Outgoing Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, who for four years has been a target for Republican criticism, said that national tragedies should not be used for "political disagreements.

Department of Homeland Security employee morale is significantly better as Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas leaves office. Will that continue under Donald Trump?

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas blessed his employees with another three days of taxpayer-funded vacation time, bringing his four-year total to more than six weeks — the equivalent of $3 billion — of bonus time off.

As DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas prepares to leave office, NPR sits down for an exit interview. He tells us the border is more secure now than before the pandemic.

In one of his last interviews in office, Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas reflects on immigration’s role in Trump’s return to power and the relentless threats facing the homeland.

Outgoing Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has a message to Congress and incoming department officials after enduring impeachment and nearly four years in what many deem the hardest job in Washington.

Immigration has been a white-hot political issue for years and helped propel Donald Trump back into the Oval Office. The incoming president has promised mass deportations and is expected to issue a slew of related executive orders soon after being sworn in.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas argued that his administration “quickly” took executive action to stem illegal immigration, despite that order

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in part 2 of his exit interview.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who says the border is more secure now than in 2019.

Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said he has spoken “substantively” with President-elect Trump’s choice to fill his seat, Gov. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.). Mayorkas

The directive, quietly issued Wednesday, sets forth DHS’s latest policy for using and acquiring the emerging technology.