Homeland Security

Democrats Look to Redirect Homeland Security Hiring After Trump Era

Lawmakers advance funding measure that would slash the number of law enforcement officers at the department.

  • Eric Katz

Biden to Involve Agencies Across Government in Citizenship Process

Many federal agencies will help promote the naturalization process and reduce barriers.

  • Eric Katz

Watchdog: Federal Air Marshal Service Should Better Address COVID-19 Documentation and Testing

The agency did take steps to protect its workforce, GAO said. 

  • Courtney Bublé

Many More Secret Service Employees Tested Positive for COVID-19 Than Previously Known

A report from a nonprofit group shows nearly 900 cases in the first year of the pandemic.

  • Courtney Bublé

GAO Says Biden’s Freeze on Border Wall Construction Didn’t Violate Budget Law

The watchdog said the “programmatic delays” were not comparable to an earlier GAO finding that the Trump administration violated the Impoundment Control Act in withholding funds for Ukraine.

  • Courtney Bublé

Trump Administration Often Denied Separated Parents Chance to Reunite With Their Kids Prior to Deportation, IG Finds

Inconsistent policy from ICE runs counter to claims from top DHS officials.

  • Eric Katz

Leadership Failures Allowed Hostile Work Environment to Persist Within DHS, Watchdog Finds

Investigators fault agency leaders for enabling offensive violations of social media policy.

  • Eric Katz

Biden Administration Floats Boosting Permanent Workforce to Process Migrant Children

Republicans blast current approach, including deployment of feds across government to the border.

  • Eric Katz

Retired Generals and Service Chiefs Launch 'Operation Protect Democracy' in Wake of Capitol Attack

Group plans to advocate for increased voter access at the federal and state level. But will the legislatures listen?

  • Tara Copp

DHS Launches Internal Probe to Root Out 'Domestic Violent Extremism' Within Its Ranks

Department will work "with urgency and focus to address" insider threats, secretary says.

  • Eric Katz

The Capital’s ‘Complex’ Power Structure Keeps Causing Chaos Under Pressure

U.S. Army processes updated after last June’s protests failed again during the Jan. 6 riot.

  • Elizabeth Howe

Biden Administration Reviewing Whether Trump's Proposed DHS Hiring Sprees Were Ever Really Necessary

Homeland Security officials are developing a new staffing model for border personnel after hiccups under Trump.

  • Eric Katz

Pentagon Launches Post-Insurrection Extremism Review

Secretary Austin directs new steps, studies to keep extremists out of the ranks and better protect outgoing troops from being recruited into extremist groups.

  • Ben Watson
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With Help From Other Agencies, Homeland Security Ramps Up Employee Vaccinations

Department still has a long way to go to meet its vaccination goals.

  • Eric Katz

As Migrant Apprehensions Rise, Texas Gov. Abbott Slams Biden Immigration Policies in Border Appearance

Apprehensions of migrants have increased substantially at the U.S.-Mexico border since October.

  • Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune

Anticipating Resurgence of Travel, TSA Begins Major Hiring Surge

Biden administration seeks reversal in screener workforce trends from the last year.

  • Eric Katz

The Border Mess That Trump Left Behind

Reversing the previous administration’s cruelties isn’t the same as an unconditional welcome.

  • Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic

Biden's Early Immigration Overhaul Has Overlooked One Growing Problem: A Massive Court Backlog

The nation's immigrations courts have 1.3 million pending cases, and some immigrants in Texas wait nearly five years for a court hearing.

  • Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune

Biden Signs Order Aimed at Reuniting Migrant Families Separated at the Border under the Trump Administration

As part of his promise to reform the immigration system, the president issued three executive orders that review and further roll back his predecessor’s policies.

  • Mariel Padilla, The 19th

Employees, Lawmakers Frustrated by Homeland Security’s Slow COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts

A nearly month-old effort has only led to 900 employee vaccinations.

  • Eric Katz

Law Enforcement Alert to Potential Violence at Federal Facilities

The Homeland Security Department issued a bulletin on January 27 warning that elected officials and federal facilities could be targets for domestic extremists.

  • Courtney Bublé