Latest U.S. Department of Homeland Security News

More than a hundred Haitian migrants arrived in a sailboat off the Florida Keys

Jun. 26, 2024 17:34 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — A group of more than a hundred Haitian migrants arrived in a sailboat off the lower Florida Keys on early morning Wednesday, local and federal officials said. The boat arrived about 100 yards (91 meters) away from a condominium in Key West at 4:00 a.m., and shortly...

Tennessee election officials asking more than 14,000 voters to prove citizenship

Jun. 25, 2024 20:01 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's top election office has sent letters to more than 14,000 registered voters asking them to prove their citizenship, a move that alarmed voting rights advocates as possible intimidation. The letters, dated June 13, warned that it is illegal in...

Conservative-backed group is creating a list of federal workers it suspects could resist Trump plans

Jun. 24, 2024 10:36 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — From his home office in small-town Kentucky, a seasoned political operative is quietly investigating scores of federal employees suspected of being hostile to the policies of Republican Donald Trump, a highly unusual and potentially chilling effort that dovetails with broader...

Biden is offering some migrants a pathway to citizenship. Here's how the plan will work

Jun. 18, 2024 18:31 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Biden administration policy announced Tuesday will give roughly half a million immigrants who are married to American citizens but lack legal status in the United States a pathway to citizenship for them and their children. It is one of President Joe Biden's...

Oklahoma City bombing still 'heavy in our hearts' on 29th anniversary, federal official says

Apr. 19, 2024 22:44 PM EDT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Federal officials are resolved never to allow a terrorist attack like the Oklahoma City bombing happen again, Deputy Homeland Security Adviser Caitlin Durkovich told survivors and loved ones of the 168 people killed in the April 19, 1995, bombing Friday. ...

House to delay sending Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate

Apr. 09, 2024 17:54 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson will delay sending the House's articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate this week as previously planned after Republican senators requested more time Tuesday to build support for holding a full trial. ...