homeland security

Judge orders forfeiture of ancient tablet from Museum of the Bible

By Renée Roden — July 28, 2021
(RNS) — A federal judge ordered Hobby Lobby to forfeit a rare fragment of the Epic of Gilgamesh to the United States government.

Religious groups to Obama: Dismantle immigration registry’s framework

By Lauren Markoe — November 22, 2016
(RNS) Faith groups say the program is discriminatory and worry that — while not currently in use — it remains on the federal books.

To fight ISIS, West Point cadets secretly build Facebook page

By Lauren Markoe — February 3, 2016
(RNS) Future Army officers anonymously use social media to coax the vulnerable away from extremists.

Philly teen arrested in alleged plot targeting Pope Francis visit

By Kevin Johnson — September 16, 2015
The law enforcement officials, who are not authorized to discuss the matter publicly, said the boy's alleged activities in part involved the distribution of information on explosives through social media.

New government program to root out extremists is seriously flawed (COMMENTARY)

By Faiza Patel — February 18, 2015
(RNS) There is no profile of someone who will become a terrorist and no reliable way to predict who will turn to violence.
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