Homeland Security secretary says the government will meet Thursday’s deadline to reunite families separated along the border
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Reaction has been heated after New York’s junior U.S. senator led a chorus of Democratic lawmakers calling for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency to be abolished. Campaigning for reelection and eyeing a possible presidential run in 2020, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has raised the flag of progressives seeking to use the issue of ICE as a weapon against President Donald Trump. Party sources tell CBS2 they’re worried her shift to the left could make could make it more difficult for moderate Democrats up for reelection this year. Gillibrand says she doesn’t see it that way. “I think there’s a shared moral value that we should not be literally separating children from parents at the border,” she said on Wednesday. As it turns out, that’s the job of Customs and Border Patrol agents. Others have also been quick to point out ICE has been a potent force of good on Long Island, instrumental in arresting members of the vicious transnational street gang MS-13. “It’s irresponsible to say ICE should be abolished,” New York Congressman Peter King (R-2nd) said. “That’s just caving in to political pressure, it result in the loss of human life.” King says in his district alone MS-13 is responsible for the deaths of 25 people in an 18-month span. Gillibrand’s Republican opponent, Chele Farley, calls the incumbent the “ICE Queen,” and it’s not meant as a compliment. “She was the first senator to come out and say to abolish ICE right after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,” Farley said. “I think that is a dangerous precedent. We cannot let the safety of our citizens be at risk.” Gillibrand agreed going after MS-13 is important, she just thinks either Homeland Security or Border Patrol should do it. “ICE was set up with a purpose, and that purpose is still needed,” security expert Manny Gomez said. “There are still members of MS-13… that ICE investigates, detains, and ultimately deports.” The senator insists her focus is running for reelection for senate, not for president. When asked if she would serve a full six-year term, she said that was her intention — giving herself at least a little wiggle room to change her mind.
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — You’ll soon need a new ID if you want to travel. In two years, a regular drivers license just wont cut it. If you take to the skies or travel the high seas after October 2020 you’ll need a suped up drivers license, called a Real ID, to travel if you don’t want to use a passport. “A fake drivers license is probably one of the easier things to obtain,” Robert Sinclair Jr. from AAA Northeast said. “With this extra level of scrutiny and examination, it’ll help to keep us safer.” The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles started a campaign to get people switched, saying the deadline is closer than many think. A free version of the new license will let you board a domestic flight. For an extra $30, an enhanced version can also be used in lieu of a passport to board a cruise ship or cross the border into Mexico and Canada. The DMV is passing out flyers to let people know the rules of the new program. For most, the sticking point is they’ll have to go in person to get the new license. The concept was born out of a recommendation after the 9/11 terror attacks. Nationwide security standards were established for what information was required to be attached to a drivers license. The IDs will also be needed to get into federal buildings and military bases. “It’s an attempt to make sure all states are taking as many security measures as they can,” DMV Executive Deputy Commissioner Theresa Egan said. New Jersey has had Real ID in place for sometime. New Yorkers will soon be required to go in person to DMV and sign up too. For more information, visit the DMV’s website .
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — You’ll soon need a new ID if you want to travel. In two years, a regular drivers license just wont cut it. If you take to the skies or travel the high seas after October 2020 you’ll need a suped up drivers license, called a Real ID, to travel if you don’t want to use a passport. “A fake drivers license is probably one of the easier things to obtain,” Robert Sinclair Jr. from AAA Northeast said. “With this extra level of scrutiny and examination, it’ll help to keep us safer.” The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles started a campaign to get people switched, saying the deadline is closer than many think. A free version of the new license will let you board a domestic flight. For an extra $30, an enhanced version can also be used in lieu of a passport to board a cruise ship or cross the border into Mexico and Canada. The DMV is passing out flyers to let people know the rules of the new program. For most, the sticking point is they’ll have to go in person to get the new license. The concept was born out of a recommendation after the 9/11 terror attacks. Nationwide security standards were established for what information was required to be attached to a drivers license. The IDs will also be needed to get into federal buildings and military bases. “It’s an attempt to make sure all states are taking as many security measures as they can,” DMV Executive Deputy Commissioner Theresa Egan said. New Jersey has had Real ID in place for sometime. New Yorkers will soon be required to go in person to DMV and sign up too. For more information, visit the DMV’s website .
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People protesting family separations at the border camped out where President Trump is staying overnight
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More than 2,300 firefighters are battling a huge blaze on the California-Oregon Border
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” More than 2,300 firefighters are battling a huge blaze on the California-Oregon Border. There are currently more than 60 wildfires burning across the western states. Manuel Bojorquez reports. ”
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Judge also refused to grant the Trump administration a blanket extension of the deadline to reunite children separated from their parents at the border
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Judge also refused to grant the Trump administration a blanket extension of the deadline to reunite children separated from their parents at the border
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A California judge on Friday gave the US government until the following night to submit a list of children under five separated from their families at the border, a government official said.US President Donald Trump’s administration had asked the court to extend a deadline to reunite some detained children with their migrant parents, arguing it needed more time to perform necessary checks and confirm identities.
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The Trump administration on Thursday increased its count of migrant children who have been separated from their families at the border. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said it is somewhere under 3,000. Last week, he said it was just over 2,000. CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal reports.
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