Aug 25 Trump nominates Chad Wolf to lead Department of Homeland Security By Ben Fox, Associated Press Wolf has been a vocal advocate of an administration decision to use DHS to protect federal property and monuments following the protests that erupted this spring over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Continue reading
Aug 14 Homeland Security officials were wrongly appointed, watchdog says By Associated Press The top two officials in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security were improperly appointed to the posts under federal law by the Trump administration, a nonpartisan congressional watchdog said Friday. Continue reading
Aug 06 WATCH: Acting Homeland Security chief questioned on deployment of federal agents to protests By Associated Press The hearing will focus on the deployment of DHS personnel to recent protests, most notably in Portland, Oregon, where clashes between activists and agents drew national scrutiny. Continue reading
Dec 31 DHS reviews how DMV laws affect immigration enforcement By Colleen Long, Associated Press The acting secretary of Homeland Security is taking aim at new laws in New York and New Jersey that allow immigrants to get driver's licenses without proof they are in the U.S. legally. Chad Wolf is directing his enforcement agencies… Continue reading
Nov 14 Chad Wolf takes over as acting head of Homeland Security By Colleen Long, Associated Press Ken Cuccinelli, the acting head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, has also been named as the new DHS deputy. Continue reading