Latest news and press releases.
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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.
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DHS Issues Updated DHS Language Access Plan to Support its Workforce and Advance Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) joined interagency partners across the federal government in releasing its updated language access plan.
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DHS Continues Direct Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights, November 16, 2023
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 Ecuador, India, Peru, Venezuela, and Central America as part of dozens of other routine ICE removal flights conducted throughout the hemisphere and around the world.
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EU-U.S. Joint Statement Following the EU-U.S. Ministerial on Justice and Home Affairs 14 November 2023 (Washington, D.C.)
On 13 and 14 November 2023, the EU-U.S. Ministerial Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs took place in Washington, D.C.
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DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Releases Roadmap for AI
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released its first Roadmap for Artificial Intelligence (AI), adding to the significant DHS and broader whole-of-government effort to ensure the secure development and implementation of artificial intelligence capabilities.
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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.