The Latest Breaking News from Homeland Security

Biden administration sharply expands temporary status for Ukrainians already in US

The Biden administration has announced a major expansion of temporary legal status for Ukrainians already living in the United States, granting a reprieve for those who fled Russia’s invasion

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

New York rights groups call for fast-track work permits for asylum seekers

Homeland Security secretary urged to grant Temporary Protective Status to migrants to help alleviate strain on systems

The Guardian - US · Aug 10, 2023

Who is sneaking fentanyl across the southern border? Hint: it's not the migrants

We know that illicit fentanyl is flowing into the U.S. from Mexico. Yet we rarely hear from the couriers who smuggle most of it through legal ports of entry. This is one of their stories.

WEKU · Aug 9, 2023

Homeland security chief defends handling of US-Mexico border at House hearing

Mayorkas says ‘approach to managing border securely and humanely, even within broken immigration system, is working’

The Guardian - US · Jul 26, 2023

House GOP readies more cuts to fiscal 2024 appropriations bills

WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders are moving toward deeper cuts in the fiscal 2024 appropriations bills in an effort to win over votes from hard-line conservatives as bills start to move to the House floor next week.

Tribune News Service · Jul 20, 2023

House GOP readies more cuts to fiscal 2024 appropriations bills - Roll Call

House Republican leaders are moving toward deeper cuts in the fiscal 2024 appropriations bills in an effort to win votes.

Roll Call · Jul 20, 2023

Watch: Alejandro Mayokas holds fireside chat at Aspen Security Forum

Watch as the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, participates in a fireside chat at the Aspen Security Forum (ASF) in Colorado on Thursday, 20 July.

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023

‘It’s inhumane.’ Mexican president blasts treatment of migrants by Texas

AUSTIN, Texas – Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador blasted the treatment of migrants following reporting earlier this week that officials received orders to push those crossing at the Texas border back into the Rio Grande and also were told not to give them water.

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2023

Members of Congress demand update from Homeland Security on Oath Keepers and militias in government

‘It is clear that the issue of extremists infiltrating federal law enforcement is a persistent and clear threat to the rule of law and national security,’ lawmakers write

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

Murray, Collins strike deal on fiscal 2024 emergency funds

WASHINGTON -- Senate Appropriations Committee leaders have reached agreement to tack on nearly $14 billion in additional fiscal 2024 spending in the bills set to come before the panel before the August recess, sources familiar with the discussions say.

Tribune News Service · Jul 17, 2023