Latest news and press releases.
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Secretary Mayorkas Launches New Office of Homeland Security Statistics
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas launched the Office of Homeland Security Statistics (OHSS), which will advance the Department’s statistical reporting and analysis capabilities.
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Recognizes 268 Employees at Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C.
On November 7, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) hosted an awards ceremony at DHS Headquarters to celebrate the workforce.
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Video News Release: DHS's Role in Countering Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Threats
DHS released a video package for broadcast including comments from Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) Mary Ellen Callahan on the importance of the Department’s work to combat chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats.
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DHS to Supplement H-2B Cap with Nearly 65,000 Additional Visas for Fiscal Year 2024
DHS, in consultation with the Department of Labor (DOL), announced that it expects to make an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas available for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, on top of the congressionally mandated 66,000 H-2B visas that are available each fiscal year. These additional H-2B visas represent the maximum permitted under the September 2023 Fiscal Year 2024 Continuing Resolution.
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DHS Continues Direct Repatriations of Venezuelan Nationals, October 30, 2023
On October 30, the Department of Homeland Security, through U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) working in coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, facilitated multiple removal flights, including single adults and family units, to Central America and Venezuela as part of dozens of other routine ICE removal flights conducted throughout the hemisphere and around the world
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Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on President Biden’s Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement regarding the Biden-Harris Administration Executive Order on the Responsible Development of Artificial Intelligence.
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Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on Tree of Life Shooting Anniversary
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement regarding the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA, which occurred five years ago today.
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Statement by Secretary Mayorkas on the Shooting in Lewiston, Maine
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on the situation in Lewiston, Maine, following last night’s horrific mass shooting.
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DHS Doubles Down CBP Efforts to Continue to Combat Fentanyl and Synthetic Drugs
The Biden-Harris Administration’s whole-of-government approach includes a new intelligence-driven CBP counter-fentanyl operation in Southern California.
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Recognizes 266 Employees at Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C. on October 24
On October 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) hosted an awards ceremony at DHS Headquarters to celebrate the workforce.