WH Press Secretary: "Saturday night served as yet another reminder of how important it is to fund the Department of Homeland Security."
Leavitt: No Change in Deportation Policy
Leavitt on Deportations:
"While there has, of course, been a change in leadership at the Department of Homeland Security... I can assure the American people there has not been a change in policy."
Trump Admin Scales Back Asylum Crackdown
The Trump administration is scaling back a crackdown on asylum that halted hundreds of thousands of immigration applications, two Department of Homeland Security officials told CBS News.
Senate Votes to Reopen DHS After Shutdown
The Senate unanimously agreed early Friday to reopen the Department of Homeland Security after a 40-day shutdown, without funding for immigration enforcement and deportation operations, NBC reports.
Trump Orders DHS to Pay TSA Agents
U.S. President Donald Trump:
"I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, to immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation, and to quickly stop the Democrat Ch...
U.S. President Donald Trump:
"I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, to immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation, and to quickly stop the Democrat Chaos at the Airports. It is not an easy thing to do, but I am going to do it! I want to thank our hardworking TSA Agents and also, ICE, for the incredible help they have given us at the Airports. I will not allow the Radical Left Democrats to hold our Country hostage any longer."
Mullin Sworn In as DHS Secretary
Sec Mullin Speaks upon swearing in as the 9th Secretary of DHS Gov: "I don’t care what color your state is. I don't care if you're red or you're blue. At the end of the day, my job is to be Secretary of Homeland and to protect everybody the same, and we will do that."
Mullin Sworn In as DHS Secretary
The new DHS Secretary Mullin is officially sworn in as the ninth Secretary of Homeland Security.
Senate Confirms Mullin as DHS Secretary
U.S. Senate on Monday evening confirmed U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin as the Secretary of Homeland Security.
400 TSA Workers Quit Amid Shutdown
More than 400 TSA workers have quit since a partial government shutdown that began on Feb. 14 has left them working without pay, according to the Department of Homeland Security. (NBC News)