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DHS Statement on Safety and Immigration Enforcement During Emergency Events
An archive of statements about the Department’s immigration enforcement posture during certain emergency events, including natural disasters.
Hurricanes
- DHS Statement on Safety and Enforcement During Tropical Depression Imelda (September 21, 2019)
- DHS Statement on Safety and Enforcement During Hurricane Dorian (August 30, 2019)
- DHS Statement on Safety and Enforcement During Tropical Storm Barry (July 11, 2019)
- DHS Statement on Safety and Enforcement During Hurricane Michael (October 10, 2018)
- DHS Statement on Safety and Enforcement During Hurricane Florence (September 14, 2018)
- CBP and ICE Statement Regarding Hurricane Nate (October 17, 2017)
- DHS Statement on Safety and Enforcement During Hurricane Irma (September 6, 2017)
- Statement available in Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Tagalog, and Vietnamese
- Joint Statement from ICE and CBP Regarding Hurricane Harvey (August 25, 2017)
- ICE-CBP Joint Message Regarding Hurricane Matthew (October 6, 2016)
- Statement available in Spanish, Haitian Creole, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese
- ICE-CBP Joint Message Regarding Hurricane Sandy (October 26, 2012)
- ICE-CBP Joint Message Regarding Hurricane Isaac (August 28, 2012)
Wildfires
- DHS Statement on Safety and Enforcement During the California Wildfires (October 25, 2019)
- DHS Statement on Safety and Enforcement During the California Wildfires (October 13, 2019)
- DHS Statement Regarding Safety and Enforcement During Northern California Wildfires (August 6, 2018)
- DHS Statement on Safety and Enforcement During the California Wildfires (November 9, 2018)
National and Other Emergencies
- Tweets in Response to El Paso Shooting from ICE and CBP (August 3-4, 2019)
- Public Notice on the Current Emergency in Flint, Michigan (February 24, 2016)
Last Published Date:
August 20, 2020