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Protests in Portland, shown here on July 24, have grown increasingly heated with the presence of federal agents. On Monday, groups and individual protesters sued the federal government over its response.

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Portland Protesters File Suit Against Trump Administration Over Federal Response

11:41pm July 27, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

Wall of Moms, Don't Shoot Portland and others sued several federal agencies on Monday, alleging federal officers in Portland are exceeding their legal authority and violating protesters' rights.

Global Entry Trusted Traveler Network kiosks at Dulles Airport in Virginia. The Department of Homeland Security says it will no longer allow New York residents to enroll in trusted travelers programs.

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New York State To Sue Trump Administration Over Trusted Traveler Restrictions

5:28pm February 07, 2020

by Joel Rose

Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to challenge Homeland Security's attempt to suspend enrollment in Global Entry and other trusted traveler programs for New Yorkers over access to state motor vehicle records.

Department of Homeland official Chad Wolf speaks during a meeting earlier this month in Washington, D.C. President Trump is set to pick wolf to lead DHS in an acting capacity.

White House To Name Chad Wolf As Acting Homeland Security Secretary

11:41pm November 01, 2019

by Brian Naylor

President Trump announced earlier this month that Kevin McAleenan was leaving the post. Trump is now set to turn to Wolf to lead the agency, according to sources briefed on the decision.

Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli speaks about immigration policy at the White House on Aug. 12. Immigration hard-liners are pushing for him to be the next secretary of homeland security.

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White House Factions Fight Over Trump's Next Homeland Security Secretary

9:24pm October 21, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

White House staffers have told President Trump he can't choose two immigration hard-liners for a top job because of federal vacancy rules, according to two people familiar with the conversations.

Tania and Joseph's 3-year-old daughter, Sofia, plays with a car in the shade at a shelter in Juárez, Mexico, last week. Sofia has a serious heart condition and had a heart attack.

3-Year-Old Asked To Pick Parent In Attempted Family Separation, Her Parents Say

2:56pm July 15, 2019

by Robert Moore

A Honduran couple says a Border Patrol agent told them one parent could stay in the U.S. with their three kids. The agent turned to their youngest and asked her which parent she wanted to be with.

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Migrants run as tear gas is thrown by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents to the Mexican side of the border fence after they climbed the fence to get to San Diego from Tijuana, Mexico.

U.S. Agents Fire Tear Gas At Migrants Trying To Cross Mexico Border

1:34pm January 02, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

U.S. Customs and Border Protection authorities say they fired tear gas to deter about 150 Central American migrants from climbing over or under the U.S.-Mexico border fence into California.

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Dr. Bert Johansson, an El Paso pediatrician, treats lesions on a migrant man's foot at a makeshift clinic within a local shelter.

It's Easy For Migrants To Get Sick; Harder To Get Treatment

4:59pm December 30, 2018

Two children recently died in Border Patrol custody. In response, volunteers created pop-up clinics and the Department of Homeland Security ordered medical checks on kids in custody.

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President Trump, Vice President Pence and first lady Melania Trump visit the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., on June 6. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen and FEMA Administrator Brock Long are seated at r

Trump Administration Transferred $9.8 Million From FEMA To ICE

2:16pm September 12, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The Department of Homeland Security said it needed an extra $200 million to detain and deport migrants. Among the cash that covered the shortfall: FEMA funds earmarked for recovery and preparedness.

Children and workers are seen at a tent encampment on June 19, 2018 in Tornillo, Texas. The Trump administration is using the tent facility to house immigrant children separated from their parents.

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Department Of Homeland Security Releases Plan To Reunify Families

7:20pm June 24, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

Administration officials unveiled the plan to reunify families separated under the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy, but offered few details on how and when reunifications would happen.

The Department of Homeland Security detected "anomalous activity" consistent with cellular site simulators such as the StingRay II.

Feds Say They've Detected Apparent Rogue Spy Devices In D.C.

4:57pm April 04, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

This is believed to be the first time the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the apparent devices in the capital. The agency warned that they could be used by hackers, criminals and spies.