WATCH: Senate committee questions Mayorkas on security at the border, fighting terrorism
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on oversight of the Department of Homeland Security with Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifying.
U.S. to limit immigration arrests at schools, ‘protected’ areas
U.S. immigration authorities will limit arrests at schools, hospitals and other so-called protected areas under new guidelines issued by the Department of Homeland Security.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas tests positive for COVID
A DHS statement says the secretary has only "mild congestion" after taking a routine test Tuesday and testing positive. Mayorkas is fully vaccinated.
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How the expulsion of Haitian migrants is affecting the crisis-torn nation
Thousands of Haitian migrants who have been deported by the U.S. have been arriving home as authorities scramble for resources including food and medical supplies. Haiti is reeling from a convergence of crises -- a presidential assassination, an earthquake and…
It was looted from an Iraqi museum 30 years ago. Now, a 3,500-year-old clay tablet discovered in the ruins of the library of an ancient Middle Eastern king is finally headed back to Iraq.
The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee is expected to discuss threats since 9/11 on Tuesday.
National security programs and their reach went through significant changes in the period that followed 9/11.
The Department of Homeland Security Inspector General said in a report released Monday that it found at least 348 cases in which Immigration and Customs Enforcement had no records showing migrants wanted to leave their children in the U.S.
The move is a response to weaknesses exposed by the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection, but it's raising concerns about undermining Americans' civil liberties.
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