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Last Updated: | Press Releases

Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Canegallo Tours DHS Operations in Arizona and Texas

From October 20-21, Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Kristie Canegallo traveled to Phoenix, Arizona and El Paso, Texas where she met with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel to thank them for their continued service and dedication to securing our borders, countering drug smuggling, and enforcing U.S. immigration laws and discuss additional support needed.

Last Updated: | Press Releases

DHS Continues Direct Repatriations of Venezuelan Nationals

The United States, led by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with support from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, facilitated a second charter flight to Venezuela to remove individuals with no legal basis to remain in the U.S.

Last Updated: | Fact Sheets

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Supplemental Funding Request

President Biden continues to implement a migration strategy focused on enforcement, deterrence, and diplomacy.

Last Updated: | Press Releases

DHS Resumes Direct Repatriations of Venezuelan Nationals

The United States, led by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with support from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, facilitated the first charter flight to Venezuela as part of other routine ICE removal flights conducted throughout the hemisphere and around the world.

Last Updated: | Press Releases

DHS Investigation Leads to Indictments Against China-Based Companies and Employees for Fentanyl Trafficking

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas detailed efforts by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to disrupt the fentanyl precursor chemical supply chain. 

Last Updated: | Speeches

Secretary Mayorkas Delivers Remarks at U.S. Department of Justice Press Conference

Secretary Mayorkas delivered remarks at a press conference announcing several fentanyl-related indictments at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC.

Last Updated: | Fact Sheets

FACT SHEET: Impact of a Government Shutdown on the DHS Workforce

The DHS workforce is comprised of extraordinary public servants who safeguard this nation around the clock – responding to cyberattacks; protecting and saving lives on land, at sea, and in the air; securing our nation’s borders and critical infrastructure; deploying across the country to help Americans recover from disasters; and so much more. Any lapse in federal funding would disrupt this vital work, leaving Americans less safe as a result.

Last Updated: | Press Releases

Department of Homeland Security Announces Distribution of More Than $12 Million in Funding for Communities Receiving Migrants

DHS, through FEMA and CBP, announced more than $12.2 million in grants through the Shelter and Services Program (SSP), which was authorized by Congress to support communities that are providing services to migrants.

Last Updated: | Publication

CRCL Recommendation Memo to CBP: Interacting with Passengers with Disabilities at the Miami International Airport

This memorandum details CRCL’s recommendations to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to better enable CBP to appropriately interact with passengers with disabilities at the Miami International Airport. Specifically, this memorandum provides recommendations to CBP stemming from an allegation of inappropriate questioning of a U.S. citizen traveler by a CBP Officer on June 13, 2021.

Last Updated: | Press Releases

DHS Announces Three Additional PRC-Based Companies as a Result of Forced Labor Enforcement

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced new enforcement actions to eliminate the use of forced labor practices in the U.S. supply chain and promote accountability for the ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other religious and ethnic minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.