President Donald Trump and his allies have repeatedly floated the idea of terminating the emergency disaster agency.

The head of the FEMA said he didn’t know about hurricane season, raising major concerns about the agency. DHS issued a statement saying that the comment was a joke.

The Department of Homeland Security is responding after the acting head of FEMA reportedly said he wasn't aware the U.S. had a hurricane season. While DHS insists David Richardson was only joking, the comments still concerned some FEMA staff.

The Department of Homeland Security removed a list of hundreds of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions that it published on its website Thursday following questions about its accuracy and pointed criticism from a major group representing law enforcement.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security removed a list of "sanctuary" states, cities and counties from its website following sharp criticism from a sheriffs' association that said a list of "non-compliant" sheriffs could damage the relationship between the Trump administration and law enforcement.

A list that the US Department of Homeland Security published online late last week then deleted over the weekend without explanation has local leaders in Hanover, N.H., and Lebanon, N.H., scratching their heads.

U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler said he wants a congressional investigation after a Department of Homeland Security officer handcuffed a staff at the Democrat's office in New York in the same building as immigration court.

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) said Monday he will seek a congressional investigation after a Department of Homeland Security officer handcuffed one of his staffers at his office. Why it matters: The incident — part of a series of confrontations with federal immigration authorities — has further escalated tensions between congressional Democrats and the Trump administration.

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) claimed he was “deeply disturbed” that one of his aides was briefly handcuffed by an officer with the Department of Homeland Security in his New York district office. DHS officers entered Nadler’s Manhattan office Wednesday and put handcuffs on an aide whose identity remains anonymous.