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What's New In Those DHS Memos On Immigration Enforcement?

8:26pm February 22, 2017

On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security released two memos laying out the Trump administration's plans for detaining and deporting more people. The changes in policy could affect millions.

Guadalupe García de Rayos, shown here outside the Phoenix office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was deported after more than two decades of living in the U.S.

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After Years Of Uneventful Check-Ins, Arizona Woman Is Arrested, Deported

4:47pm February 09, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

During the Obama administration, Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos, who is a mother of two, was not considered a priority for deportation. But President Trump's executive action sets a different standard.

Palma's mother, Rita, stands outside the family's house in El Paso. She says her son was born in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, because she did not have enough money to give birth at an American hospital.

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You Say You're An American, But What If You Had To Prove It Or Be Deported?

3:12pm December 22, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

It's illegal for immigration officials to detain U.S. citizens. But an NPR analysis of public records found that in an eight-year period, some 1,500 people who were held turned out to be Americans.

U.S. Marine Corps General John Kelly (r) has been taped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Department of Homeland Security. The two are shown here before their meeting at Trump International Golf Club, last month in Bedminster Township, New Jerse

Reports: Trump Taps Retired Marine General To Head Homeland Security

4:30pm December 07, 2016

by Philip Ewing

Retired Gen. John Kelly, the former boss of the U.S. Southern Command, would be the third former general picked by President-elect Trump.

U.S. Accuses Russia Of Election Year Cyber-Meddling

8:21pm October 07, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

The Obama administration says it is confident that Russia is responsible for the hacking of the Democratic National Committee and accuses Moscow of trying to interfere with U.S. elections.

U.S. Erroneously Grants Citizenship To More Than 850 Immigrants

5:39pm September 20, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

All 858 people had previously been ordered removed from the country. The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General says fingerprint records are to blame.

U.S. 'Disrupted' Threat Ahead Of Pope's Visit, Congressman Says

5:01pm September 13, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Rep. Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, says he was apprised of the threat during a classified meeting.

House Votes To Fund DHS Until Sept. 30 — Without Immigration Curbs

6:22pm March 03, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The vote is a victory for President Obama as Republicans had wanted to strip funding for the president's executive actions on immigration from the bill.

Speaker of the House John Boehner responds to reporters about the impasse over passing the Homeland Security budget on Friday.

Funding Homeland Security: Where Do We Go From Here?

10:07am February 28, 2015

by Scott Neuman

President Obama late Friday signed a stopgap measure to keep the department running for another week, but the tussle over his executive action on immigration, linked to the funding, is not over yet.

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio walks to the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Friday.

Congress Agrees To Maintain Homeland Security Funding — For A Week

10:44pm February 27, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The Senate approved a bill that funded Homeland Security through Sept. 30. The Republican leadership in the House decided to move forward with a more limited bill, but that failed.