Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and three other top DHS officials used private, unsecured email to conduct official business and discuss sensitive matters, according to 216 pages of documents obtained by Judicial Watch.
In the final week of the Obama Administration, the outgoing Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) extended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali nationals and others for an additional 18 months. The program was not scheduled to expire until March 2017.
The Department of Homeland Security could not have picked a better succeeding week to perform a Friday news dump announcing its decision to designate state election systems as “critical infrastructure” like previously done for the nation’s transport, electrical, financial, and water systems. Though this largely predictable move has sparked concerns among state election officials and watchdogs with respect to federal over-reach, equal uneasiness has been expressed about the incredibly vague nature DHS has chosen to describe how it will intervene in Constitutionally-prescribed state matters.
The small number of bribery and corruption cases by employees at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could have a wider ranging impact on border security and immigration enforcement. The department’s 250,000 employees and vast law enforcement activities are about to be turned over to a new DHS Secretary who will have to address the emerging issue of official corruption.
President Barack Obama’s border and immigration secretary praised Texas Rep. Michael McCaul, spiking alarm among pro-American immigration reformers who fear that President-elect Donald Trump will pick McCaul to run the critical Department of Homeland Security.
The U.S. Border Patrol will deploy additional agents to the Rio Grande Valley Sector in South Texas in response to the surge of illegal immigrants crossing the border.
The apprehension of Family Unit Aliens (FMUA) and Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) saw dramatic increases despite substantial existing records. The total apprehensions of illegal immigrants rushing into the U.S. ahead of the 2016 General Election also jumped nearly 17 percent over the prior month.
Illegal immigrants, mostly from Central America, are flooding across Texas’ southern border ahead of the 2016 General Election. Border Patrol agents are seeing numbers of illegal immigrants at or above the historic 2014 levels.
A report from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson reveals the number of illegal border crossing apprehensions of Family Units from Central America and Mexico hit the highest level on record.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson said that he does not know if any of the illegal aliens that were accidentally granted U.S. citizenship were from Syria, Iran, or Libya.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson admitted Tuesday that there have been successful “cyber-intrusions” into U.S. voter registration rolls.
FBI director James Comey conceded that he is a “deeply flawed” person who failed to stop some terrorist attacks before they happened. Comey made the admission while being interrogated Tuesday before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Representative Peter Sessions (R-TX), who chairs the House Rules Committee, told Breitbart News in terms of immigration policy, President Barack Obama and his administration has deliberately worked to circumvent the law, to frustrate law enforcement personnel trying to live up to their oath.
A deputy sheriff in Kansas was allegedly killed by an illegal alien with a criminal history of drunk driving. Now, two Congressional leaders are demanding to know why the illegal alien was not reported to U.S. Immigration Enforcement (ICE) following his two prior arrests.
The Judiciary Committees of the U.S. House and Senate have demanded answers from the Department of Homeland Security after the DOJ declined to prosecute a Mexican national following his fourth deportation and re-entry into the U.S.
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson said he was concerned Syria is becoming a safe haven for terrorists activities like Afghanistan. Partial transcript as follows: TODD: Are you concerned that Syria
U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mike McCaul (R-TX) told members of the Downtown Houston Pachyderm Club there really is no way to vet Syrian refugees to make certain they are not a threat.
President Barack Obama announced plans to visit flood victims in Baton Rouge, Louisiana just hours after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump visited the state on Friday.
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson visited Louisiana yesterday to reassure local officials and citizens in the state that President Obama cared about the victims of the devastating floods.
The Department of Homeland Security is redesigning and extending Temporary Protected Status to thousands of Syrian nationals already residing in the United States, DHS Sec. Jeh Johnson announced Monday.
Thursday at a hearing on Capital Hill in Washington, D.C., Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said he is concerned about the “possibility of violence” at the upcoming Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Johnson said, “I am concerned about the prospect
The total of 34,463 apprehensions in June — an indicator of attempted illegal entries — exceeded the 29,388 apprehensions exactly a year ago in June 2015. The number of “family units” or adults traveling with minors as well as unaccompanied minors were also at elevated levels last month.
Fourteen hundred pages of recently uncovered calendar records from high-ranking officials at the Obama Administration reveal just how many resources and time the administration will spend trying to push through its immigration policies, including executive amnesty.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty program for illegal aliens went down in flames Thursday when the U.S. Supreme Court deadlocked 4-4 on the case, leaving in place the lower court’s decision striking down Obama’s program. But a Hillary Clinton victory in November would mean that amnesty would return—and be upheld by a new Supreme Court.
Texas is standing up to the federal government saying officials will not agree to a 25 percent increase to the number of refugees placed in the state.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson stated that gun control is “a matter of homeland security,” but chose only to say that “There are a lot of ideas in Congress right now” when questioned
Responding to the terror attack at Pulse Orlando by pushing more gun control is a not-so-subtle way of treating law-abiding Americans like terrorists.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) says he be may be “open” to placing new gun controls on law-abiding citizens following the terror attack on Pulse Orlando.
On June 14 Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said gun control will part of Homeland Security going forward. He pointed to the Orlando attack carried out by a man who passed a background check, cooperated with the Florida waiting period
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson declared, “gun control is part and parcel of homeland security” on Tuesday’s “CBS This Morning.” Johnson said, “I am not anxious to plunge into yet another difficult, contentious issue like the ones I already have. I
“We have to face the fact that meaningful, responsible gun control has to be part of homeland security as well, given the prospect of homegrown, home born extremism in this country,” DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said in an interview with CBS this morning, calling gun control “critical to public safety.”
The Obama administration has created a “resettlement surge center” which has produced a pouring of 100 Syrian refugees in the U.S. per day. The very real risk to Americans – the lack of proper vetting of these individuals by the quick processing that is being done, almost all of them reported to be Muslims.
Thousands of men, women, and children, carrying candles, flocked onto the National Mall Friday night to remember and honor fallen law enforcement officers across the country.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has demonstrated a “troubling pattern” of threatening immigration officials who highlight the Obama administration’s “non-enforcement” immigration policies, according to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA).
Thursday on Fox Business Network’s “Cavuto: Coast to Coast,” when asked about the rhetoric on the campaign trail from Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said said some of the rhetoric was “counter to our
The Department of Homeland Security is retaliating against the head of the union representing Border Patrol agents who protested the administration’s policy of releasing recent border crossers, according to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA).
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson urged the American public to “celebrate our immigrant heritage,” and argued that policies proposed by Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Texas Senator Ted Cruz, including “having an immigration policy based on religion” are “counterproductive
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said he believes welcoming refugees is crucial to Dallas becoming a “global city” during a recent summit on the city’s economy, its workforce, and its future. The Democratic mayor made the statement after being asked about “hosting refugees” and “bringing people inside” as “one of the building blocks of a revitalized town.”
There was an increase in the number of illegals apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border last month, however the number of apprehended unaccompanied minors and “family units” remained stable compared to the month of January, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
The Obama is no longer doing enhanced Ebola screenings for travelers from West Africa, because that the World Health Organization (WHO) has determined the region is now Ebola free.
