Latest news and press releases.
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DHS Statement on Connecticut Pardons and Immigration
Section 237(a)(2)(A)(vi) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provides that a noncitizen will not be deportable for certain criminal convictions “if [the noncitizen] . . . has been granted a full and unconditional pardon by the President of the United States or by the Governor of any of the several States.”
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Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’ Meeting with India’s Ambassador to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas spoke with India’s Ambassador to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu. Secretary Mayorkas expressed his desire to further strengthen the partnership between the Government of India and the Department of Homeland Security. Secretary Mayorkas and Ambassador Sandhu agreed to re-establish the U.S.-India Homeland Security Dialogue and to discuss important issues such as cybersecurity, emerging technology and addressing violent extremism.
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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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ODNI, DOJ, and DHS Release Unclassified Summary of Assessment on Domestic Violent Extremism
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released an unclassified summary of the joint comprehensive threat assessment on domestic violent extremism.
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Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’ Meeting with Germany’s Federal Minister of the Interior, Horst Seehofer
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas spoke by videoconference with Germany’s Federal Minister of the Interior, Horst Seehofer.
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Joint Statement from the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security Assessing the Impact of Foreign Interference During the 2020 U.S. Elections
The Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), released today key findings and recommendations from a joint report to the President issued last month on the impact of foreign governments and their agents on the security and integrity of the 2020 U.S. federal elections.
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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 TSA Surface Transportation Security Directive
DHS published an official notice in the Federal Register that the Transportation Security Oversight Board (TSOB) has ratified a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) surface transportation security directive (SD) requiring mask wearing on public transportation and at transportation hubs to protect the safety and security of the traveling public and the transportation system.
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Secretary Mayorkas Designates Burma for Temporary Protected Status
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas is designating Burma for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. This new designation of Burma for TPS enables Burmese nationals (and individuals without nationality who last habitually resided in Burma) currently residing in the United States to file initial applications for TPS, so long as they meet eligibility requirements.