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Last Updated: June 9, 2023 | Press Releases

Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on CBP Leadership Transitions

I join Acting Commissioner Troy Miller in thanking Acting Deputy Commissioner Benjamine “Carry” Huffman and Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz for their invaluable service to our Department and am proud to announce the promotion of Pete Flores to serve as Acting Deputy Commissioner, Jason Owens to serve as the Chief of the Border Patrol, and Diane Sabatino to serve as the Acting Executive Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Field Operations. 

Last Updated: June 9, 2023 | Press Releases

DHS to Ban Imports from Two Additional PRC-Based Companies as Part of Its Enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced new actions to keep forced labor practices out of the U.S. supply chain.

Last Updated: June 6, 2023 | Press Releases

Border Encounters Remain Low as Biden-Harris Administration’s Comprehensive Plan to Manage the Border After Title 42 in Effect

Since the CDC’s Title 42 public health Order lifted and the Biden-Harris Administration’s comprehensive plan to manage the border went into full effect on May 12, DHS has continued to experience a significant reduction in encounters at the Southwest Border.

Last Updated: May 31, 2023 | Press Releases

DHS Operations Blue Lotus and Four Horsemen Stopped Nearly 10,000 Pounds of Fentanyl, Led to 284 Arrests

DHS agencies announced the results of Operations Blue Lotus and Four Horsemen, surge efforts to curtail the flow of illicit fentanyl smuggled into the United States from Mexico, as the U.S. Department of Justice announced referrals for prosecution in cases stemming from the operations in Arizona and Southern California.  

Last Updated: May 30, 2023 | Press Releases

Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on the Retirement of U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul L. Ortiz

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on the retirement of U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul L. Ortiz.

Last Updated: May 30, 2023 | Press Releases

DHS Improves Customer Experience by Simplifying Services Used by the Public

DHS announced that it has reduced the total amount of time the public spends accessing DHS services by 20 million hours, a goal set by Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas in 2022.

Last Updated: May 24, 2023 | Press Releases

Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on the Anniversary of the Shooting in Uvalde, Texas

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which occurred one year ago.

Last Updated: May 10, 2023 | Fact Sheets

El Departamento de Estado y el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional anuncian amplias medidas adicionales para gestionar humanamente la frontera por medio de la disuasión, la aplicación de la ley y la diplomacia

El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) y el Departamento de Estado se centran en soluciones y tienen un plan sólido para gestionar humanamente la frontera a través de la disuasión, la aplicación de la ley y la diplomacia. Con el apoyo del Departamento de Defensa y de múltiples países del Hemisferio Occidental, el DHS y el Departamento de Estado están implementando dicho plan dentro de las limitaciones de un sistema de inmigración descompuesto que el Congreso ha fracasado repetidamente en arreglar, incluso al no actuar sobre la propuesta de reforma migratoria integral del presidente Biden, la legislación bipartidista para proteger a los soñadores (Dreamers) y a los trabajadores agrícolas, o las repetidas solicitudes de recursos adicionales.

Last Updated: May 10, 2023 | Press Releases

DHS Launches Digital Ad Campaign to Counter Smuggler Lies

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today launched a digital advertising campaign to counter lies peddled by smugglers about the end of the public health Order under Title 42.

Last Updated: May 10, 2023 | Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet: Additional Sweeping Measures to Humanely Manage Border

DHS and State are implementing that plan within the constraints of a broken immigration system that Congress has repeatedly failed to fix, including by not acting on President Biden’s comprehensive immigration reform proposal, bipartisan legislation to protect Dreamers and farm workers, or repeated requests for additional resources.