Homeland Security /tags/homeland-security Homeland Security en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 14:31:11 GMT Austin isn't always opening emergency weather shelters when it should, city audit finds /austin/2022-12-20/austin-isnt-always-opening-emergency-weather-shelters-when-it-should-city-audit-finds The shelters are intended to serve people experiencing homelessness during extreme heat or severe cold. Extremely cold weather is on the horizon later this week. Tue, 20 Dec 2022 14:31:11 GMT /austin/2022-12-20/austin-isnt-always-opening-emergency-weather-shelters-when-it-should-city-audit-finds Haya Panjwani Homeland Security secretary orders ICE to stop mass raids on immigrants' workplaces /crime-justice/2021-10-12/homeland-security-secretary-orders-ice-to-stop-mass-raids-on-immigrants-workplaces The announcement is part of a shift in strategy under the Biden administration that puts a new emphasis on going after businesses and employers that violate labor laws. Tue, 12 Oct 2021 19:50:37 GMT /crime-justice/2021-10-12/homeland-security-secretary-orders-ice-to-stop-mass-raids-on-immigrants-workplaces Bill Chappell Biden Administration Considers Overhaul Of Asylum System At Southern Border /2021-04-01/biden-administration-considers-overhaul-of-asylum-system-at-southern-border Officials are trying to shrink the timetable for many asylum cases from "years to months." That could benefit people with legitimate asylum claims and discourage some unauthorized migration. Thu, 01 Apr 2021 20:02:45 GMT /2021-04-01/biden-administration-considers-overhaul-of-asylum-system-at-southern-border Franco Ordoñez Homeland Security Chief: Agency Has Made 'Significant Strides' On Border, Migrants /2019-07-18/homeland-security-chief-agency-has-made-significant-strides-on-border-migrants Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan appeared before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Thursday, where Chairman Elijah Cummings said he's wondering "whether there is an empathy deficit." Thu, 18 Jul 2019 09:00:07 GMT /2019-07-18/homeland-security-chief-agency-has-made-significant-strides-on-border-migrants Claudia Grisales, Brian Naylor Kirstjen Nielsen Leaving Homeland Security Post As Border Crossings Surge /politics/2019-04-07/kirstjen-nielsen-leaving-homeland-security-post-as-border-crossings-surge President Trump announced the secretary's departure amid a 10-year high in illegal border crossings. The two reportedly clashed as Nielsen was unable to stop flows of migrants entering the U.S. Sun, 07 Apr 2019 22:06:00 GMT /politics/2019-04-07/kirstjen-nielsen-leaving-homeland-security-post-as-border-crossings-surge Arnie Seipel, Laura Smitherman, Brian Naylor NSA Surveillance Reauthorization And Expansion Is On Hold. For Now. /texas/2017-12-21/nsa-surveillance-reauthorization-and-expansion-is-on-hold-for-now From Texas Standard.Among the items on a busy Congressional agenda this week was a little-noticed vote on reauthorization and possible expansion of theâ€� Thu, 21 Dec 2017 19:48:23 GMT /texas/2017-12-21/nsa-surveillance-reauthorization-and-expansion-is-on-hold-for-now Rhonda Fanning, Alexandra Hart Austin Mayor To Meet With Homeland Security Secretary Amid 'Sanctuary' Debate /austin/2017-03-26/austin-mayor-to-meet-with-homeland-security-secretary-amid-sanctuary-debate Austin Mayor Steve Adler is set to meet Wednesday with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as the debate over "sanctuary cities" continues toâ€� Sun, 26 Mar 2017 21:15:19 GMT /austin/2017-03-26/austin-mayor-to-meet-with-homeland-security-secretary-amid-sanctuary-debate Patrick Svitek Can Trump Claim Credit for Sharp Reduction in Border Crossings? /texas/2017-03-10/can-trump-claim-credit-for-sharp-reduction-in-border-crossings From Texas Standard:After less then two months in office, the Trump administration can point to at least one statistic that may indicate the president isâ€� Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:23:58 GMT /texas/2017-03-10/can-trump-claim-credit-for-sharp-reduction-in-border-crossings Rhonda Fanning Homeland Security Calls Border Drones Costly, Ineffective /texas/2015-01-14/homeland-security-calls-border-drones-costly-ineffective From Marfa Public Radio:The Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General is out with harsh words for the agency’s eight-year-old border droneâ€� Wed, 14 Jan 2015 17:43:54 GMT /texas/2015-01-14/homeland-security-calls-border-drones-costly-ineffective AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ Bubenik It’s National Preparedness Month: Here Are 4 Ways to Be Ready for Emergencies /crime-justice/2013-09-17/its-national-preparedness-month-here-are-4-ways-to-be-ready-for-emergencies According to a survey from Austin’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, less than 10 percent of Austinites are ready for an emergency orâ€� Tue, 17 Sep 2013 18:42:16 GMT /crime-justice/2013-09-17/its-national-preparedness-month-here-are-4-ways-to-be-ready-for-emergencies Phoebe Flanigan