Press Releases

Readout of Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas’ Participation in FEMA’s Daily Interagency Briefing on the Federal Response to Fiona’s Impact on Puerto Rico

Today, as Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) teams fanned out across Puerto Rico to assess the damage from Hurricane Fiona, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas joined FEMA Associate Administrator for Response and Recovery Anne Bink and senior FEMA leadership at the agency’s Washington, D.C., headquarters for a briefing on the latest disaster response actions underway in support of the government of Puerto Rico.  

DHS Statement on Safety and Enforcement Following Hurricane Fiona Impacts in Puerto Rico

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is working with its federal, state, local, and non-governmental partners to support the needs of the areas affected by the impacts of Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico.

DHS Electric Vehicle Program Accelerates with Debut of First Fully Electric Law Enforcement Vehicle

Today, DHS became the first federal agency to debut a battery electric vehicle (EV) fitted for performing law enforcement functions at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers’ Office of Cheltenham Operations.

DHS Announces New Members of Faith-Based Security Advisory Council

DHS Announces New Members of Faith-Based Security Advisory Council (FBSAC)

Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the appointment of 25 members to the reinvigorated Faith-Based Security Advisory Council, in advance of the first meeting on October 6, 2022.

Readout of DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office’s Radiological and Nuclear Primary Screening Training in New Orleans

Washington – The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) and the Department of Energy’s Counter Terrorism Operations Support (CTOS) Center for Radiological/Nuclear Training provided a primary screening class to Securing the Cities (STC), New Orleans from July 25-29, 2022.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1 Billion in Funding for First-Ever State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program

WASHINGTON -- Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a first-of-its-kind cybersecurity grant program specifically for state, local, and territorial (SLT) governments across the country. This State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program, made possible thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, provides $1 billion in funding to SLT partners over four years, with $185 million available for FY22, to support SLT efforts to address cyber risk to their information systems.

DHS Provides $20 Million to 43 Organizations Working to Prevent Targeted Violence and Terrorism

DHS Provides $20 Million to 43 Organizations Working to Prevent Targeted Violence and Terrorism 

 Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the award of 43 grants, totaling $20 million, under the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22). 

Readout of DHS Participation at Interpol Conference on Border Security in the Americas

Readout of DHS Participation at Interpol Conference on Border Security in the Americas

On September 14, 2022, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) John K. Tien and senior officials from U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) participated in the “High-Level International Conference on Border Security in the Americas,” a virtual event hosted by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL).

DHS and DOJ Announce Significant Enforcement Operation, Disrupting and Dismantling a Prolific Human Smuggling Operation

DHS and DOJ Announce Significant Enforcement Operation, Disrupting and Dismantling a Prolific Human Smuggling Operation

On Tuesday, September 13, the Department of Homeland Security joined the U.S. Department of Justice to announce a significant enforcement operation that disrupted and dismantled a prolific human smuggling operation in Texas and across the Southern United States.

DHS Hosts the Five Country Ministerial Meeting in Washington, D.C.

On September 12-13, 2022, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas hosted the annual Five Country Ministerial, held in person for the first time since 2019.