Homeland Security secretary says ICE will increase new officer training next month

WASHINGTON — Immigration and Customs Enforcement will increase the amount of training for new officers next month, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Wednesday, after criticism that the agency was loosening standards as it rushed to deploy more deportation officers. Mullin’s comments came during a heated congressional hearing when he was asked about when the … Read more

Rep. Al Green tells Homeland Security Sec. Mullin to ‘shut up’ after calling him a racist at hearing

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, was caught on video calling Homeland Security Sec. Markwayne Mullin a “racist” during a House committee meeting Wednesday focused on department funding. Following the initial outburst, Green proceeded to tell Mullin to “shut up.” The Homeland Security secretary could be seen cocking his … Read more

WATCH: Dem scolds Homeland Security chief to ‘calm down’ after hearing derails over alleged ‘pattern’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Senate Appropriations Committee hearing was derailed Tuesday after Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin got into a heated exchange, prompting the Democrat to tell Mullin to “calm down.” Van Hollen, who is best known for flying to El Salvador to meet … Read more

Senate passes budget plan for ICE and Border Patrol in bid to reopen Homeland Security

WASHINGTON — The Senate took the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security early Thursday, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic objections and sending it to the House. The entire department has been shut down since mid-February as Democrats have … Read more

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons is leaving the Department of Homeland Security

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons is leaving the Department of Homeland Security, the new head of the DHS said Thursday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “Thanks to his leadership, American communities are safer,” DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement. “We wish him luck … Read more

Homeland Security official’s killing leaves agency ‘devastated’ as vetting breakdown exposed

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Department of Homeland Security official was killed in Georgia by a naturalized U.S. citizen with a prior criminal record, a case that is raising new questions about the federal government’s vetting process after the agency recently acknowledged significant screening gaps. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin confirmed Wednesday … Read more

Homeland Security worker and another woman are killed in a series of Atlanta-area attacks

ATLANTA — A man has been charged in a string of attacks near Atlanta that left two women dead and a man in critical condition, drawing the Trump administration’s attention after one victim was identified as a Department of Homeland Security employee who was walking her dog. The killing of the DHS worker, Lauren Bullis, … Read more