Official website of the Department of Homeland Security
Resource Directory
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Resources for export licenses, exporting a motor vehicle, shippers' export declaration form, and more.
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Establishes a comprehensive all-hazards approach to enhance the ability of the United States to manage domestic incidents.
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Highly trained Security Officers operate at over 700 security checkpoints and nearly 7,000 baggage screening areas each day. They use the latest technology and equipment combined with continually improving screening techniques.
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US-VISIT supports the Department of Homeland Security's mission to protect our nation by providing biometric identification services to federal, state and local government decision makers to help them accurately identify the people they encounter and determine whether those people pose a risk to the United States.
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Container Security Initiative (CSI) is a program intended to help increase security for containerized cargo shipped to the United States from around the world. CSI addresses the threat to border security and global trade posed by the potential for terrorist use of a maritime container to deliver a weapon.
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A free service that lets you schedule an appointment with a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Immigration Officer by using the Internet at any time of day or night.
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Operation Community Shield is a nationwide initiative that targets violent transnational street gangs, by partnering with U.S. and foreign law enforcement agencies at all levels, and making use of its authority to deport criminal aliens.
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Provides expedited travel to approved members between the U.S. and Mexico border.
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A nationwide grassroots effort to educate and train Americans of all abilities on all-hazards preparedness and to foster collaboration between non-governmental organizations, citizens, and emergency responders on community preparedness issues.
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A list of major disaster declarations, emergency declarations and fire management assistance declarations. You can also search for declared disasters by year or state.
