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El DHS solicitará la opinión pública sobre cómo el gobierno de los EE. UU. puede evitar la separación de familias en la frontera de EE. UU.

Washington — El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció hoy su solicitud de que el público ofrezca recomendaciones sobre cómo proteger de forma permanente la práctica de la administración anterior de separar intencionadamente a las familias en la frontera para disuadir a otros de migrar a los Estados Unidos.

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DHS to Terminate Border Barrier Contracts in Laredo and Rio Grande Valley

Consistent with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) border barrier plan, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), intends to cancel the remaining border barrier contracts located within U.S. Border Patrol’s (USBP) Laredo Sector and all border barrier contracts located in the Rio Grande Valley Sector. 

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DHS Outlines Strategy to Address Increase in Migrants in Del Rio

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is immediately implementing a new, comprehensive strategy to address the increase in migrant encounters in the Del Rio sector of South Texas.  It has six key components.

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DHS Announces Steps to Protect Border Communities from Wall Construction

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced initial steps to protect border communities from physical dangers resulting from the previous administration’s approach to border wall construction.  

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Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’ Visit to El Paso with Bipartisan Delegation of Senators

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas led a bipartisan Senate delegation to El Paso, Texas to view operations on the southwest border and receive a briefing on the processing, shelter, and transfer of unaccompanied children.

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Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas Regarding the Situation at the Southwest Border

There is understandably a great deal of attention currently focused on the southwest border. I want to share the facts, the work that we in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and across the government are doing, and our plan of action.

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Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas Directs FEMA to Support Response for Unaccompanied Children

Homeland Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas has directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support a government-wide effort over the next 90 days to safely receive, shelter, and transfer unaccompanied children who make the dangerous journey to the U.S. southwest border.

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DHS Statement on First Step in Process to Address Individuals in Mexico with Active MPP Cases

DHS began the first step in a phased approach to restore safe and orderly processing at the Southwest Border. DHS and its international partners have now initiated the virtual registration process for individuals who had been forced to return to Mexico under the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) and have a pending case before the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). The United States is continuing to strictly enforce existing immigration laws and border security measures. Individuals should not approach the border, including at designated ports of entry, unless and until they are approved and receive appointment information through the remote registration process.

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Secretary Mayorkas on Immigration Reform Executive Orders

Secretary Mayorkas released the following statement in support of President Biden's Executive Orders to reform our immigration processes.

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Supplemental Policy Guidance for Implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols

Supplemental Policy Guidance for implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols, issued by the Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, on December 7, 2020.