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HP - Enhancing School Safety

HP - Enhancing School Safety

Enhancing School Safety
HP - Ending Legal Loopholes and Securing Our Border

HP - Ending Legal Loopholes and Securing Our Border

Ending Legal Loopholes and Securing Our Border
HP - FEMA App

HP - FEMA App

Download the FEMA App
HP - Northern Border Strategy

HP - Northern Border Strategy

Northern Border Strategy
S4 - Take the Challenge

S4 - Take the Challenge

Take the Challenge
HP - 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season

HP - 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Are You Prepared for a Hurricane?
HP - Cybersecurity Strategy

HP - Cybersecurity Strategy

DHS Cybersecurity Strategy
HP - NTAS Bulletin, May 9, 2018

HP - NTAS Bulletin, May 9, 2018

National Terrorism Advisory System Updated Bulletin Active Through September 14, 2018
HP - A New Mission Statement

HP - A New Mission Statement

Our Mission

The Trump Administration has repeatedly referenced the dangers of trekking to and attempting to illegally enter the southwest border of the United States. As the perilous realities of these journeys have gone underreported, the Department of Homeland Security has compiled a list of the illegality stemming from trafficking and smuggling, the health and safety risks of entrusting someone to illegally take you across the border, and the dangerous transnational criminal organizations that exploit the porous southwest border to bolster their numbers in the interior.

Jul 19

Press Release

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen Announcement on Temporary Protected Status for Somalia

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen has announced her determination that an extension of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Somalia is warranted pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act. After carefully reviewing conditions in Somalia with interagency partners, Secretary Nielsen determined the ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary and temporary conditions that support Somalia’s current designation for TPS continue to exist. Therefore, pursuant to the statute, she has extended Somalia’s TPS designation for 18 months.

Jul 18

Press Release

Department of Homeland Security to Host National Cybersecurity Summit

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will host a National Cybersecurity Summit on July 31, 2018 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, New York.

Jul 13

Press Release

Readout from Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen’s Trip to Mexico

On July 13, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen joined Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin in Mexico City, Mexico for meetings with Mexican government officials.

Jul 13

Press Release

U.S. Secret Service Releases Operational Guide for Preventing Targeted School Violence

On July 12, 2018, the United States Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center released another tool in support of the effort to end the prevalence of targeted violence effecting the Nation, the world, and most importantly – our schools.