Latest news and press releases.
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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.