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U.S. Department of Homeland Security
November 15, 2019 Presidential Administration

Homeland Security Officials Cite Progress, But Warn Against Complacency

Senior Trump Administration officials appeared before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to provide an update on the situation on the Southern border in the wake of this year’s unprecedented migration.
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November 15, 2019 Presidential Administration

USCIS Proposes Rule to Deter Fraudulent Asylum Seekers

On November 13, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a proposed rule that would bar asylum-seekers from receiving work authorization while their application is pending.
U.S. Supreme Court
November 15, 2019 Presidential Administration

SCOTUS Finally Considers DACA Case

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) finally heard oral arguments regarding President Trump’s decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
American flag behind barbed wire fence
November 1, 2019 Presidential Administration

FY 2019 Shows Highest Number of Illegal Immigration in a Decade

On Tuesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection released its Fiscal Year 2019 southwest border migration statistics during a press conference near the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry in El Paso, Texas.
Homeland Security Brand
October 17, 2019 Presidential Administration

Leadership Changes At DHS

Last week, President Trump announced on Twitter that Kevin McAleenan would be stepping down from his position as the Acting Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
United States flag and border with barbed wire
October 17, 2019 Presidential Administration

President Trump Vetoes Bill to End Border National Emergency

President Donald Trump vetoed a second joint resolution that would have ended the national emergency declaration at the southern border.
Waving flag of El Salvador and USA
September 20, 2019 Presidential Administration

El Salvador Agrees to Asylum Deal

The Trump administration has reached a cooperative asylum agreement with the government of El Salvador.
US Customs and Border Protection
September 13, 2019 Presidential Administration

Border Apprehensions Plummet in August

In August, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) apprehended a total of 50,693 individuals at the southwest border – a 22 percent drop from the previous month and a nearly 56 percent drop since the high of 132,859 in May.
Crowd of people and the U.S. flag
September 13, 2019 Presidential Administration

Trump Administration’s Safe Third Country Rule Safe Again

On Wednesday the Supreme Court handed a major win to the Trump administration by permitting the nationwide enforcement of an asylum rule that has spent the last two months bouncing around the lower courts.
Citizenship application
July 11, 2019 Presidential Administration

Census Citizenship Question: What You Need to Know

On March 26, 2018, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the 2020 decennial census questionnaire would reinstate a question about citizenship status – a decision which drew an almost immediate response from members of Congress, state officials and outside groups.