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Suspect arrested in Homeland Security Secretary Noem’s purse theft • Apr. 27, 2025, 3:36 PM ET (AP)
Harvard researcher held in Louisiana awaits judge's decision on deportation to Russia • Apr. 26, 2025, 12:34 AM ET (AP)
As immigrant arrests surge, complaints of abuse mount at America's oldest detention center in Miami • Apr. 25, 2025, 1:19 PM ET (AP)
Civil rights groups sue to restore jobs at Homeland Security oversight offices that were gutted • Apr. 24, 2025, 6:28 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As DHS
Date January 2003 - present
Areas Of Involvement national security
Related People Tom Ridge • Kristi Noem

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