Department of Homeland Security

Acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan (left) and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele attend a meeting in San Salvador, El Salvador, in August.

Administration Extends Temporary Protected Status To Many Salvadorans In U.S.

9:29pm October 28, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

A month after signing an agreement with El Salvador to cooperate in limiting asylum seekers at the southern border, the U.S. extends protections for Salvadorans to legally work in the U.S.

In this March 3, 2015, photo, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers escort an arrestee in an apartment building in the Bronx borough of New York during a series of early morning raids.

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Move To Fast-Track Deportations

4:38pm September 28, 2019

by Kat Lonsdorf

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said that the move appeared to have violated federal law. She stated that the administration did not follow the correct decision-making procedures.

A Guatemalan teen asylum-seeker (left), who isn't able to hear or speak, signs with his mom in Florida. He was brusquely separated from her and held in a shelter for nearly three months, unable to readily communicate, according to a civil rights complaint

Homeland Security's Civil Rights Unit Lacks Power To Protect Migrant Kids

9:00am August 02, 2019

A former official in the civil rights office says the unit seems afraid to offend U.S. Customs and Border Protection and ICE. Meanwhile, the complaints of abuses of families continue to pile up.

Politics & Government

Federal Authorities To Investigate NC Election Hacking Concerns

11:05am June 06, 2019

by Paul Garber

Federal investigators will examine North Carolina's polling equipment supplied by a company targeted by Russian hackers.

Migrants seeking asylum in the United States receive breakfast from a group of volunteers near the international bridge in Matamoros, Mexico.

National

Administration To Send Hundreds Of Migrants To South Florida, Local Officials Say

11:37am May 17, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Florida officials say they were informed of the migrant release plan by the federal government. They are scrambling to prepare for an influx of asylum-seekers.

President Trump has selected a former FBI agent and veteran of the Obama administration to lead ICE.

President Trump Names Mark Morgan, Former Border Patrol Chief, To Lead ICE

5:37pm May 05, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Morgan led the Border Patrol during the final months of the Obama administration, but he has emerged as a vocal supporter of the president's immigration policies.

With a shake-up at the Department of Homeland Security, President Trump is indicating that he wants tougher immigration enforcement.

National

Trump Administration Mulls Tougher Immigration Policies Amid DHS Shake-Up

9:16pm April 09, 2019

The Trump administration wants to toughen border enforcement and deter asylum-seekers. New figures show that more than 100,000 migrants were apprehended at the U.S. Southern border in March.

Director of the US Secret Service Randolph Alles speaks at the Justice Department last year. President Trump announced on Monday that Alles will be replaced.

Politics & Government

Trump Replacing Secret Service Director After Mar-A-Lago Breach

7:38pm April 08, 2019

by Brian Naylor

In a statement, the White House said Randolph "Tex" Alles "has done a great job at the agency" and would be replaced by James M. Murray, a career Secret Service member, who will start in May.

Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., walks to a bipartisan negotiation meeting Monday over securing the U.S. Southern border and keeping the U.S. government from shutting down.

Politics & Government

Days From Another Shutdown, Here's What The Negotiators Are Facing

6:58pm February 11, 2019

Bipartisan negotiators are working on a border security funding deal — but both sides are still sorting out what kind of "wall" or "barrier" is in and whether President Trump will sign it.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra was tapped to give the Spanish language response to the president's State of the Union address by top congressional Democratic leaders.

Politics & Government

California Attorney General Vows To Sue If Trump Uses Emergency Powers To Build Wall

11:39pm February 05, 2019

by Meg Anderson

Xavier Becerra argued in the Spanish language response to the president's speech that it would be illegal for the administration to declare a national emergency to pay to build a border wall.