Department of Homeland Security Coverage

How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending April 18

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

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How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Feb. 15

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

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GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

In a narrow vote Tuesday night, the GOP-led House impeached embattled Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the southern border.

How they voted: NC congressional votes for the weeks ending Feb. 1 and Feb. 8

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted in recent weeks.

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House vote to impeach Mayorkas fails in stunning defeat for Republican leaders

The House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas failed Tuesday evening, a stunning blow to House Republicans who had pushed the effort as a key political goal.

By Annie Grayer, CNN

Articles of impeachment introduced against Homeland Security head

House Republicans introduced article of impeachment against the head of the Department of Homeland Security. WRAL's Ashley Rowe spoke with a law professor at NC State to discuss the impact and what's next.

Two Apex men accused of sharing child porn on Discord app

Two Apex men were charged with numerous counts of sexual exploitation of a minor after investigators said they were caught sharing child pornography on a social media app.

WRAL staff

How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Dec. 14

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

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How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Nov. 16

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

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How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Sept. 28

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

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Fact check: What percentage of immigrants are granted asylum in the U.S.?

Jeh Johnson, who served as Homeland Security Secretary under former President Obama, said "only about 20%" of people who apply for asylum qualify for it. PolitiFact checks his claim.

Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact reporter

FBI, DHS warn of spike in threats to federal officials in aftermath of Mar-a-Lago raid

The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have issued a joint bulletin describing a spike in threats to federal law enforcement officials.

Fact check: Democrat says 2020 election was 'most secure' in U.S. history

As President Donald Trump continues to spread baseless claims of widespread fraud and a "rigged" presidential election that left him the loser to Democrat Joe Biden, others have come to the defense of the American election system.

Madeline Heim, PolitiFact reporter

Acting Homeland Security chief says department does not have authority to send agents to polling locations

The Department of Homeland Security's acting secretary on Sunday cast doubt on the department's authority to send its agents to polling locations after President Donald Trump said he would deploy law enforcement in November to protect against voter fraud.

By Devan Cole, CNN

Trump to send federal agents to Chicago; no word on any coming to NC

President Donald Trump is planning to deploy federal agents to Chicago and possibly other Democrat-run cities as he continues to assert federal power and use the Department of Homeland Security in unprecedented, politicized ways.

By JILL COLVIN and COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press

Homeland Security research shows coronavirus doesn't last as long in hot, sunny conditions

President Donald Trump and members of his administration provide an April 23, 2020, update on the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. and the national response to it.

Homeland Security chief visits NC to discuss immigration policy

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf and acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Matthew Albence meet with state lawmakers and Lt. Gov. Dan Forest and denounce several North Carolina sheriffs and Gov. Roy Cooper.

U.S. Prepares to Arrest Thousands of Immigrant Family Members

Nationwide raids to arrest thousands of members of families who are in the country illegally have been scheduled to begin Sunday, according to one former and two current homeland security officials, moving forward with a rapidly changing operation, the final details of which remain in flux. The operation, backed by President Donald Trump, had been postponed, partly because of resistance among officials at his own immigration agency.

Caitlin Dickerson and Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times

DHS: Border crisis a "ticking time bomb"

Strongly worded report from Department of Homeland Security calls the situation at immigrant detention centers a "ticking time bomb" which requires "immediate attention and action."

Homeland Security will probe Durham poll equipment from 2016

Amid lingering questions over the impact of Russian-backed hackers in the last presidential election, federal investigators now say they will examine equipment used to check Durham County voters into the polls in 2016 for evidence of interference.

Tyler Dukes, WRAL investigative reporter, & Sarah Krueger, WRAL reporter

Raleigh man facing nearly two dozen counts of child sex charges

A Raleigh man was being held on a $3 million bond Monday after he was accused of creating pornography by filming himself with a 2-year-old child, court documents show.

Alfred Charles, WRAL.com managing editor

NSA director headlines IoT-focused cybersecurity symposium in Chapel Hill

The North Carolina Military Business Center is hosting a day-long event convening members of the defense sector, government officials, academia and businesses to discuss the current challenges and opportunities in cybersecurity—especially as it relates to IoT.

Homeland Security chief addresses Florence response

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen discusses the response in North Carolina to Hurricane Florence.

DMV: Forensic IT team investigating after 2K residents receive driver's licenses with errors

The North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles said Friday that they are working to make corrections after more than 2,000 drivers in the state received licenses with data errors.

Janine Bowen, WRAL.com editor

Raleigh man gets six months in prison for helicopter stunt to impress woman

A Raleigh man was sentenced Tuesday to six months in federal prison for impersonating a three-star Army general last fall so he could land a chartered helicopter at SAS Institute in Cary to impress a woman.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor