Mayorkas, who said he plans to stay on the job until Monday at noon, told ABC News he has had "substantive and very productive and very collegial" conversations with Trump's pick to be the new DHS secretary, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem.

The situation in Southern California, where wildfires continue to spread, is “quite dire,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said while visiting the region. “Right now, the situation is quite dire,

In December, the number of migrant encounters by Border Patrol along the Southwest border dropped to about 47,300 — the lowest since August 2020

During a Senate hearing in 2024, Senator John Kennedy grilled Fellow Senator Chuck Schumer over the impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the waning days of the Biden administration, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended his agency’s work to tamp down border-crossing numbers and argued against breaking apart the sprawling department in a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press.

Immigration has been a white-hot political issue for years and helped propel Donald Trump back into the Oval Office. The incoming president has promised mass deportations and is expected to issue a slew of related executive orders soon after being sworn in.

Alejandro Mayorkas steps down one week from today. President Biden's secretary of homeland security ends four contentious years in which Republicans accused him of failing to secure the border. When he came by our studios for an exit interview, Mayorkas ...

WASHINGTON (JTA) — On its second try, the U.S. House of Representatives impeached the Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas by a single vote, in a process some Jewish groups said was ...

Vice President Kamala Harris, right, sitting next to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, left, speaks during a meeting with President Joe Biden and senior officials as they is briefed on

Days following the deadly attack in New Orleans, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the attack was not a border issue, disputing President-elect Donald Trump’s earlier rhetoric.

The Santa Ana winds are expected to strengthen into Sunday morning with gusts of 30 to 50 mph in coastal areas, and up to 70 mph in the mountains.

The situation in Southern California, where wildfires continue to spread, is "quite dire," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said while President Joe Biden toured the region.