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The Pentagon said Wednesday it has begun deploying 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border, putting in motion plans President Donald Trump laid out in executive orders shortly ...

A major report from the House Homeland Security Committee warns that U.S. national security defenses are deteriorating while ...

Misusing emergency powers will open the door to further such abuses by this president—or a future one, writes .

Kansas education officials say they will continue protecting student information and student safety as directives are issued in a national immigration crackdown.

On a face-numbingly frigid afternoon last week, Gov. Kristi Noem used a farewell address to South Dakotans to warn of an “invasion” far away from the state’s windswept prairies and freedom-loving ...

The Pentagon said it has begun deploying 1,500 active duty troops to the southern border, including 500 Marines from Camp ...

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) as his nominee for secretary of homeland security on November 12, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate ...

The U.S. military will support deportation flights, intelligence collection and help construct barriers when 1,500 ...

The Homeland Security Department has scrapped a Biden policy that kept immigration authorities away from sensitive community ...

A Senate committee cleared President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with a bipartisan vote ...