Kevin McAleenan

Trump says Chad Wolf to be next acting DHS secretary

By Jill Colvin, Colleen Long, Associated Press

U.S. acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan looks on during a news conference after a meeting of security ministers of the Northern Triangle of Central America in San Salvador, El Salvador on October 17, 2019. Photo by Jose Cabezas/Reuters

WATCH: Outgoing Homeland Security Secretary McAleenan testifies before Congress

The hearing is on terrorism, but it's highly likely lawmakers will ask Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan about his time within the administration.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents call the names of asylum seekers that have a court hearing that day as a group of migrants, who returned to Mexico to await their U.S. asylum hearing, block the Puerta Mexico international border crossing bridge to demand a speedier asylum process in Matamoros, Mexico, October 10, 2019. Photo by Veronica G. Cardenas/Reuters

As acting DHS chief, McAleenan pushed Trump border policies

Kevin McAleenan is leaving his post as acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after six months on the job, President Trump announced Friday. During his short tenure, McAleenan oversaw an agency that has moved to drastically curb entry…

By PBS NewsHour

Acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kevin McAleenan reacts while protesters interrupt his remarks at the Migration Policy Institute annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference in Washington, U.S., October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan steps down

President Donald Trump made the announcement on Twitter.

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

in general, what shoud we be looking for in an asylum country what makes a good asylum country i mean beyond the obvious of not having one of hte highest murder ratesin the world...

WATCH: U.S. and El Salvador sign asylum deal

The agreement could lead to migrants from third countries obtaining refuge in El Salvador, even though many Salvadorans are fleeing their nation and seeking asylum in the U.S.

By Colleen Long, Astrid Galvan, Associated Press

Judiciary panel subpoenas Homeland Security over question of pardon offers

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Colleen Long, Associated Press

The House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed the Department of Homeland Security over questions about whether officials were offered pardons by President Donald Trump.

Reallocating funds to build wall won’t compromise disaster relief, says McAleenan

With Hurricane Dorian devastating the Bahamas and heading toward the U.S., how are American agencies and officials getting ready for the threat? Acting Homeland Security Sec. Kevin McAleenan joins Amna Nawaz to discuss preparation efforts, including pre-deployment of supplies and…

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Kevin McAleenan on Central American migration and U.S. detention

Acting Sec. of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan recently met with El Salvador's new president, Nayib Bukele, about efforts to stem the tide of migrants heading north toward the U.S. McAleenan sits down with Amna Nawaz, who also made the trip,…

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In El Salvador to discuss immigration, McAleenan emphasizes need for ‘well-managed’ border

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan is currently on a three-day trip to Central America to discuss migration and border security with leaders in El Salvador. Reporting from San Salvador, Amna Nawaz joins Judy Woodruff to talk about McAleenan's…

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Why Trump wants to detain immigrant children longer

By Gretchen Frazee

Under new rules laid out Wednesday, immigration officials plan to begin holding children longer than the 20 days required by the Flores Settlement Agreement.