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Next Phase of DHS Campaign to Stop Fentanyl Will Focus on Interdiction and Supply Chain Disruption
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Following the success of Operations Blue Lotus and Four Horsemen, which stopped nearly 10,000 pounds of fentanyl during their two-month run and led to 284 arrests in those two months, today the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the next phase of its surge campaign to target...
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Preventing Lyme Disease
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Statement from Secretary Mayorkas Regarding the Titan Submersible
News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement regarding the Titan submersible...
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June is Men’s Health Month
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The Family That Serves: Inspiring the Next Generation
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Secretary Mayorkas Remarks at Ministerial Meeting on the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection
News Release: Secretary Mayorkas delivered the following remarks at the Ministerial Meeting on the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection at the World Bank in Washington, D.C.
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Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on the Candidacy of Ian Saunders for Secretary General of the World Customs Organization
News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on the candidacy of Ian Saunders to become the Secretary General of the World Customs Organization.
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Senate Passes Peters and Grassley Bipartisan Bills to Help Prevent Foreign Influence in U.S. Policy
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Two bipartisan bills authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to improve our nation’s ability to prevent foreign governments from attempting to influence U.S. policy have passed the Senate.
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Statement from Secretary Mayorkas Regarding the Supreme Court Decision on Immigration Enforcement
News Release: Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling on immigration enforcement...
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Workforce Message from Secretary Mayorkas on the Designation of Kristie Canegallo as the Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
News Release: I am proud and excited to inform you that President Biden will designate Kristie Canegallo as the Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. Kristie will assume her new role on July 21, 2023 following Deputy Secretary Tien’s retirement.
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EU-US joint statement following the EU-US Ministerial on Justice and Home Affairs
News Release: 1. On 21 June 2023, the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union hosted the EU-U.S. Ministerial Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs in Stockholm. The European Union was represented by the Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson, the Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders, as well...
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Department of Homeland Security Announces Distribution of More Than $290 Million in Congressional Funding for Communities Receiving Migrants
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), will publish a funding notice under the new Shelter and Services Program (SSP) for more than $290 million to 34 non-federal entities for...
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S&T Awards Funds to a Startup Developing Object Detection & Tracking Algorithms for Securing Soft Targets
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced an award of $199,500 to Analytical AI, a Birmingham, AL-based company, to build artificial intelligence algorithms that link objects, such as unattended baggage to people, and track them from the time they enter a perimeter to when they exit.
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Science Strengthens Its Stride: Welcome HS-POWER Interns
News Release: Guest post from Rebecca L. Medina, Director of the Science and Technology Directorate’s Office of University Programs.
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Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on the 11th Anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Policy
News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on the 11th anniversary of the creation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy.
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Prepare Now Ahead of Tropical Storm Bret
News Release: WASHINGTON -- As Tropical Storm Bret continues developing in the Atlantic, FEMA urges residents and visitors in the Caribbean to prepare now, pay attention to the evolving forecast and listen to instructions from local authorities.
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Nicaraguan national passes away in ICE custody
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - A Nicaraguan national in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) passed away at the La Salle General Hospital, Jena, Louisiana, June 23. The preliminary cause of death was reported by hospital medical officials to be cardiac arrest.
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Secretary Mayorkas Appoints New Members to Academic Council to Advise DHS
News Release: WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced new members to the Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council (HSAPC), which he reconstituted in 2022. The Council will provide strategic and actionable recommendations to the Secretary on campus...
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S&T Seeks Solutions for Privacy Preserving Digital Credential Wallets & Verifiers
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced a new solicitation to create, improve and implement a new set of tools that protect the privacy of individuals when using digital credentials that can be used for a variety of purposes including...
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Hoopa Valley Tribe Eligible for FEMA Assistance
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Hoopa Valley Tribe is now eligible for FEMA disaster assistance to help recover from the severe winter storms and mudslides Feb. 14 to March 5, 2023.