Tag: Homeland Security
Richard Shelby: Border security talks ‘stalled’ as clock ticks
Bargainers clashed Sunday over whether to limit the number of migrants authorities can detain, tossing a new hurdle before negotiators hoping to strike a...
Pentagon: Several thousand more troops to the Mexico border
The U.S. will be sending “several thousand” more American troops to the southern border to provide additional support to Homeland Security, Acting Defense Secretary...
Trump administration moves to detain migrant families longer
The Trump administration on Thursday moved to abandon a longstanding court settlement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept locked up, proposing...
Incoming Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke has served 3 presidents
Elaine Duke, set to become acting U.S. homeland secretary on Monday, has the rare distinction of serving in high-level positions in three administrations.
She was...
U.S. to expand pool of people targeted for deportation
The Trump administration is greatly expanding the number of people living in the U.S. illegally who are considered a priority for deportation, including people...
Homeland Security pick cites securing border as top priority
Donald Trump's choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security says closing the border to the "illegal movement of people and things" will be...
