Latest news and press releases.
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DHS Center for Countering Human Trafficking Releases FY 2022 Annual Report
DHS released the second Center for CCHT Annual Report, outlining the Department’s achievements in combatting human trafficking during the previous FY.
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Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on Israel’s Visitor Visa Refusal Rate
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement regarding Israel’s Visitor Refusal Rate.
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Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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DHS Announces Results of 2022 Invent2Prevent Final Competition
On January 25, the Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3), in collaboration with EdVenture Partners and the McCain Institute for International Leadership, hosted the finalists of Invent2Prevent, a program that empowers university and high school students to develop innovative projects that help prevent targeted violence and terrorism in their local communities.
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Joint Statement by United States Secretary Mayorkas and European Union Commissioner for Internal Market Breton
United States Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton, released the following joint statement on the cooperation between the United States and the European Union in the fields of Cyber Resilience.
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Unlawful Southwest Border Crossings Plummet Under New Border Enforcement Measures
Encounters of Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan non-citizens attempting to cross the southwest border unlawfully has decreased drastically since President Biden announced an expanded parole program.
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DHS Announces Registration Process for Temporary Protected Status for Haiti
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a Federal Register notice on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti.
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DHS Unveils Secretary Jeh Johnson Official Portrait
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today hosted the Official Portrait Unveiling Ceremony in honor of former Secretary Jeh Charles Johnson. Jeh Johnson served as the nation’s fourth Secretary of Homeland Security from December 23, 2013 – January 20, 2017.
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DHS Statement on Safety and Enforcement During Severe Weather and Recovery Efforts in Alabama, California, and Georgia
DHS is working with its partners to respond to the needs of the areas that may be impacted by the severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes in Alabama and Georgia as well as the severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides in California.
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DHS Announces Process Enhancements for Supporting Labor Enforcement Investigations
DHS announced noncitizen workers who are victims of, or witnesses to, the violation of labor rights, can access a streamlined deferred action request process.
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DHS Scheduling System for Safe, Orderly and Humane Border Processing Goes Live on CBP OneTM App
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today that the new scheduling function in the CBP One mobile application is now live.
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Secretary Mayorkas Extends and Redesignates Somalia for Temporary Protected Status for 18 Months
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia for an additional 18 months, from March 18, 2023, through September 17, 2024.
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Joint Statement by Canada and the United States on NEXUS
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and Canadian Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Marco Mendicino, support and express their appreciation to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) for their progress in developing innovative solutions to provide NEXUS applicants with more options and opportunities to complete their enrollment interviews for this bilateral trusted traveler program.
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Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’s Meeting with Japanese Minister Nishimura
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.
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DHS Statement on Safety and Enforcement During Severe Weather and Flooding in California
DHS is working with its partners to support the needs of the areas that may be impacted by the significant atmospheric river event in California.
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DHS Continues to Prepare for End of Title 42; Announces New Border Enforcement Measures and Additional Safe and Orderly Processes
DHS announced new border enforcement measures to improve border security, limit irregular migration, and create additional safe and orderly processes.
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2022 Year in Review: DHS Responded to Wide-Ranging Threats and Challenges, Built Capacity for the Future
In 2022, DHS responded to the dynamic threat landscape with leadership, new programs and capabilities, cross-component collaboration, and dedication to mission.
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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 2022,” which codifies and expands DHS's CCHT.
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DHS Statement on Safety and Enforcement During New York Winter Storm
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.
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Statement by the Department of Homeland Security on Supreme Court Title 42 Order
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.
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DHS Statement on Immigration Enforcement
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to fully enforce our immigration and public health laws at the border.
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Statement on First Anniversary of President Biden Signing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act into Law
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.
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DHS Moves Nearly 10,000 Migrants out of El Paso; Average Daily Encounters Down 40%
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.
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Statement by the Department of Homeland Security on Supreme Court Title 42 Order
As required by the Supreme Court’s administrative stay order, the Title 42 public health order will remain in effect at this time and individuals who attempt to enter the United States unlawfully will continue to be expelled to Mexico.
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Readout of U.S.-EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial
On December 14-15, 2022, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas co-hosted the U.S.-EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Ministerial at DHS’s St. Elizabeths Campus with Attorney General Merrick Garland.