Former Secretary of Homeland Security
Appears in 4 stories
No longer in government
Venezuela received Temporary Protected Status in 2021, shielding hundreds of thousands from deportation. In January 2025, newly appointed Secretary Kristi Noem moved to terminate it—an action federal courts have blocked as exceeding her authority.
Updated May 26
Left office January 2025 after four contentious years leading DHS
A Trump-era rule takes effect December 31, 2025, letting immigration officials deny asylum to anyone deemed a security threat based on communicable diseases. The rule was first published in December 2020, delayed five times by Biden's DHS, and now becomes law under Trump, despite no active pandemic.
Updated May 18
Finalized wage-weighted H-1B rule December 2025
On December 29, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security published its final rule replacing the H-1B lottery with wage-weighted selection. It takes effect February 27, 2026.
Updated May 16
Architect of the 2023 FRP expansion later terminated
DHS just turned a promised “legal pathway” into a ticking clock. A Federal Register notice published December 15, 2025 terminates every Family Reunification Parole program tied to seven countries—and tells people already here that their parole will end on January 14, 2026.
Updated May 15
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