Secretary of Homeland Security
The Secretary of Homeland Security oversees the third largest Cabinet department and leads our nation's efforts to secure our country from the many threats we face.
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Annual FOIA Report Raw Data
The FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 requires agencies to make the raw statistical data used in the report available for public inspection. This page includes Component-level data used in the Department of Homeland Security's FOIA Annual Report.
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National Interest Exception from Presidential Proclamation 10294
On October 25, 2021, President Biden issued Presidential Proclamation 10294, entitled "Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic," which suspends and limits the entry into the United States of non-citizens by air travel who are nonimmigrants ("noncitizen nonimmigrants") and who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Presidential Proclamation 10294 contains specified exceptions, including a specific exception for noncitizen nonimmigrants "whose entry would be in the national interest," and entrusts the Secretary of Homeland Security (along with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Transportation) to make this determination.
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Assessment of the Critical Supply Chains Supporting the U.S. ICT Industry
Directed by President Biden as part of the Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains (E.O. 14017), the Departments of Commerce and Homeland Security evaluated the current supply chain conditions for select hardware and software products, identified key risks that threaten to disrupt those supply chains, and proposed a strategy to mitigate risk and strengthen supply chain resiliency.
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National Interest Exemption From Presidential Proclamations 9984, 9992, 9993, and 9996 Regarding Novel Coronavirus for Certain Professional Athletes and Their Essential Staff and Dependents
To address the threat to the nation posed by the novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), the President issued Proclamations 9984, 9992, 9993, and 9996, suspending the entry of all noncitizens who were physically present within the People’s Republic of China (excluding the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau), the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Schengen Area, the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, during the 14-day period preceding their entry or attempted entry into the United States. Each of the above proclamations includes an exception for “any noncitizen whose entry would be in the national interest, as determined by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or their designees.”
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Cooperation with the Office of Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) plays a critical role in helping the Department prevent and detect fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement. By doing so, the OIG helps improve the economy, effectiveness, and efficiency of DHS programs and activities. The OIG does this through independent and objective audits, investigations, evaluations, and inspections. It cannot do so alone. To carry out this important mission, the OIG needs certain information (for example, facts, reports, statistics, and data) from the Department and our Components.
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Changes to Parole and Expedited Removal Policies Affecting Cuban Nationals
On January 12, 2017, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced several changes to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policies and regulations affecting Cuban nationals.
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Executive Order 13777
Presidential Executive Order 13777: Enforcing The Regulatory Reform Agenda
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Senior Federal Travel Reports
Senior Federal Travel Reports
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Memorandum on Worksite Enforcement
Memorandum from Secretary Mayorkas titled, "Worksite Enforcement: The Strategy to Protect the American Labor Market, the Conditions of the American Worksite, and the Dignity of the Individual"
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DHS Terminates MPP and Continues to Process Individuals in MPP Into the United States to Complete their Immigration Proceedings
On June 1, 2021, DHS completed its review of MPP and terminated the program.