Latest "Department of Homeland Security" stories

Migrants walk through a gap in the US-Mexico border wall as the sun rises.

Biden to return $2 billion diverted from Pentagon projects for border wall

The administration said it would return $2 billion taken from the Pentagon and use it for the construction projects for which the money was originally intended.

22 months ago

A civilian cybersecurity reserve corps is needed for the Pentagon and DHS, lawmakers from both parties say

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing to create a civilian reserve corps of cybersecurity experts to help defend national security interests.

By Rachel S. Cohen

23 months ago

Law enforcement on alert after plot warning at US Capitol

The threat appears to be connected to a far-right conspiracy theory, mainly promoted by supporters of QAnon, that Trump will rise again to power on March 4.

2 years ago

US terrorism alert warns of politically motivated violence

The Department of Homeland Security did not cite any specific plots, but pointed to “a heightened threat environment across the United States” that it believes “will persist” for weeks after Biden's Jan. 20 inauguration.

2 years ago

No, the National Guard didn’t try to thwart a CIA plot to steal the election

National Guard officials deny a "ludicrous" theory that Guardsmen were involved in an election-related conspiracy.

By Davis Winkie

2 years ago

US adds cameras at Mexico border despite drop in crossings

The Trump administration has been quietly adding mobile surveillance cameras at the U.S.-Mexico border in response to the coronavirus pandemic, though fewer people appear to be crossing illegally. It’s the latest move as operations at the U.S.-Mexico border have become increasingly militarized and secretive.

3 years ago