The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a cabinet department of the U.S. federal government with responsibilities in public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries. Its stated missions involve anti-terrorism, border security, immigration and customs, cyber security, and disaster prevention and management. It was created in November 2002 in response to 9/11 and is the youngest U.S. cabinet department.
Acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan signed a pact on Wednesday to collaborate more closely with El Salvador on migration and security, applauding a drop in migration since new.. Reuters - Published
The acting head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ordered an investigation into reports that Border Patrol agents have been posting offensive anti-immigrant comments and threats against.. Reuters - Published
The chants of pro-immigrant activists disrupted acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan's address at a conference hosted by the Migration Policy Institute in Washington,..
President Donald Trump nominated Peter Gaynor to head the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The agency oversees the government response to disasters like hurricanes and wildfires According to..
Vice President Mike Pence has hired Katie Waldman as his new press secretary. Business Insider reports Waldman served in the same role for the Department of Homeland Security. She's been a vocal..
The U.S. and El Salvador have reached a joint deal on immigration without giving many additional details beyond those related to asylum claims. Nathan Frandino has more.
Multiple news outlets said the Trump administration is diverting millions of dollars from federal disaster relief funds. They are using this money to detain migrants and create temporary locations for..
The Trump administration plans to shift at least $155 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. CNN reports the money will be moved from FEMA's disaster relief fund to ICE, to support..
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday announced plans to withdraw from a court settlement limiting the government's ability to detain immigrant children beyond 20 days, saying it would..
The acting head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ordered an investigation into reports that border patrol agents have been posting offensive anti-immigrant comments and threats against.. Reuters - Published
The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ordered an investigation into a secret Facebook group where border agents joked about immigrants dying, he said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's acting secretary, Kevin McAleenan, has ordered an investigation into reports that border patrol agents have been posting offensive anti-immigrant comments and.. Reuters - Published
President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday pushed back against mounting criticism of its migrant detention centers on the U.S.-Mexico border, even as the Department of Homeland Security's.. Reuters - Published
U.S. government inspectors reviewing a border station in El Paso, Texas, reported poor conditions for migrants, including overcrowding and a lack of sanitary conditions, NBC News reported on Monday,.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will deploy up to 89 agents to Guatemala by the end of August under a joint agreement to reduce irregular migration and strengthen border security, according to.. Reuters - Published
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard criticized on Wednesday a slower flow of goods and people at the U.S-Mexico border as a "very bad idea," and said he planned to discuss the matter with U.S... Reuters - Published
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