Homeland

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to form a task force that will explore the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to advance “critical homeland security missions.” The rapid evolution of the threat environment requires the Department to evolve along with it, said Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas in an April 21 press release. […]

A freight train carrying ethanol derailed and caught fire in Minnesota on Thursday. Officials have evacuated a nearby town. The Department of Homeland Security is coming under scrutiny in both the House and Senate. This week lawmakers grilled Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the department’s budget request, and called for his resignation. Two U.S. Army helicopters […]

Gov. Kathy Hochul said that the era of defunding the police in New York state is over and announced plans to give more money to law enforcement. The Department of Homeland Security freed over 1,000 illegal immigrants with criminal records from its detention facilities in December. The aim was to make room for a border […]

A U.S. advisory panel on July 18 said it is recommending that the government’s disinformation board is not necessary. “At this point, we have concluded that there is no need for a Disinformation Governance Board,” the panel said in a statement. No further details were given. Michael Chertoff, secretary of homeland security during the George […]

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a National Terrorism Advisory notice on June 7 amid what the agency calls a “heightened threat environment” that it says will become “more dynamic” heading into the midterm elections. “In the coming months, we expect the threat environment to become more dynamic as several high-profile events could […]

The Texas Attorney General’s office filed a lawsuit Thursday to block the Department of Homeland Security from allowing more asylum-seekers to remain in the United States. Targeting Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and President Joe Biden, the lawsuit (pdf) seeks a permanent ruling against an interim rule that the attorney general says will “release even […]

The Problem Solvers Caucus, an independent member-driven group in Congress composed of 58 Republican and Democrat representatives from across the nation, has announced support for legislation aimed at extending the Title 42 protections officially due to end on May 23. “Today, the Problem Solvers Caucus endorsed the bipartisan Public Health and Border Security Act of […]

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) is returning to the House Homeland Security Committee despite concerns about his links to a purported Chinese spy.

A new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) task force will focus on protecting statues and other monuments across the country.