Mayorkas, who said he plans to stay on the job until Monday at noon, told ABC News he has had "substantive and very productive and very collegial" conversations with Trump's pick to be the new DHS secretary, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem.

The situation in Southern California, where wildfires continue to spread, is “quite dire,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said while visiting the region. “Right now, the situation is quite dire,

In December, the number of migrant encounters by Border Patrol along the Southwest border dropped to about 47,300 — the lowest since August 2020

During a Senate hearing in 2024, Senator John Kennedy grilled Fellow Senator Chuck Schumer over the impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the waning days of the Biden administration, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended his agency’s work to tamp down border-crossing numbers and argued against breaking apart the sprawling department in a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press.

Immigration has been a white-hot political issue for years and helped propel Donald Trump back into the Oval Office. The incoming president has promised mass deportations and is expected to issue a slew of related executive orders soon after being sworn in.

The Santa Ana winds are expected to strengthen into Sunday morning with gusts of 30 to 50 mph in coastal areas, and up to 70 mph in the mountains.

The situation in Southern California, where wildfires continue to spread, is "quite dire," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said while President Joe Biden toured the region.

In the waning days of the Biden administration, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended his ... in New Orleans and the wildfires in California, calling the conversations ...

The inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will be moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda on Monday because frigid temperatures are expected in the nation’s capital.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, faced senators Friday at a confirmation hearing and promised to be a tough hand in carrying out the president’s vision for the sprawling Department of Homeland Security.

Homeland Security officials are searching for the makers of an underground tunnel crossing from Mexico under the U.S. border into El