Trump Admin: Asylum Seekers Must Ask Intermediary Countries First

New rule may staunch flow of immigrants from Central America

Charles Fain Lehman
July 15, 2019 11:52 AM

A new rule will bar foreign nationals from receiving asylum in the United States if they did not first apply in an intermediary country, the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security announced Monday.

Cheney: Many Democrats Want the United States to be a ‘Socialist Nation’

Cheney also admonished AOC for wanting to abolish DHS

Zach Faria
July 11, 2019 8:35 PM

Representative Liz Cheney (R., Wyo.) told Martha MacCallum on Thursday many Democrats wanted the United States to become a socialist nation.

Underwood (D): DHS Chief’s Policies That Killed Migrant Children Are ‘Intentional’

Cameron Cawthorne
May 23, 2019 11:55 AM

Federal Efforts to Secure Key Cities From Mass Terror Attack Found Faulty

Report: DHS 'does not have assurance that cities can sustain threat detection and deterrence'

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan

Adam Kredo
May 21, 2019 3:05 PM

A federal investigation into a nationwide program to secure America's top cities from a mass terror attack has found that the Department of Homeland Security has not adequately tracked local progress in detecting threats and cannot provide assurances that cities participating in the program can sustain efforts to thwart terror attacks.

MSNBC Host Invokes Nazi Comparison to Describe Potential Trump Administration Deportation Policy

Cameron Cawthorne
May 14, 2019 9:10 PM

For Second Month, More Than 100,000 Apprehended Illegally Crossing the Border

Family unit apprehensions rise again in April

Charles Fain Lehman
May 9, 2019 2:00 PM

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents apprehended more than 109,000 individuals attempting to illegally cross the southwestern border in April, the agency announced Wednesday.

Admin. Announces Additional 30K Temporary Work Visas

Garners support of business, ire of immigration hawks

Charles Fain Lehman
May 7, 2019 2:45 PM

The Trump administration will issue an additional 30,000 temporary work visas in FY 2019, acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan announced Monday.

O’Rourke Extols ‘Record Security and Safety’ at Border, Even as Thousands Attempt to Enter Every Day

Jeffrey Cimmino
April 15, 2019 10:05 AM

Former congressman and presidential candidate Robert Francis O'Rourke extolled the "record security and safety" at the U.S.-Mexico border during an interview with former Obama adviser David Axelrod on Sunday, despite the fact that thousands of individuals are arriving at the border every day.

Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen Resigns Amid Trump Anger Over Border

Reuters
April 7, 2019 11:14 PM

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who oversaw President Donald Trump’s bitterly contested immigration policies during her tumultuous 16-month tenure, resigned on Sunday amid a surge in the number of migrants at the border with Mexico.

Obama DHS Secretary Johnson: ‘We Are Truly in a Crisis’

Jeffrey Cimmino
March 29, 2019 12:25 PM