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

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.

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.

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.

In the waning days of the Biden administration, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended his ... in New Orleans and the wildfires in California, calling the conversations ...

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.

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Doreen P. Greenwald, president of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) that represents some DHS workers, said they “benefited from Secretary Mayorkas’ understanding of the importance of employee morale, resiliency and work-life balance,” and praised him for working “to provide employees with additional health and safety resources.”

Noem on Friday pledged a complete turn from Biden administration policies, saying she's determined to carry out Trump’s plans to choke off illegal immigration and deport millions of migrants.