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Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan, left, and FBI Director Christopher Wray, right, prepare to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, during a hearing on domestic terrorism. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

With DHS head departing, unclear who will be in charge

By COLLEEN LONG and JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

In this Sept. 18, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he tours a section of the southern border wall, in Otay Mesa, Calif., as acting Homeland Secretary Kevin McAleenan listens. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Kevin McAleenan leaving post as acting Homeland Security chief

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2019, file photo, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters in Washington. President Donald Trump announced Oct. 11, 2019. that McAleenan is stepping down. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

McAleenan, acting Homeland Security secretary, stepping down

By COLLEEN LONG - Associated Press

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan takes the podium at a immigration law and policy conference, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019 in Washington. As he took the stage, a handful of protesters stood up and held large black banners, one read “Hate is Not Normal,” and shouted out that children were under attack. They also began yelling the names of children who had died after they were in immigration custody. McAleenan was scheduled as the keynote speaker at Georgetown University Law Center during an annual immigration law and policy conference held by the nonprofit immigration think tank Migration Policy Institute. (AP Photo/Colleen Long

Immigration protesters shout down acting DHS secretary

By COLLEEN LONG - Associated Press

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan takes the podium at a immigration law and policy conference, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019 in Washington. As he took the stage, a handful of protesters stood up and held large black banners, one read Hate is Not Normal, and shouted out that children were under attack. They also began yelling the names of children who had died after they were in immigration custody. McAleenan was scheduled as the keynote speaker at Georgetown University Law Center during an annual immigration law and policy conference held by the nonprofit immigration think tank Migration Policy Institute. (AP Photo/Colleen Long

Protesters force DHS chief to cancel speech

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Alien Return Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Ending the practice of ‘catch and release’

By Chris Chmielenski

Gary Sanchez, of Honduras, right, watches as his wife, Mariela comforts their son, Jonathan, 16, during a news conference, Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, in Boston. The Sanchez family came to the United States seeking treatment for Jonathan's cystic fibrosis. Doctors and immigrant advocates say federal immigration authorities are unfairly ordering foreign-born children granted deferred action for medical treatment to return to their countries. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) **FILE**

Kevin McAleenan, DHS chief, restarts program to delay deporting sick illegal immigrants

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan speaks during a press conference in San Salvador, El Salvador, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez) **FILE**

McAleenan calls mass shootings ‘absolutely’ a homeland security threat after Texas rampage

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan, left, and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele attend a meeting in San Salvador, El Salvador, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)

US, El Salvador to boost cooperation on security, migration

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Acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan, center, walks during a ceremony for police officers fallen in action, at the Panama Border Police headquarter in Meteti, Panama, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

US homeland security chief tours Panama jungle migrant camp

By JUAN ZAMORANO - Associated Press

US Homeland Security head in Panama to talk drugs, migrants

Associated Press

FILE - In a Friday, June 28, 2019 file photo, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during a news conference in Harrisburg, Pa. Wilf says four children in his state were recently separated from their parents by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and he’s demanding a stop to the practice until there’s a plan to ensure children’s welfare. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf wrote Homeland Security Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019 seeking an accounting of all children separated from their parents this year in Pennsylvania, how long they were apart and steps taken to ensure their well-being. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Governor wants answers on 4 kids separated from families

By MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press

A hooded agronomy student protests outside the hotel where lawmakers are gathered and expected to vote on a deal that Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales' government signed with Washington that would force Salvadoran and Honduran migrants to request asylum in Guatemala instead of the United States, in Guatemala City, Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Critics of the deal point out that Guatemala has the same problems that are driving Hondurans and Salvadorans to flee their homes: violence, poverty, joblessness and a prolonged drought that has severely hurt farmers. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros)

US DHS chief, Guatemala president meet on asylum agreement

By SONIA PÉREZ D. - Associated Press

The Spanish message &quot;I refuse to live in a dictatorship&quot; hangs outside the University Museum where students closed access to the museum to protest a deal Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales' government signed with Washington forcing Salvadorans and Hondurans to request asylum in Guatemala instead of the United States, in Guatemala City, Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Prior to the signing, the Constitutional Court had granted three injunctions ordering the government not to enter into a deal without approval from the country's Congress — a ruling it ignored. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros)

US Homeland Security discusses asylum agreement in Guatemala

By SONIA PÉREZ D. - Associated Press

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan speaks at a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Kevin McAleenan calls Supreme Court border wall ruling ‘big victory’

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, May 22, 2019, photo migrants mainly from Central America guide their children through the entrance of a World War II-era bomber hanger in Deming, N.M. A panel of appeals court judges in California will hear arguments in the long-running battle between advocates for immigrant children and the U.S. government over conditions in detention and holding facilities near the southwest border. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio) **FILE**

DHS: ‘They have tens of thousands of toothbrushes’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan speaks at a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Kevin McAleenan challenges Democrats to help improve conditions at border

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan is sworn in to testify before a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Homeland Security chief: Family border separations are down

By COLLEEN LONG - Associated Press

In this Feb.19, 2019, file photo, children line up to enter a tent at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children in Homestead, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

DHS official defends conditions at Border Patrol stations

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