Latest US Homeland Security News & Updates

Washington, March 19 (IANS) US Homeland Security Secretary nominee Markwayne Mullin said he supports legal immigration but will push for stricter enforcement of immigration laws.Testifying before the Senate on Wednesday (local time), Mullin drew a clear line between legal and illegal migration. He said the system must continue to work for those who follow the rules.“We do have naturalisation ceremonies Monday through Friday in this country,” he said. “We’re going to continue working with…

Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has defended federal immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and other cities, insisting that officers were acting “according to the law” and following long-standing protocols, even as protests and criticism mounted over the Trump administration’s mass deportation drive. Speaking to reporters in a White House driveway gaggle after a television appearance on Thursday, Noem said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of…