May 13 WATCH: DHS Secretary Mayorkas testifies on unaccompanied minors at the border By Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is back on Capitol Hill facing questions about the immigration problems along the Southern Border. Continue reading
May 12 WATCH: Senate Appropriations Committee holds hearing on extremism within federal law enforcement By Ben Fox, Associated Press The Justice Department has begun an internal review to determine how to remove any extremists from within federal law enforcement following the arrest of current and former police officers for their involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol… Continue reading
Apr 30 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. Continue reading
Apr 20 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. Continue reading
Apr 20 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. Continue reading
Apr 14 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. Continue reading
Mar 03 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. Continue reading
Feb 17 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. Continue reading
Feb 03 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. Continue reading
Feb 02 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. Continue reading