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Last Updated: | Press Releases

DHS Issues Notices of Termination for the CHNV Parole Program, Encourages Parolees to Self-Deport Immediately

DHS began sending termination notices to aliens paroled into the United States (U.S.) under a Biden-era parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV). 

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Secretary Noem Ends Politicized TSA Watchlist Program That Has Failed to Prevent a Single Terrorist Attack in its Existence; Calls for Congressional Investigation

DHS announced it is ending the Quiet Skies Program, which since its existence has failed to stop a single terrorist attack while costing US taxpayers $200 million a year.

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DHS Reminds Congressional Members of ICE’s Guidelines to Schedule Tours of ICE Detention Facilities

After members of Congress broke into Delaney Hall and assaulted ICE agents, DHS is reminding Congressional offices of ICE’s facility visitation guidelines.

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The CIS Ombudsman's Webinar Series: 2024 Annual Report

On July 30, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) hosted a webinar highlighting its 2024 Annual Report to Congress.

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Secretary Mayorkas Testimony to the House Committee on Homeland Security

Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas delivered the following testimony at a hearing of the House Committee on Homeland Security on Threats to the Homeland.

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Secretary Mayorkas Testimony to the Senate Committee on Appropriations

Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas delivered the following testimony at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Appropriations on “the President’s Supplemental Request for the Departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security.” 

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Secretary Mayorkas Testimony to Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs

Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas delivered the following testimony at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs on Threats to the Homeland.

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Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas' Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security

Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas' Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security on “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland”

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DHS First Responder Vaccine Initiative Pilot Program

Annual report to Congress of DHS First Responder Vaccine Initiative (FRVI) Pilot Program

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Submitted Written Testimony Of Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf Before The U.S. Senate Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, September 23, 2020

Good afternoon, Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Peters, and other distinguished members of the committee. It is an honor to appear before you today as the President’s nominee to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. I’m grateful to the President for the faith and trust that he has placed in me to serve with the tremendous men and women of the Department, whose mission is now more important and crucial to the safety and security of our Homeland than ever before.