Mar 01 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. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 5:46 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… Continue watching
Jan 13 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. Continue reading
Jan 05 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. Continue reading
Dec 28 What’s the potential impact of the Supreme Court’s Title 42 ruling? By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The case will be argued in February, and the stay will be maintained until the justices decide the case. Continue reading
Nov 22 House Republican leader McCarthy threatens to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas over border By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press McCarthy is positioned to become the new House speaker when the new Congress convenes in January. He said the Republican majority will use "the power of the purse and the power of the subpoena" to hold President Joe Biden's administration… Continue reading
Nov 17 WATCH: DHS, FBI heads testify before Senate on China surveillance inside the U.S. By Associated Press During a Senate hearing on threats to the U.S. homeland, FBI Director Christopher Wray was quizzed about Chinese efforts to use their own police to surveil dissidents inside the United States. Continue reading
Nov 16 Judge reluctantly delays end of asylum restrictions to late December By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press A federal judge has granted the Biden administration a five-week delay to end far-reaching asylum restrictions, writing in upper-case letters that he was doing so "WITH GREAT RELUCTANCE."… Continue reading
Nov 15 WATCH: Mayorkas, Wray testify on threats to the U.S. homeland in House hearing By News Desk The House Committee on Homeland Security covered a range of global and national dangers facing the United States -- including cyber threats, election security, international terrorism and the increasing threat of domestic terrorism. Continue reading
Aug 16 Congressional committees demand DHS inspector general turn over information about deleted Secret Service texts By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Top congressional Democrats are demanding that the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general respond to their requests for information on deleted Secret Service texts. Continue reading