Department of Homeland Security shuts down Diversity, Equity, Inclusion offices
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a memo to all employees announcing the closure of the agency’s diversity, ...
Trump gives ATF, DEA and Marshals new powers to arrest and deport illegal migrants
The Trump administration has authorized the DEA, ATF and the US Marshals to begin making immigration arrests and processing ...
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DHS Secretary nominee advances out of committee to Senate floor
The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 13 to 2 on Monday night to advance Noem’s nomination to the ...
DHS allows US Marshals, DEA and ATF to carry out immigration enforcement
The Department of Homeland Security is allowing certain law enforcement components from the Department of Justice to carry out the "functions" of an immigration officer, according to a new memo sent ...
On Dakota prairie, home of Trump’s DHS pick, immigration crackdown threatens way of life, economy
Gov. Kristi Noem’s heated rhetoric on immigration belies a stark economic reality in her own state: With unemployment at 1.9% — the lowest in the country — South Dakota faces an acute labor shortage a ...
Schumer supports Democrats delaying all Trump nominees that lack unanimous support
N.Y., said he supports Democrat efforts to slow down the confirmation of President Trump's Cabinet, including for key national security roles.
Trump deploys 1,500 troops to southwest border, removals underway
Under orders from President Donald Trump, 1,500 active-duty service members and additional air and intelligence assets are being deployed to the southwest border, Acting Secretary of Defense Robert ...
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Trump’s executive order directs NORTHCOM to ‘seal’ the border
The executive order requires the command to deliver both a contingency and campaign plan to "provide steady-state southern ...
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Pentagon is sending 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the US-Mexico border
The Pentagon said Wednesday it has begun deploying 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border, putting in motion plans President Donald Trump laid out in executive orders shortly ...
Trump’s Emergency Declaration at the Border Is an Abuse of Power
Misusing emergency powers will open the door to further such abuses by this president—or a future one, writes Elizabeth Goitein.
Pentagon to deploy about 1,500 troops to the southern border: ‘Just the beginning’
The U.S. military has deployed approximately 1,500 troops to the southern border to aid the Department of Homeland Security’s border security measures.