Department Of Homeland Security

The Department of Homeland Security recently issued a bulletin warning of violence by domestic extremists. NPR takes a snapshot of the current threat.

Senate confirmation of the first immigrant to lead DHS comes on the same day President Biden is expected to sign a series of executive actions on immigration.

The bulletin did not cite any specific threat but said that the risk of violence will persist for weeks. It warned that some extremists may be "emboldened" by the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Alejandro Mayorkas, who would be the first Latino and first immigrant to lead DHS, was previously the head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

President-elect Joe Biden named three more National Security Officials with expertise in two big threats: the domestic attack on the Capitol, and the recent big hack on U.S. networks.

The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security wrote detailed threat assessments before Black Lives Matter demonstrations last summer, but offered only general warnings before the events on Jan. 6.

Wolf's departure from the Trump administration, just days before the president's norm-shattering term is set to come to a close, is the most recent cabinet resignation in recent days.

Christopher Krebs says he was talked about like a "traitor" for stating the 2020 presidential election was "the most secure in American history."

Mayorkas, who was born in Havana came to the U.S. with his family as a political refugee. He served as USCIS chief in the Obama administration.

Members of Congress have no one to ask in Thursday's hearing about reports of mistreatment against ICE detainees and an alleged push to alter intelligence.

Elizabeth Neumann, a former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, says the Trump administration is creating the conditions for domestic extremism to flourish in the U.S.

Wolf has headed the department in an acting capacity since last November. It is unclear if the GOP-controlled Senate will vote to confirm him.