An internal Border Patrol memo obtained by ABC News indicates that the Department of Homeland Security could request up to 10,000 U.S. military troops to help with efforts along the United States-Mexico border.
Noem vowed Friday to immediately halt the controversial mobile app that lets migrants register to enter the US.
After President Donald Trump issued several executive orders related to border security on his first day in office, the Department of Homeland Security began implementing them the same day. Trump was the first president in modern history to declare an invasion at a U.
U.S. officials say the Pentagon will begin deploying as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) confirmed that border agents were fired upon from the Mexican side of the border. On Monday, Texas DPS Lieutenant Olivarez confirmed that shots were fired from inside Mexico toward a group of Border Patrol agents on Fronton Island.
Migrants allowed into the U.S. temporarily under certain Biden administration programs can be quickly expelled, according to a memo sent by the Trump administration's acting secretary of homeland security.
After his swearing-in on Monday, Trump will declare a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border and tap the military to deploy there to build additional barriers. He will also roll back many of President Biden’s actions in an attempt to essentially close off the border from any migrants seeking to make asylum claims.
The order for DHS employees to return to work falls in tandem with Trump’s mass deportation plan announced in his inaugural address Monday
The Pentagon will begin deploying as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days, officials said.
Alabama Senator Katie Britt, chair of Senate Homeland Security Appropriations, believes Noem is committed to securing the U.S.-Mexico border after successful confirmation vote Saturday.
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 confirmation hearing that will be her first chance to lay out her vision for the sprawling Department of Homeland Security.
With January all but finished and February on the horizon, local winter sports are well over halfway through their seasons. High school and college basketball teams are beginning to look toward their