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FBI, Homeland Security ignored ‘massive amount’ of intelligence before Jan. 6, Senate report says

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

A Senate committee's report says the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security downplayed or ignored “a massive amount of intelligence information” before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S Capitol.

How the U.S. asylum process works

By Diana Roy, Council on Foreign Relations

Record numbers of migrants seeking to cross the southern U.S. border are challenging the Biden administration’s attempts to restore asylum protections. Here’s how the asylum process works.

WATCH: Mayorkas says U.S. faces ‘very challenging’ circumstances along border as asylum limits end

By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Friday that authorities faced “extremely challenging” circumstances along the border with Mexico days before pandemic-related asylum restrictions end.

WATCH: DHS Secretary Mayorkas testifies on Homeland Security budget in Senate hearing

By Associated Press

The Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified on the Homeland Security budget in a Senate hearing Tuesday.

WATCH: Mississippi Gov. Reeves, DHS and FEMA give updates on impact of tornadoes

By Michael Goldberg, Associated Press/Report for America, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said in a briefing that 25 people were confirmed killed in Mississippi, 55 people were injured and 2,000 homes were damaged or destroyed.

Biden administration allows Ukrainians who fled war to stay in U.S.

By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

The Biden administration is allowing thousands of Ukrainians who fled their homeland when Russia invaded a year ago to stay in the United States longer.

WATCH: Biden, Secretary Mayorkas mark 20th anniversary of Department of Homeland Security

By News Desk

The Department of Homeland Security was created 20 years ago in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and hundreds of employees from across the department gathered Wednesday to mark the anniversary.

Hundreds of migrant children remain separated from families despite push to reunite them

By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan, Kyle Midura

It’s been two years since the Biden administration took on the task of reunifying children with their families after they were separated at the southern border under the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy. While the Biden administration has succeeded in uniting…

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DHS announces policy that protects migrant workers in labor investigations

By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

The Homeland Security Department is announcing measures for migrant workers who witness or are victims of workplace labor violations. The new steps help them apply for protection from deportation.

WATCH: DHS Secretary Mayorkas outlines Biden’s new restrictive immigration plan

By Associated Press

Shortly after President Joe Biden announced a new border security plan, his Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, provided details on how the plan will work.