U.S. Border Patrol Chief Resigns in Latest Homeland Security Shake-Up
Michael Banks is the latest high-profile official to leave the Department of Homeland Security amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
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Michael Banks is the latest high-profile official to leave the Department of Homeland Security amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Mr. Piker said he was questioned for two hours on topics including the war in Gaza and President Trump.
President Trump has ended a tariff loophole that generated lots of business for delivery companies shipping inexpensive goods from China to the U.S.
The disclosure came three weeks after President Trump directed the Justice Department to investigate the former agency leader, Chris Krebs, in an act of score settling.
Chris Krebs, a cybersecurity official in the first Trump administration, had declared that the 2020 election was conducted securely.
Starting Friday, goods from China worth up to $800 will be subject to tariffs and more paperwork under new Trump administration rules.
A long list of electronic products got a reprieve for now from at least some of the levies on China, which had been expected to take a toll on tech giants like Apple.
The plan would put a strip along the southern border under Pentagon control, allowing the military to detain migrants for trespassing on a military base until Border Patrol agents could arrest them.
President Trump’s trade policies will make imports more expensive and calculating and paying the tariffs more complicated.
The loophole has allowed retailers to send goods from China directly to U.S. shoppers without paying tariffs. Closing it could raise consumer prices.