Department of Homeland Security

Homeland Security to repair damage created by border wall

By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

The Biden administration says it will begin work to address the risks of flooding and soil erosion from unfinished sections of the wall on the U.S. border with Mexico.

Suspected Chinese hackers spied on U.S., European targets

By Alan Suderman, Associated Press

A prominent cybersecurity firm says suspected state-backed Chinese hackers exploited widely used networking devices to spy for months on dozens of high-value government, defense industry and financial sector targets in the U.S. and Europe.

Biden approves more foreign seasonal workers as economy improves

By Ben Fox, Associated Press

President Joe Biden’s administration announced an increase Tuesday in the number of temporary seasonal workers who will be allowed to work in the U.S. this year as the U.S. economy recovers from the pandemic.

Lawsuit describes night of fear for Wall of Moms protester

By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press

In the lawsuit filed in federal court in Portland, Oregon, Jennifer Kristiansen also accused an unnamed federal agent of groping her breast and buttocks as he trapped her against a wall, leading her to fear she would be raped.

WATCH: Pentagon hesitated to send National Guard to Capitol riot, says general

By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Maj. Gen. William Walker, commanding general of the D.C. National Guard, told senators that then-chief of the Capitol Police requested military support but that the Defense Department approval for that support was not relayed to him until hours later.

WATCH: U.S. federal agents seize over 10 million fake N95 masks

By Associated Press

Officials say the most recent seizures occurred Wednesday when Homeland Security agents intercepted hundreds of thousands of counterfeit 3M masks in an East Coast warehouse that were set to be distributed.

Why reforming the U.S. approach to deportations could be Biden’s biggest immigration challenge

By Courtney Vinopal

Biden’s immediate effort to reverse course on enforcement has not necessarily made immigrant communities safer, say advocates who represent clients facing deportation.

WATCH: Senate votes to confirm Alejandro Mayorkas, Biden’s homeland security nominee

By Associated Press

The Senate is expected to vote Feb. 2 on the confirmation of Alejandra Mayorkas for secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

U.S. won’t make immigration arrests at virus vaccination sites

By Associated Press

Vaccination sites will be considered “sensitive locations” and generally off limits for enforcement actions, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Monday.

WATCH: Alejandro Mayorkas faces nomination vote from Senate Homeland Security Committee

By Ben Fox, Associated Press

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is expected to vote Jan. 26 on the nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas as secretary of homeland security.