The Latest Breaking News from Homeland Security

States challenge immigration cooperation requirements for grants - Roll Call

States filed two lawsuits Tuesday seeking to stop policies that add immigration conditions to transportation and homeland security grants.

Roll Call · May 13, 2025

Trump Administration Quietly Moves to Restrict Access to Asylum, Other Protections in Immigration Court

Even with the threat of torture in a Salvadoran prison hanging over their heads, migrants are more likely to be told

Capital & Main · May 13, 2025

Kristi Noem says Afghans can return safely under Taliban rule. Experts say that’s ‘patently obscene’

The administration is ending temporary legal status for thousands of Afghans, which advocates fear is a ‘death sentence’

The Independent UK · May 12, 2025

Republican senators question Trump’s plans to change FEMA - Roll Call

Republican lawmakers expressed concerns Thursday over a Trump administration proposal to restructure the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Roll Call · May 8, 2025

Kristi Noem Dodges Question on Due Process Rights for Undocumented Immigrants During House Committee Meeting

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem declined to directly answer whether, in her opinion, the U.S. Constitution guarantees due process rights to everyone within the country, including undocumented immigrants.

Latin Times · May 7, 2025

Appropriations panel chair asks Noem for more budget information - Roll Call

The president's budget plan would provide $107.4 billion for DHS in the fiscal 2026, an increase of 64.9 percent.

Roll Call · May 7, 2025

US air travel changes as new ID required for flights

Some travellers were critical of the new rule as they queued for hours to secure the ID

The Independent UK · May 7, 2025

Homeland Security chief says travelers with no REAL ID can fly for now, but with likely extra steps

The head of Homeland Security says travelers who aren’t REAL ID compliant by the upcoming deadline this week will still be able to fly but should be prepared for extra scrutiny

The Independent UK · May 6, 2025

Trump administration says it will pay immigrants in the US illegally $1,000 to leave the country

The Department of Homeland Security claims payments will be issued after individuals leave the US, but immigrants' rights lawyers and advocates are sceptical.

Euronews · May 6, 2025

South Dakota students weigh protest against university honors for homeland security chief Noem

Students and faculty at Dakota State University are facing free speech concerns for the first time now that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is set to deliver the commencement speech May 10

The Independent UK · May 5, 2025