Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S.-Mexico border during a contentious House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Thursday.
Democrats in Congress are urging the Department of Homeland Security to detail how the agency has handled domestic extremists within its ranks following reports that found more than 300 current or former DHS employees were members of the right-wing Oath Keepers group.
Homeland Security’s internal watchdog criticized Border Patrol for releasing an undocumented migrant before ensuring he had known ties to terrorism and implicated the FBI for sending an email to the wrong account.
Miles Taylor, a former chief of staff in the Department of Homeland Security, levels serious allegations of “undisguised sexism” against Donald Trump in a new book, including claims that the former president made sexual comments about his daughter Ivanka.
Patrick “P.J.” Lechleitner, a former police officer who served in key leadership positions for Homeland Security Investigations, has been tapped to serve as acting ICE director.
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security failed to properly communicate the risks and dangers ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security John Tien announced Tuesday that he’s retiring on July 20 after two years in the position.
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) launched an investigation into Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari after he told Congress that he regularly deletes text messages from his government phone.
