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Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 13, 2014, to outline President Barack Obama’s FY2015 budget requests to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama’s promise to review deportations has risks

By JIM KUHNHENN - Associated Press

Upset with President Barack Obama's immigration policy, about 250 people march to the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement office with a goal of stopping future deportations on Monday Oct. 14, 2013, in Phoenix. The protesters chanted "no more deportations" and "shut down ICE." (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Obama calls for ‘more humane’ deportation policy

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, testifying on the fiscal year 2015 budget Tuesday, said that instead of random deportations, the administration is prioritizing on illegal immigrants they think deserve deportation. (Associated Press)

Deportations come mostly from border, DHS chief says

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** In this photo from Nov. 17, a Transportation Security Administration agent performs an enhanced pat-down on a traveler at a security area at Denver International Airport in Denver. The TSA has demonstrated a knack for ignoring the basics of customer relations, while struggling with what experts say is an all but impossible task. (Associated Press/The Denver Post)

Female TSA officers say pat-down duty leads to workplace discrimination

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 1012 file photo, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and other law enforcement jurisdictions drive the roads near near Bisbee, Ariz. New Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is reviewing the department’s use of force policies, a Homeland Security official said Friday. The official said Johnson has been reviewing the rules about when agents along the border can use their guns since he took office in December. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)

Homeland Security reviewing border use-of-force policy

By Alicia A. Caldwell - Associated Press

** FILE ** This Nov. 13, 2013, file photo shows Jeh Johnson, Homeland Security Secretary, testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Jeh Johnson defends Marrone hire, admits not reading background check

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told Congress on Wednesday that he wants to keep the department's drones focused on border security. He did not rule out, though, the possibility of loaning to drones out to other governmental agencies. (Associated Press)

Jeh Johnson wants Homeland Security drones focused on border

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Resume from Homeland Security nominee Marrone glosses over work for convicted Pennsylvania pol

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

Homeland Security secretary talks airline threat

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Christian Marrone helped send his father-in-law and former boss to prison and blamed the culture of south Philadelphia politics for his own actions. (defense.gov)

GOP lawmakers press Obama admin on background check of Homeland aide tied to Pa. scandals

By Jim McElhatton and Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson "was impressed with Mr. Marrone's integrity and management abilities" while serving together at the Department of Defense, a DHS spokesman said.

New Homeland chief: Agency will be ready for legalization of immigrants

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson holds up his New York subway card after giving his first major address, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, at the Wilson Center in Washington. The civil war in Syria has become a matter of U.S. homeland security over concerns about a small number of Americans who have gone to fight with Syrian rebels and returned home, new Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Friday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

US: Syria conflict a threat to homeland

By ALICIA A. CALDWELL - Associated Press

DHS appointee had role in Penn scandal prosecution

By ALICIA A. CALDWELL - Associated Press

Christian Marrone helped send his father-in-law and former boss to prison and blamed the culture of south Philadelphia politics for his own actions. (defense.gov)

White House doubles down on Homeland aide tied to Pa. scandals

By Jim McElhatton and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Christian Marrone helped send his father-in-law and former boss to prison and blamed the culture of south Philadelphia politics for his own actions. (defense.gov)

New Homeland official was key figure in Pennsylvania corruption case

By Jim McElhatton and Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2014, file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson speaks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors 82nd Winter Meeting in Washington. Johnson, who had little experience with immigration policy before he was appointed, has outlined for the first time his approach on the subject. He described an earned path to citizenship for the roughly 11 million immigrants living in the United States illegally as a matter of national security. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

New DHS chief endorses ‘earned’ citizenship idea

By ALICIA A. CALDWELL - Associated Press

Homeland Security secretary visits Arizona border

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New DHS secretary tours Texas-Mexico border

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN - Associated Press

Homeland Security secretary to visit Ariz. border

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