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U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents call the names of asylum seekers that have a court hearing that day as a group of migrants, who returned to Mexico to await their U.S. asylum hearing, block the Puerta Mexico international border crossing bridge to demand a speedier asylum process in Matamoros, Mexico, October 10, 2019. Photo by Veronica G. Cardenas/Reuters

As acting DHS chief, McAleenan pushed Trump border policies

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Judiciary panel subpoenas Homeland Security over question of pardon offers

The House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed the Department of Homeland Security over questions about whether officials were offered pardons by President Donald Trump.

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Colleen Long, Associated Press

Reallocating funds to build wall won’t compromise disaster relief, says McAleenan

With Hurricane Dorian devastating the Bahamas and heading toward the U.S., how are American agencies and officials getting ready for the threat? Acting Homeland Security Sec. Kevin McAleenan joins Amna Nawaz to discuss preparation efforts, including pre-deployment of supplies and…

In El Salvador to discuss immigration, McAleenan emphasizes need for ‘well-managed’ border

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan is currently on a three-day trip to Central America to discuss migration and border security with leaders in El Salvador. Reporting from San Salvador, Amna Nawaz joins Judy Woodruff to talk about McAleenan's…

A girl from Central America rests on thermal blankets at a detention facility run by the U.S. Border Patrol on September 8, 2014 in McAllen, Texas. The Border Patrol opened the holding center to temporarily house the children after tens of thousands of families and unaccompanied minors from Central America crossed the border illegally into the United States during the spring and summer. Although the flow of underage immigrants has since slowed greatly, thousands of them are now housed in centers around the United States as immigration courts process their cases. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

U.S. moves FEMA, Coast Guard money to fund border programs

The news comes as hurricane season is ramping up and Tropical Storm Dorian is barreling toward South Florida.

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

WATCH: Trump administration proposes longer detention of migrant families

The Department of Homeland Security is moving to end a long-standing federal court agreement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept in detention.

U.S. expands ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy to include dangerous part of the border

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

The Department of Homeland Security said Friday it will implement its "Migrant Protection Protocols" in Brownsville, Texas, across the border from Matamoros, Mexico.

WATCH: Homeland Security head McAleenan questioned over treatment of migrants

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

McAleenan's testimony comes one week after Democrats released a report that found 18 children under 2 years old were kept from their parents for up to six months.

How immigrant communities are preparing for possible ICE raids

President Trump has said that major arrests and deportations of undocumented immigrants and migrants no longer eligible to remain in the country would begin this past Sunday. So far, the number of people detained appears to be small, but fear…

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Government photos show detained migrants pleading for help

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

The report by U.S. government auditors -- who visited facilities in South Texas where migrant adults and children are processed and detained -- offered new cause for alarm. It quotes one senior government manager as calling the situation "a ticking…