Homeland Security

Donald Trump fires Kristi Noem as Homeland Security chief, taps Senator Mullin as replacement

Noem, a former governor of South Dakota, became one of Trump's most high-profile Cabinet secretaries with social media posts that portrayed immigrants in harsh terms

US President Donald Trump looks at US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as he participates in a roundtable on antifa, at the White House, October 8, 2025; illustrative.
FILE PHOTO: Protesters opposing mass deportations by ICE hold signs during a protest held at the Cassidy Gate at Fort Bliss, the U.S. Army base where a large new ICE detention facility is being built, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., August 17, 2025.

Measles outbreak at Texas ICE facility leads to full quarantine

Demonstrators carry placards on the day of a general strike to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's deployment of thousands of immigration enforcement officers on the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 23, 2026

Minnesota federal judge declines order to halt to Trump's immigration enforcement in Minneapolis

Don Lemon attends the premiere of the fourth season of the TV show "The Morning Show" in New York City, US, September 9, 2025.

FBI arrests former CNN anchor Don Lemon in investigation over anti-ICE church protest


Sa'ar departs for state visit to US, to meet counterpart Rubio, Jewish leaders

This will mark the second official meeting between Sa'ar and Rubio, following the latter's February visit to Israel.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (R) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) during a meeting in February; illustrative.

Homeland Security speechwriter promotes antisemitic ‘Great Replacement’ theory on podcast

Several months after the Buffalo shooting, which killed 10 shoppers, Eric Lendrum endorsed the theory on his podcast, and it was not for the first time.

DHS speechwriter Eric Lendrum.

Homeland Security accused of tweeting antisemitic dog whistles

“Which way, American man?” the department’s official page posted Sunday, over a political cartoon from 1936 called “Uncle Sam at the Crossroads.” 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security emblem is pictured at the National Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) located just outside Washington in Arlington, Virginia September 24, 2010.

Secret Service botched operation to stop Trump assassination attempt, Senate c'mttee says

The bipartisan Senate committee called for stronger disciplinary actions for the agents present at the July campaign rally in Butler, where Trump was targeted.

 Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania after an assassination attempt by Thomas Matthew Crooks.

ICE arrests 11 Iranians in US illegally, Homeland Security says

One of the 11 Iranian nationals was on the known or suspected terrorist list, and another served as an Iranian army sniper, according to a CBS report shared by DHS's official X/Twitter.

 An ICE agent in Los Angeles, June 2025; illustrative.

Kristi Noem commemorates Washington terror victims in Jerusalem

"The US also has no partner more effective than Israel," Sa'ar added.

 Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (L) greets US Homeland Security Secretary Kristy Noem (R) at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, May 26, 2025.

Netanyahu meets with US Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem during Israel visit

During the meeting, Noem expressed great appreciation for Netanyahu's policy of building a fence along the Egyptian border and for his conduct of the Israel-Hamas War.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on May 25, 2025.

US Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem lands in Israel following Israeli embassy staffers murder

Noem is expected to meet the prime minister and foreign minister, as well as visit the Western Wall

 US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem, accompanied by US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Janet Huckabee and Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz and CEO of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation Mordechai Eliav, May 25,

Trump admin’s visa crackdown targeting thousands of foreign students raises legal concerns

Students with as little as a dismissed traffic violation have found themselves with revoked student visas.

 Policemen arrest student during students and pro-Palestine activists protest across New York City demanding the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student activist and recent Columbia graduate in the borough of Manhattan.

US offers $1,000 stipend to encourage migrants to self-deport

In March, the administration launched a rebranded app called CBP Home to facilitate self-deportation.

 Migrants crossing into the United States from Mexico, in El Paso