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Asylum seekers wait for news of policy changes at the border, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in Tijuana, Mexico. A federal appellate court refused late Thursday, Aug. 19 to delay implementation of a judges order reinstating a Trump administration policy forcing thousands to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S. President Joe Biden had suspended former President Donald Trumps Remain in Mexico policy on his first day in office and the Department of Homeland Security said it was permanently terminating the program in June, according to the court record. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

Supreme Court is latest to strike down Biden’s immigration policies

By Lora Ries

Illustration on ICE policy by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

An open letter to Biden appointees at ICE: Don’t be the fall guy

By Jon Feere

In this June 8, 2013 file photo, Chris Inglis, then deputy director of the National Security Agency testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Inglis is being nominated as the government's first national cyber director at the Department of Homeland Security. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Biden names 2 ex-NSA officials for senior cyber positions

By ERIC TUCKER and ALAN SUDERMAN and BEN FOX - Associated Press

In this Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, photo, U.S. Army troops place additional concertina wire to the border fence on a hillside above Nelson Street in downtown Nogales, Ariz. (Jonathan Clark/Nogales International via AP) ** FILE **

Southern border assistance mission has hurt military readiness, study finds

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

This December 2020 image provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shows a counterfeit N95 surgical mask that was seized by ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Federal investigators are probing a massive counterfeit N95 mask operation sold in at least five states to hospitals, medical facilities, and government agencies and expect the number to rise significantly in coming weeks. The fake 3M masks are at best a copyright violations and at worst unsafe fakes that put unknowing health care workers at grave risk for coronavirus. And they are becoming increasingly difficult to spot. (ICE via AP)

Feds seize 460,000 counterfeit N95 face masks in Seattle

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

President-elect Joe Biden's Homeland Security Secretary nominee Alejandro Mayorkas speaks at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Alejandro Mayorkas, DHS secretary, says agency will prioritize combating ransomware ‘epidemic’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas looks on as President Joe Biden signs an executive order on immigration, in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

US shifts state grant focus to extremism, cyberthreats

By BEN FOX - Associated Press

In this July 8, 2019, photo, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detain a man during an operation in Escondido, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) ** FILE **

Trump agreements seek to tie Biden’s hands on immigration

By ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press

ACLU sues feds over withholding records in immigration cases

Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2021 file photo, The Amtrak Metropolitan Lounge overlooks the newly-completed Moynihan Train Hall in New York. Two major railroad workers unions have asked the Department of Homeland Security to beef up security on Amtrak and other passenger rail lines, including by creating a no-ride list akin to the no-fly list that prevents people identified as risks from boarding planes. The unions said Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, that tougher security measures are needed after last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol because people who took part in the insurrection that were placed on the no-fly list may turn to railroads for transportation. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen File).

Unions: Passenger rails need better security, no-ride list

By JOSH FUNK - Associated Press

State faults officers’ use of force against ICE detainees

Associated Press

A U.S. Department of Homeland Security plaque is on a podium as international passengers arrive at Miami international Airport where they are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) using facial biometrics to automate manual document checks required for admission into the U.S. Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Miami. Miami International Airport is the latest airport to provide Simplified Arrival airport-wide. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

DHS inspector general investigating alleged warrantless surveillance

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 25, 2013, file photo Alejandro Mayorkas, President Obama's nominee to become deputy secretary of the Homeland Security Department, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on his nomination. President-elect Joe Biden is filling out his administration with key picks for his national security and foreign policy teams. Mayorkas will be nominated as the secretary for the department of homeland security. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ex-Homeland Security official Mayorkas returns under Biden

By BEN FOX - Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a campaign rally, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, in Flagstaff, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

House Dems ask Trump admin to halt COVID border expulsions

By GARANCE BURKE and JASON DEAREN - Associated Press

Judge: NY’s ejection from trusted traveler program was wrong

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

In this file photo, Department of Homeland Security Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on &quot;Threats to the Homeland&quot; Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Joshua Roberts/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Trump administration to sharply limit skilled-worker visas

By BEN FOX - Associated Press

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington, after the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. (AP Photo/ Jacquelyn Martin)

Schiff subpoenas DHS over whistleblower complaint into Intelligence and Analysis office

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One for a campaign rally in Mosinee, Wis., Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Ex-Pence adviser says Trump bungled virus; she’s for Biden

By JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens during a briefing on derecho damage and recovery efforts in Iowa, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Trump, Wolf slam former DHS aide over criticism

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

US appeals court: New policy on immigrants already does harm

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press