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Last Updated: | Fact Sheets

FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Presidential Proclamation and Joint DHS-DOJ Interim Final Rule Cut Encounters at Southwest Border by Over 50 Percent in Six Weeks

The Presidential Proclamation issued by President Biden to temporarily suspend the entry of certain noncitizens across the Southern border – including the southwest land and southern coastal borders – and the complementary joint interim final rule (IFR) issued by DHS and DOJ have now been in effect for six weeks, helping reduce the number of encounters at our Southwest Border by more than 50 percent.

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Uzbek National Sentenced for Making False Statements

BOSTON — Sidikjon Mamadjonov, 37, was sentenced July 10 to one month of imprisonment, time already served, and one year of supervised release for making false statements to federal law enforcement and in immigration proceedings.

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Secretary Mayorkas Announces Extension and Redesignation of Yemen for Temporary Protected Status

After consultation with interagency partners, Secretary Mayorkas determined that an 18-month extension and redesignation of Yemen for TPS is warranted because ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary and temporary conditions continue to support Yemen’s TPS designation, and that the extension and redesignation are not contrary to the national interest of the United States.

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United States Signs Arrangement with Panama to Implement Removal Flight Program

The United States and Panama announced the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will begin a new U.S. Department of State-funded foreign assistance program to address irregular migration in the region.

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The CIS Ombudsman's Webinar Series: 2024 Annual Report

Invitation to CIS Ombudsman Webinar for 2024 Annual Report to Congress.

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Statement of Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas on the Biden-Harris Administration’s Actions to Keep American Families Together

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas issued a statement on the Biden-Harris Administration’s actions to keep American families together and to streamline a pathway for Dreamers to access waivers relating to high-skilled labor visas for which they are qualified.

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Joint Webinar with USCIS on the HART Service Center

On April 30, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) hosted a joint webinar with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on the Humanitarian, Adjustment, Removing Conditions, and Travel Documents (HART) Service Center’s one-year anniversary. 

Last Updated: | Press Releases

Declaraciones de Alejandro N. Mayorkas sobre la Acción Ejecutiva de la Administración Biden-Harris para Fortalecer la Seguridad en la Frontera

El secretario de Seguridad Nacional, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, emitió la siguiente declaración sobre la proclama del presidente Biden para suspender y limitar la entrada de personas en la frontera sur y la regulación conjunta de los Departamentos de Seguridad Nacional y Justicia que la acompaña.

Last Updated: | Press Releases

Statement of Alejandro N. Mayorkas on the Biden-Harris Administration’s Executive Action to Strengthen Border Security

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas issued a statement on President Biden’s Proclamation to suspend and limit entry of individuals at the southern border and the accompanying joint regulation of the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice.

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Proclama Presidencial para Suspender y Limitar la Entrada y una Regla Provisional Final Conjunta de DHS y DOJ para Restringir el Asilo Durante Periodos de Elevados Encuentros Migratorios en la Frontera Sur

La Administración Biden-Harris tomó nuevas medidas decisivas para fortalecer la seguridad en la frontera, anunciando una serie de medidas que restringen la elegibilidad para el asilo y aumentan significativamente las consecuencias para quienes ingresan sin autorización a través de la frontera sur