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Jeh Johnson defends cyber protection program after auditors said ‘EINSTEIN’ lacks capabilities

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson called the drop "encouraging," but said his department must keep up the pressure on illegal immigrants in order to prevent a relapse. (Associated Press)

Illegal immigrant border surge subsides in January

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Pedestrians crossing from Mexico into the United States at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry wait in line Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, in San Diego. On Thursday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection began capturing biometric facial and eye scans of foreigners entering the country at San Diego's Otay Mesa port of entry on foot. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

DHS says sweep of illegals has begun

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson discusses the updates to the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS), Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Response Coordination Center in Washington. Johnson announced changes to the government's terror advisory system. Color-coded alerts, put in place after the 9/11 attacks, were replaced in 2011. The current system includes "elevated" and "imminent" levels. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Jeh Johnson: Homeland Security retools terror advisory system, adds more frequent updates

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson speaks at a Defense One "leadership briefing" in Washington, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, on the agency's efforts to tackle growing terrorism threats in the U.S. and abroad. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Jeh Johnson: New terror threat warning system on the way

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

While CIA Director John O. Brennan pushed aside questions about the legitimacy of news reports alleging that deep nuclear and missile cooperation already exists between Iran and North Korea, he stressed that CIA officials are "not going to assume that's not going to happen." (Associated Press)

John Brennan’s hacked emails released by WikiLeaks

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said only about 331,000 illegal immigrants were caught on the border in fiscal year 2015, which ended last week. That was the lowest number since 2011. When the numbers are finalized, they could dip to rates not seen since the early 1970s. (Associated Press)

Jeh Johnson credits Obama immigration policies for drop in border arrests, deportations

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy blamed a memory lapse for giving investigators false information about when he first learned of rumors that information would be leaked to embarrass Rep. Jason Chaffetz. (Associated Press)

James Clancy: Memory lapse led to false information on Jason Chaffetz leak

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Secretary Jeh Johnson of the Department of Homeland Security. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Homeland Security ranks as worst federal agency for employees

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Judiciary Committee on oversight of the department, in this April 28, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)

Judge: Jeh Johnson excused, but DHS must still answer for amnesty errors

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Hispanic rights groups protest fed plan to revoke amnesties

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A group of immigrants from Honduras and El Salvador cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally in Granjeno, Texas, June 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) ** FILE **

Judge rules illegal immigrant parents with children should be released

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Homeland Security Chairman Rep. Mike McCaul. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Homeland Security panel passes bill creating one anti-terror office

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Judiciary Committee on oversight of the department, in this April 28, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)

Illegal immigrants’ Obama amnesty approvals to be seized by feds going door-to-door

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Liz Sullivan (left) and Jim Steinle, parents of Kathryn Steinle, talk to members of the media outside their home in Pleasanton, Calif., on July 2, 2015. Kathryn Steinle was shot to death, apparently at random, while walking with her father and a friend along a popular pedestrian pier on the San Francisco waterfront on July 1. The woman was shot Wednesday evening at Pier 14 and died at a hospital. (Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via Associated Press)

DHS says it has contacted family of Kathryn Steinle, S.F. victim

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in New Jersey take a person into custody on March 28, 2012, during Operation Cross Check III. (Associated Press/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) **FILE**

Hundreds of released illegals convicted of kidnapping, homicide

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Father Cameron Faller of Restorative Justice Ministry drops holy water during a vigil for Kathryn Steinle, Monday, July 6, 2015, on Pier 14 in San Francisco. Steinle was gunned down while out for an evening stroll at Pier 14 with her father and a family friend on Wednesday, July 1. (AP Photo/Beck Diefenbach)

Jeh Johnson: No contact with Kathryn Steinle family, not sure about Obama

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson declined to criticize sanctuary cities and told Congress not to try to pass laws forcing cooperation, saying it could conflict with the Constitution, and it won't win over the hearts of reluctant communities. (Associated Press)

Sanctuary cities beyond federal control, DHS chief Jeh Johnson admits

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this April 30, 2015 photo, Gladys Pina, 30, from Honduras holds her 8-month old baby girl at a respite center run by Catholic Charities in McAllen, Texas. She was among nearly two-dozen immigrant mothers who arrived at the center after being released by Border Patrol. Rather than getting locked up in a family detention facility, some families are released by Border Patrol with notices to appear in immigration court. (AP Photo/Seth Robbins)

DHS to free illegal immigrant families

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Central American migrants caravanning through Mexico seek greater protection for transiting migrants as tens of thousands have disappeared while making their journey through Mexico, where they are vulnerable to extortion and abuse by police and gangs. (associated press)

Migrants traveling in Mexico attacked by armed gangs

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times