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Established after the Sept. 11 attacks to protect the country against terrorism, the agency absorbed immigration functions that have become its focus under President Trump.
Officials overseeing Trump’s mass-deportation campaign are fighting one another for power.
What started as sharp criticism of the Homeland Security secretary, and a longshot move by Democratic lawmakers signing onto impeachment legislation in the Republican-controlled House, has morphed into an inflection point for Noem, who has been the high-profile face of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement regime.
As officials point fingers in the wake of Alex Pretti’s death at the hands of federal agents, concerns grow about the agency’s future.
Mark Davis, a Congressional Candidate and veteran, has taken credit for setting up the website as a response to recent events.
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar voted against the Homeland Security bill over ICE conduct and lost protections. Two Texas Democrats voted to pass the bill.
Online users discovered Thursday morning that typing "Nazis.us" into a web browser instantly flips to the official homepage of the U.S. government's Department of Homeland Security.
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Healey calls on Homeland Security chief Noem to resign
Governor Maura Healey demands resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents.
The Bayport Republican said it probably won't be until March that the public will see top officials of ICE testify.
Two officers fired their guns during the fatal encounter with Alex Pretti in Minneapolis over the weekend, according to an initial report to Congress from the Department of Homeland Security reviewed by CNN.
Utah’s two U.S. senators split their votes on a controversial spending package Thursday that included additional funds for the Department of Homeland Security. U.S. Sen. John Curtis voted in favor of the bill, while Sen. Mike Lee voted against it — but not because he doesn’t support funding for DHS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.