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People hold signs to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order to detain children crossing the southern U.S. border and separating families outside of City Hall in Los Angeles

1,995 minors separated from adults during 6-week period, DHS says

U.S. protocol prohibits detaining children with their parents because the children are not charged with a crime and the parents are

Jun 15, 2018

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Ryan not comfortable with separating families at U.S. border

"We don't want kids to be separated from their parents," Ryan told reporters on Thursday

Jun 14, 2018

An NZ Air Force Boeing 757 approaches the

Experts warn it's a "matter of time" before airliners get hacked

At a presentation in January, researchers warned it is "a matter of time before a cybersecurity breach on an airline occurs"

Jun 12, 2018

Senator says staffers denied access to San Diego immigration facility

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-NJ, says staff gave nine days advance notice, but were told the day before their planned visit on Saturday they would be barred

Jun 5, 2018

President Trump Signs Memorandum To Deploy National Guard To Mexican Border

Did the federal government really lose track of immigrant children?

A top Health and Human Services official said his agency was unable to reach some minors' sponsors

May 29, 2018

Secretary of Homeland Security Nielsen speaks to reporters after she, FBI Director Wray and DNI Coats briefed members of the U.S. House of Representatives on election security at the Capitol in Washington

Nielsen "hasn't seen" intel showing Russia pushed for Trump win

She was pressed about the Intelligence Community Assessment on Russia's interference, endorsed by Senate Intelligence Committee last week

May 22, 2018

Crews work the scene after a Homeland Security operation in San Antonio, Texas, on May 1, 2018.

Suspect killed during Homeland Security operation

San Antonio Police Department confirms shooting took place

May 1, 2018

Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Tom Homan speaks before he introduced U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions who spoke on the growing trend of violent crime in sanctuary cities during an event on the Port of Miami in Miami

Tom Homan, acting director of immigration agency, set to retire

Homan said after 34 years, he wanted to focus on his family

May 1, 2018

Transcript: Ex-DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson on "Face the Nation"

Johnson joined us to discuss Russian efforts to impact U.S. politics, actions he took as secretary and more

Apr 29, 2018

Central American migrants, moving in a caravan through Mexico, wait next to a railway line before embarking on a new leg of their travels, in Tlaquepaque

Migrant "caravan" gets legal aid near U.S. border

The lawyers on Friday warned the mostly female migrants they could face long separations from their children and lengthy detention if they are granted asylum in the U.S.

Apr 27, 2018

Twitter bans ads from Russia-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab

Kaspersky said his company was banned in February because its business model "conflicts with acceptable Twitter ads"

Apr 20, 2018

DHS secretary talks cybersecurity, safeguarding future elections

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen spoke to CBS News' Jamie Yuccas about cyber security, and the importance of safeguarding future U.S. elections

Apr 17, 2018

Homeland Security to compile database of journalists, media influencers

A Department of Homeland Security spokesman tweeted "this is nothing more than the standard practice of monitoring current events in the media"

Apr 6, 2018

Trump will deploy National Guard to southern border, DHS secretary says

President Trump will call on the National Guard to deploy personnel to the U.S.-Mexico border

Apr 4, 2018

White House to wind-down protected status for Liberians

The program previously allowed for certain Liberian nationals to flee their country as a result of armed conflict and civil war

Mar 27, 2018

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Testifies To Senate Judiciary Committee On Dept. Oversight

U.S. election systems remain vulnerable, Russia undeterred, DHS secretaries say

Senate Intelligence Committee grilled Homeland Security officials as elections get underway

Mar 21, 2018

Senate Confirmation Hearing Held For Kirstjen Nielsen To Become Secretary Of Homeland Security

Lawmakers press DHS officials on protecting election integrity

DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen former Secretary Jeh Johnson offered their testimony on efforts to thwart future election tampering

Mar 21, 2018

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ACLU accuses U.S. of separating immigrant families

The lawsuit says "hundreds of families" have been split by immigration authorities

Mar 9, 2018

Booker says Nielsen "lied under oath"

"It was so offensive to me that she lied under oath," Booker said of Nielsen on "CBS This Morning"

Jan 17, 2018

Cory Booker blasts DHS chief's "amnesia" over Trump "sh*thole" remarks

Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was in the room when Trump reportedly used the phrase "sh*thole countries," but she told senators she didn't remember or didn't hear him use the profanity