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DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tests positive for COVID-19
Mayorkas is fully vaccinated and is only experiencing minor congestion, a spokesperson said.
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Mayorkas is fully vaccinated and is only experiencing minor congestion, a spokesperson said.
Ransomware attacks on hospitals during the pandemic have worsened outcomes for patients.
But overall crime dropped for the 18th consecutive year.
"Today, terrorism moves at the speed of social media," FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress on Tuesday.
It's sanctioning virtual currency exchange SUEX for facilitating transactions for ransomware actors.
But DHS says there haven't been "indications of a specific or credible plot associated with the event.
The U.S. Capitol Police are erecting a temporary fence around the Capitol in anticipation of Saturday's rally.
Afghan Americans and immigration advocates worry resettlement efforts could exacerbate anti-Muslim sentiment in U.S.
The fines on those who flout federal mask mandates for air travel are being doubled by TSA.
Ghader Heydari was convicted of felony rape in Idaho in 2010 and served part of an 18-year prison sentence before he was released and deported to Afghanistan in 2017.
In a joint advisory, the FBI and CISA said they "observed an increase in highly impactful ransomware attacks occurring on holidays and weekends — when offices are normally closed."
DHS has deployed about 300 staffers to "lily pads" at transit points for Afghans for secondary screenings, which are being carried out with the help of the FBI.
Its members generally hold the view that members of the Taliban are impure and not extremist enough.
Agencies in part blamed the Chinese government's refusal to share essential information for their inability to reach a definitive conclusion.
Officials from Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, IBM and ADP went to the White House on Wednesday.