Outgoing Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, who for four years has been a target for Republican criticism, said that national tragedies should not be used for "political disagreements.

Department of Homeland Security employee morale is significantly better as Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas leaves office. Will that continue under Donald Trump?

Mayorkas attributed the decline to a series of actions taken by President Joe Biden's administration last summer. The measures included an executive rule that turns away migrants

President Joe Biden's administration has extended by 18 months the temporary protected status for migrants from El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela due to "extraordinary and temporary conditions" in those nations.

The Homeland Security Department said Friday that over 800,000 Venezuelans and Salvadorans can legally remain for 18 more months.

President-elect Donald Trump, who has pledged to take swift action against illegal immigration on his first day in office, has selected South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

The program will now allow up to 937,600 eligible foreign nationals to remain in the US into 2026, though the precise end date varies by country.

The outgoing head of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) said in an interview Wednesday that President Biden should have tightened border security sooner. “Do you think that

In a wide-ranging interview, Xavier Becerra, President Biden’s health secretary, defended his tenure and hinted that he might run for governor of California.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump is ready to bypass Congress with orders on the border, tariffs, and other agenda items. In a meeting with Senate Republicans that lasted two hours, Trump said he had already prepared about 100 executive orders that push the limits of presidential authority.

Democrats may have lost power in Washington in part because voters blamed them for the rising cost of goods, but when Joe Biden’s administration hands over power, it will also leave behind a series of strong new protections for consumers.