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Last Updated: | Press Releases

Five Country Ministerial 2024 - Declaration Bridging Government Efforts and Elevating Survivors’ Voices

We, the Home Affairs, Interior, Security and Immigration Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States (the ‘Five Countries’), recognize the importance of drawing in the voices and experiences of victims and survivors of child sexual exploitation and abuse, and in particular, their ongoing advocacy efforts petitioning for increased responses from government and industry to eliminate child sexual abuse and resulting material.

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Five Country Ministerial 2024 - Joint statement on Irregular Migration

The Five Countries have a long and proud tradition of welcoming migrants and providing protection to the most vulnerable people across the world. We remain committed to promoting and protecting the human rights of all migrants, including refugees, and will continue to offer protection in line with our international obligations.

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Five Country Ministerial 2024 - Joint Communique

We, the Home Affairs, Interior, Security and Immigration Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States (the ‘Five Countries’) remain steadfast in our commitment to uphold and promote shared liberal democratic values, and in working collaboratively to protect our citizens, communities, and governments from evolving national security threats in an increasingly contested world.

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Call for a G7 Action Plan to Prevent and Counter the Smuggling of Migrants

The Interior and Security Ministers of the G7, in the context of the G7 Coalition to Prevent and Counter the Smuggling of Migrants launched by our Governments at the G7 Apulia summit as part of an approach ‘to enhance border management and enforcement and curb transnational organized crime involved in migrant smuggling and trafficking in persons’, reiterate and confirm our determination to intensify our efforts to prevent, counter and eradicate organized crime groups engaged in migrant smuggling, also in its connection with trafficking in persons, and strip them of the proceeds generated by these heinous crimes while always providing protection and assistance to migrants and victims of trafficking in persons, particularly women and girls.

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G7 Interior and Security Ministers’ Communiqué

The Interior and Security Ministers of the G7 and the Vice President of the EU Commission and the EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, met on 2 to 4 October 2024 in Mirabella Eclano, Italy. Under the chairmanship of Italy, we discussed the complex challenges to the security of our nations and renewed our commitment to fighting threats to our societies and democratic values.

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DHS Announces New Student Toolkit to Combat Gender-Based Violence

The DHS Council on Combating Gender-Based Violence (CCGBV) and the Department of Education have published a student toolkit on gender-based violence (GBV) for international students attending high schools, colleges and universities in the U.S.

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DHS Partners with Japanese Counterparts to Strengthen Maritime Cybersecurity Cooperation

From August 21-22, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Government of Japan conducted a successful tabletop exercise focused on enhancing maritime cybersecurity and incident response capabilities.

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United States Signs Arrangement with Panama to Implement Removal Flight Program

The United States and Panama announced the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will begin a new U.S. Department of State-funded foreign assistance program to address irregular migration in the region.

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Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on New European Union Regulation Prohibiting Products made with Forced Labor

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas issued the following statement regarding the European Union Member State's approval of a regulation that would prohibit products made with forced labor from being sold in the European Union market.

Last Updated: | Speeches

Secretary Mayorkas Delivers Remarks at Western Hemisphere Cyber Conference

Secretary Mayorkas delivered the following remarks in his keynote address to the Western Hemisphere Cyber Conference in Washington, DC.