. The line came from "a trial lawyer for the Department of Justice's civil division," Elias said.

"If you want to enjoin us, enjoin us," the lawyer said, per Elias....

The Trump White House stopped a cleared Homeland Security order weeks before the midterms, catching some inside the department by surprise.

The Department of Homeland Security had approved a notice this month ending temporary protected status for roughly 200,000 Salvadorans before the White House intervened, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing an administration official and three other people close to the Trump administration.

The protections were due to lapse three weeks ago unless extended, and the Trump administration has yet to make a call either way. DHS and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services had signed off on the notice for publication in the Federal Register when the White House stepped in....

A coalition of civil rights groups and union organizations Friday sued the Trump administration to prevent the deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to polling locations during November’s midterm elections.

The suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is the second this month, following comments from top Trump officials citing a federal policy to allow ICE officers to enter polling locations in certain circumstances to conduct immigration enforcement.

The groups argue the policy violates the federal law that prohibits “armed men” at election sites, and also causes voter intimidation, which is barred under the Voting Rights Act....

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin won't disclose what his congressional roommate pays to live in the Capitol Hill home Mullin owns.

According to a Thursday article by The Daily Mail, Mullin has shared the house with Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) for three years. Smith, who is unmarried, confirmed the arrangement to The Daily Mail during an interview in late July.

The house is a classic brick row that sits a short walk from the Capitol and is priced at $1.8 million, according to The Daily Mail....