Latest news and press releases.
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Joint Statement by United States Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas and European Union Commissioner for Internal Market Breton
United States Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton released an updated joint statement on the cooperation between the United States and the European Union in the field of cyber resilience.
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Secretary Mayorkas Announces Extension and Redesignation of Syria for Temporary Protected Status
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced the extension and redesignation of Syria for Temporary Protected Status for 18 months, from April 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025.
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DHS Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships Awards Students Working to Prevent Targeted Violence in Sixth Invent2Prevent Competition
On January 24, the DHS's Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3), hosted 27 students selected as finalists from three out of 18 universities and three out of 24 high schools who are developing innovative projects to help prevent targeted violence and terrorism in their communities.
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DHS Recognizes 2023 Customer Experience Achievements and Looks Ahead to 2024
Following the second anniversary of President Biden’s Executive Order 14058 “Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government,” the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recognized significant strides toward improving customer experience (CX) and reducing the administrative burden on the American public in 2023 and pledged to build upon those improvements in 2024.
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DHS Helps Hold Exploitative Employers Accountable
Through the enhanced process announced one year ago, the DHS, in partnership with the Department of Labor and other federal, state and local labor agencies, has protected over one thousand noncitizen workers who were victims of, or witnesses to, a violation of labor rights.
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DHS Advances Support for Tribal Nations, Receives Recommendations from Tribal Leaders
Last week, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas convened tribal representatives to discuss key challenges facing their communities, including the accessibility of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grants, improving cyber resilience, and best practices to address the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people.
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Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’ Meeting with People’s Republic of China Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas held a virtual meeting with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong.
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On Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, Department of Homeland Security Releases Comprehensive Resource Guide for Law Enforcement
In recognition of Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, today the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the 2024 Law Enforcement Resource Guide for state, local, tribal, territorial, and campus law enforcement partners.
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2023 Year in Review: Secretary Mayorkas Champions Department-Wide Efforts to Save Lives and Prepare for 21st Century Security Challenges
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reflect on the progress made in 2023 to improve cohesion, transparency, and innovation in the work of preventing, preparing for, and responding to the many and varied threats facing the homeland in 2023.
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DHS Marks Fifth Anniversary of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
Washington - On Dec. 21, 2023, Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) Mary Ellen Callahan celebrated the fifth anniversary of the establishment of the Office and renewed the call for its reauthorization.
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DHS Conducts Removal Flights to Venezuela and Central America
DHS, through ICE working in coordination with CBP, facilitated removal flights, including single adults and family units to Central America and Venezuela from December 26 - 27.
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Joint Statement from the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security Assessing the Impact of Foreign Interference During the 2022 U.S. Mid-Term Election
DOJ, including FBI, and DHS, including CISA, released a report with key findings and recommendations from a classified joint report to the President issued earlier this year on addressing the impact of foreign governments and their agents on the security and integrity of the infrastructure relied upon in the 2022 U.S. federal elections.
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Following DHS Investigation, Treasury Sanctions Human Smuggling and Drug Trafficking Organization
Following an investigation by the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the Malas Mañas transnational criminal organization (TCO), a human smuggling and narcotics trafficking organization based in Sonora, Mexico, along with two individuals in its support network.
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DHS Conducts Removal Flights to Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela
DHS, through the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) working in coordination with CBP, facilitated removal flights, including single adults and family units to Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. If a noncitizen arrives and has no legal basis to remain in the United States they will be processed and removed quickly, consistent with U.S. law.
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Readout of Acting Deputy Secretary Canegallo’s Trip to Mito, Japan
From December 8-10, Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Kristie Canegallo represented the United States at the G7 Interior and Security Ministers’ Meeting in Mito, Japan.
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G7 Interior and Security Ministers’ Communiqué
We, the G7 Interior and Security Ministers, together with the European Commissioner for Home Affairs and the Secretary General of INTERPOL, met in Mito, Ibaraki on December 8 to 10, 2023.
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DHS Conducts Removal Flights to Venezuela, Central America, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, and South Korea
This week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) working in coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), facilitated removal flights, including single adults and family units to Venezuela, Central America, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, and South Korea.
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DHS Designates Three Additional PRC-Based Companies to the UFLPA Entity List
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the addition of three People’s Republic of China (PRC)-based companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List.
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DHS Releases Physical Security Performance Goals for Faith-Based Communities
Building on longstanding efforts and redoubling work to support faith-based communities in response to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, DHS, through Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), released new resources to help houses of worship and other faith-based organizations enhance their security.
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DHS Conducts Removal Flights to Central America and Venezuela
DHS facilitated removal flights, including single adults and family units to Central America and Venezuela. During each of the past two weeks, we have conducted over thirty repatriation flights transporting thousands of individuals back to their country of origin and have repatriated over five thousand individuals directly to Mexico.
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DHS Continues Direct Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights, November 28, 2023
DHS, through the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) working in coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), facilitated removal flights, including single adults and family units to Venezuela and Central America.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Supply Chain Resilience Center to Protect U.S. Supply Chain from Evolving Threats
As part of the inaugural meeting of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, President Biden and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas unveiled the Supply Chain Resilience Center (SCRC), a new U.S. government entity designed to collaborate with the private sector to better secure our supply chains.
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DHS/CISA and UK NCSC Release Joint Guidelines for Secure AI System Development
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) jointly released Guidelines for Secure AI System Development to help developers of any systems that use AI.
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DHS Continues to Remove Individuals and Families Without a Basis to Remain in the United States
The Department of Homeland Security, through U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) working in coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), facilitated dozens of removal flights, including single adults and family units to Venezuela, Central America, Brazil, Colombia, India, and Peru.
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Joint Statement from Australia and the United States on the Inaugural Meeting of the Joint Council on Combatting Online Child Sexual Exploitation
Today, on the United Nations’ World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Violence, the United States and Australian governments have reaffirmed their commitment to combatting child exploitation and abuse in our communities, online and internationally.