Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on President Joe Biden
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released a statement regarding President Joe Biden.
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FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Presidential Proclamation and Joint DHS-DOJ Interim Final Rule Cut Encounters at Southwest Border by Over 50 Percent in Six Weeks
The Presidential Proclamation issued by President Biden to temporarily suspend the entry of certain noncitizens across the Southern border – including the southwest land and southern coastal borders – and the complementary joint interim final rule (IFR) issued by DHS and DOJ have now been in effect for six weeks, helping reduce the number of encounters at our Southwest Border by more than 50 percent.
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A Message from President Biden
A message from President Biden shared with the workforce on March 7, 2024, by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
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POTUS Letter to Federal Employees
Letter from the President of the United States to federal employees, issued on March 7, 2024.
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Secretary Mayorkas Delivers Remarks Following an Operational Briefing
Secretary Mayorkas delivered remarks after receiving an operational briefing in Brownsville, Texas, alongside President Biden.
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Cyber Safety Review Board Releases Report on Activities of Global Extortion-Focused Hacker Group Lapsus$
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the Cyber Safety Review Board’s (CSRB) report summarizing the findings of its review into the activities associated with a threat actor group known as Lapsus$.
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Secretary Mayorkas Recognizes Over 1,350 DHS Employees with Annual Secretary’s Awards
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced the 1,385 winners of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary’s Awards, which honor employees from 43 different states, countries, territories, and districts.
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DHS Marks 20th Anniversary Honoring the Department’s Workforce
Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. joined Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and hundreds of DHS employees in holding a special ceremony at the DHS Headquarters at St. Elizabeths Campus in Washington, DC to honor the workforce and to recognize the approximately 32,000 plank holders who joined DHS on its first day and continue to serve today. Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. joined Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and hundreds of DHS employees in holding a special ceremony at the DHS Headquarters at St. Elizabeths Campus in Washington, DC to honor the workforce and to recognize the approximately 32,000 plank holders who joined DHS on its first day and continue to serve today
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President Biden Signs legislation that codifies and expands DHS fight against human trafficking
On December 27, 2022, President Biden signed the “Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2021,” which codifies and expands DHS's CCHT.
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Update on Southwest Border Security and Preparedness Ahead of Court-Ordered Lifting of Title 42
Under the Biden-Harris Administration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been executing a comprehensive strategy to continue to secure our borders and build a safe, orderly, and humane immigration process. After inheriting a broken and dismantled immigration system, since January 2021 DHS has effectively managed an unprecedented number of noncitizens seeking to enter the United States, interdicted more drugs, and disrupted more smuggling operations than ever before.