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On January 6, 2023, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas met with Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura to continue their previous discussion in Tokyo in October related to the expansion of cyber cooperation and prevention of the use of forced labor in supply chains.
In 2022, DHS responded to the dynamic threat landscape with leadership, new programs and capabilities, cross-component collaboration, and dedication to mission.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is working with its federal, state, local, and non-governmental partners to support the needs of the areas that may be impacted by the winter storm in New York, particularly in the Erie and Genesee counties.
As required by today’s Supreme Court order, the Title 42 public health order will remain in effect, and our immigration laws will continue to be fully enforced.
DHS continues its diligent enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) through U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and its leadership of the federal government’s Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force. In the year since President Biden signed the UFLPA into law with overwhelming bipartisan support, DHS has spearheaded collaborations with non-governmental organizations (NGOs), industry, and federal partners to keep goods made with forced labor from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region out of U.S. commerce, while facilitating the flow of legitimate trade.
Over the last week, the Department of Homeland Security has moved more than 3,400 migrants out of El Paso through Title 42 expulsions to Mexico or ICE expedited removal flights. USBP has also alleviated capacity in the sector by moving almost 6,000 other migrants through lateral decompression to other sectors for further immigration enforcement proceedings.