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Homeland Security

DHS policy covering border security, immigration enforcement, and domestic threats.

  1. 2026

    2 items
    Trump ICE Pick Is Private Prison Veteran
    18 U.S.C. 207 - Post-Employment Restrictions
    Border Patrol Chief Banks Prostitution Allegations
    May 14

    Border Patrol chief resigns after misconduct report and 37-year career

    Third DHS leadership exit in weeks raises accountability and revolving-door questions

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    Markwayne Mullin
    K
    D
    T
    +6
    11 figures

  2. 2025

    1 item
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    FEMA workers warn agency at risk of Hurricane Katrina-type failures
    Current and former FEMA employees protest Trump overhauls to disaster agency
    Aug 25

    180 FEMA veterans warn Trump cuts risk Katrina-level disasters

    Disaster experts predict catastrophic failure from cuts

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    K
    Carey Hamilton
    3 figures

  3. 2017

    1 item

  4. 2006

    1 item

  5. 2005

    1 item

  6. 1979

    1 item
People

Key figures in Homeland Security

16 figures
Kristi Noem
Former DHS Secretary (Jan 2025 - March 2026)
Carey Hamilton
Former FEMA Administrator
Corey Lewandowski
DHS Adviser under Secretary Noem
David Richardson
Acting FEMA Administrator
David Venturella
Incoming Acting ICE Director (named May 13, 2026)
Donald Trump
President of the United States
Greg Abbott
Governor of Texas
John Fetterman
U.S. Senator (D-PA)
John Thune
U.S. Representative - SD
Markwayne Mullin
DHS Secretary (confirmed March 24, 2026)
Michael Banks
U.S. Border Patrol Chief (Jan 2025 - May 2026)
Monae Johnson
Speaker of the House
Rand Paul
U.S. Senator (R-KY)
Rick Garcia
Ranking Member, House Oversight Committee
Todd Lyons
Outgoing Acting ICE Director (departing May 31, 2026)
Tom Homan
White House Border Czar (2025-present)