The Department of Homeland Security has authorized law enforcement agents from across the federal government to partake in "investigating, determining the location of, and apprehending" undocumented migrants,

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman on Thursday deputized agents and officers at the Justice Department to help in making immigration arrests, creating a force multiplier as President Trump seeks to carry out his promise of mass deportations.

The Department of Homeland Security is allowing certain law enforcement components from the Department of Justice to carry out the "functions" of an immigration officer.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, otherwise known as the ATF, is a federal law enforcement organization within the United States Department of Justice. Its responsibilities include the investigation and prevention of federal offenses involving alcohol,

More than a dozen Democratic state attorneys general said Thursday they plan to defend two gun regulations now being challenged in court, including one banning devices that enable semiautomatic guns to fire more quickly.

FILE - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives building is seen in Washington, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)