Department of homeland security

Around a quarter of Department of Homeland Security leadership positions are vacant or filled by acting officials.

On Tuesday, Louisiana GOP Senator John Kennedy grilled the acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf due to his lack of knowledge on the coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19.

New York's 2019 Green Light law allows undocumented residents to obtain a driver's license and prevents immigration agents from accessing the database.

The attorney general of New York is already locked in numerous fights with President Trump over various administration policies.

"As sheriff, you should have a little professional courtesy and contact the sheriff when you have an operation so we can either be a part of it or at least have acknowledgment of it," Grimes County Sheriff Don Sowell said.

"The citizens of NYC are facing the deadly consequences of the sanctuary policies," DHS Acting Secretary Chad Wolf said.

Congressman Max Rose's bill would require the Department of Homeland Security to examine the potential for ghost guns to be used by terrorists.

There were "widespread errors" in how U.S. Customs and Border Protection implemented President Donald Trump's zero-tolerance policy, meaning more than 1,300 children were not appropriately classified, a report found.

"The trend for decades with respect to law enforcement agencies is a ban against officers shooting at a moving vehicle because it is likely to be ineffective and carries a high risk of lethal harm, including to bystanders," Hina Shamsi, the director of the National Security Project at the ACLU said.

The study discovered that a decrease in the immigrant population in local communities had no statistically meaningful impact on violent crime.

Three more states have come together to attempt to block an effort from the Trump administration to limit pathways to citizenship for certain legal immigrants, breathing life back into the #PublicCharge trend on social media on Tuesday.

"Domestic terrorism has a broad and expansive impact on American citizens and our national climate," DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan said.

Kevin McAleenan's remarks come days after a gunman killed at least 22 people in a racist attack at a Texas Walmart.

Homeland Security said the reduced number of migrant arrests along the border can help agencies focus on more humanitarian aid for children and other immigrants.

"Urgent issues... require immediate attention and action," writes acting DHS Inspector General Jennifer Costello.

Kevin McAleenan praised Donald Trump for playing hardball with the Mexico tariff threats, says he forced them to make "real proposals."

The acting Department of Homeland Security secretary attempted to clarify confusion surrounding the relocation of migrants

Those seeking asylum would have been sent to Palm Beach and Broward counties while their cases worked their way through backlogged immigration courts.

The evidence showed Obama in the White House in a series of adorable images with children.

"Whether it is John Kelly, Kirstjen Nielsen or whoever comes next, Trump's real DHS secretary has always been Stephen Miller," United We Dream's advocacy director said.

Kevin McAleenan said supporting the Northern Triangle countries would address the underlying problems that drive migration, smuggling and illicit trade.

President Donald Trump reportedly demanded that Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen take measures, including some of which were illegal, to stop all migrants from seeking asylum.

"She was willing to own the toughest parts, the most criticized parts of President Trump's immigration policy," Washington Examiner correspondent David Drucker said.

Immigration officials struggle with "huge backups to process folks into the country," Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said.

Detainees were forced to sleep on the dirt outside in 37-degree temperatures with only thin sheets, the ACLU said in a complaint filed with the Department of Homeland Security.

"In my judgment, a wall is a symbol. It's not a strategy," former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told MSNBC.

The Department of Homeland Security said Border Patrol in the San Diego sector has seen a 69 percent increase in apprehensions this fiscal year to date.

"I have never refused to testify before the Committee," Nielsen said in a letter dated Wednesday. "I look forward to sitting down with you in the near future. We have much to discuss."

"I think the idea of a wall in and of itself is a symbol. It's not a real tool," former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told Newsweek.

There are nearly 3,000 job vacancies within the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency, according to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.