Department of Homeland Security

A Central American child who is traveling with a caravan of migrants sleeps at a shelter in Tijuana, Mexico, in April.

DHS: Nearly 2,000 Children Separated From Adults At Border In 6 Weeks

11:50am June 16, 2018

by Brian Naylor

The government says the Office of Refugee Resettlement, charged with finding homes for solo children or those who have been separated from their families, has more than 10,000 children in shelters.

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A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent escorts an immigrant suspected of crossing into the United States illegally along the Rio Grande near Granjeno, Texas.

National

May Marks Another Increase In Border Arrests Despite Trump Crackdown

8:54pm June 06, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

For the third consecutive month, border arrests top 50,000 even as the administration has announced a zero tolerance policy and sent the National Guard to the southern border.

Transcript: Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen's Full Interview With NPR

3:04pm May 10, 2018

NPR Southwest Correspondent John Burnett talks to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.

An ethernet cable connects a router device inside a communications room at an office in London on May 15, 2017.

National

Sounding The Alarm About A New Russian Cyber Threat

11:43am April 24, 2018

by Rachel Martin

The U.S. and U.K. governments say Russia is targeting infrastructure in the West with cyberattacks. Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity chief Jeanette Manfra explains.

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A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle is seen from Mexico while patrolling the border between the cities of El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua state, on April 7.

DHS Secretary: Spike In Illegal Border Crossings Shows More Money Needed For Wall

8:23pm April 11, 2018

by Brian Naylor

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen asked lawmakers to approve a $47.5 billion budget request for her sprawling agency.

A spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in San Francisco has resigned, citing disagreements over how to cast the actions of Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, who warned against immigration raids last month. The raids prompted a rally outside the ICE

ICE Spokesman Quits Over Leaders' Use Of 'Misleading Facts' To Discuss Calif. Arrests

11:44am March 13, 2018

by Bill Chappell

"I told them that the information was wrong, they asked me to deflect, and I didn't agree with that," said James Schwab, who resigned from his job at the Department of Homeland Security.

John Kelly says he "did something wrong" to get chief of staff job and have to give up leading the Department of Homeland Security.

Politics & Government

Trump Chief Of Staff Kelly: I Didn't Want To Leave DHS But 'God Punished Me'

3:30pm March 01, 2018

by Brian Naylor

Ret. Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly said "one of the great honors" of his life was leading the Department of Homeland Security.

A voter fills out a ballot at the Hamilton County Board of Elections in Cincinnati.

Trump Official On Russian Hacking: 'A National Security Issue'

8:14am January 12, 2018

by Pam Fessler

Rather than downplay the threat of Russian interference in American elections, administration and state officials are cooperating to safeguard future votes.

Residents at La Perla community in Old San Juan comfort one another as the community recovers from Hurricane Maria, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday.

Government Considering Lifting Shipping Restrictions To Puerto Rico

12:57pm September 27, 2017

by Shirley Henry

The Jones Act restricts shipping of goods between U.S. coasts to American ships. But the island, a U.S. territory, is struggling to recover after Hurricane Maria and needs more supplies.

A Border Patrol agent keeps watch over the U.S.-Mexico border fence just south of San Diego earlier this year. The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it would waive environmental and other laws to expedite its construction of barriers

Homeland Security To Waive Environmental Rules On Border Wall Projects

8:41pm August 01, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The agency says it will bypass rules requiring environmental studies before building on public land, hoping partly to ease the construction of prototypes for Trump's proposed border wall in San Diego.

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