The Latest Breaking News from Homeland Security

Homeland Security and other federal agencies have dramatically expanded their ability to collect, share and analyze people's personal data

The deal emerges as the nation grapples with the deaths of two protesters in Minneapolis

Democrats and the White House are nearing a spending deal to avert a government shutdown, with negotiations focusing on immigration enforcement limits. A temporary two-week funding extension for Homeland Security is tentatively agreed upon, separating it from the larger spending bill to allow further talks on ICE operations and agent…

The Department of Homeland Security’s reported reversal comes at a time when more than half of Americans, responding to a Fox News poll, believe ICE is ‘too aggressive’ in its immigration enforcement actions

Exclusive: New footage obtained by The Independent shows a different view of the Jan. 13 altercation, 11 days before CBP agents fatally shot Pretti on a Minneapolis sidewalk as he filmed an enforcement action

Time is running out to reach an agreement and avoid another government shutdown

Senate Democrats and some Republicans blocked a government funding package, jeopardizing a Friday deadline and signaling ongoing negotiations. Democrats opposed the bill due to Homeland Security funding, demanding reforms to ICE's immigration crackdown. A shutdown could impact agencies like the IRS and court operations, though many departments are already funded.

The Secretary of Homeland Security was passed over for comment at first Trump cabinet meeting of 2026

A stream of honesty from the retiring Sen. Thom Tillis has turned into an increasingly personal back-and-forth with the president.

The Senate adjourned late Thursday night without reaching a bipartisan time agreement on votes and a limited list of amendments.

Key players in Trump’s government-wide mass deportation campaign