Latest news and press releases.
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Joint U.S.-EU statement following the U.S.-EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting
On 16 December 2021, the U.S.-EU Ministerial Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs took place in Washington D.C. The United States was represented by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and by Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas.
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DHS Announces Commitment to Enhance Protections for Stateless Individuals in the United States
The Department of Homeland Security announced its commitment to adopt a definition of statelessness for immigration purposes and enhance protections for stateless individuals living in the United States.
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DHS Announces “Hack DHS” Bug Bounty Program to Identify Potential Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the launch of “Hack DHS,” a bug bounty program to identify potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities within certain DHS systems and increase the Department’s cybersecurity resilience. Through Hack DHS, vetted cybersecurity researchers who have been invited to access select external DHS systems (“hackers”) will identify vulnerabilities (“bugs”) that could be exploited by bad actors so they can be patched. These hackers will be rewarded with payments (“bounties”) for the bugs they identify.
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Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on President Biden’s Customer Experience Executive Order
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on President Biden’s Executive Order, Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government.
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Secretary Mayorkas Swears in Chris Magnus as CBP Commissioner
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas delivered the Oath of Office to Chris Magnus, the fifth Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
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Secretary Mayorkas Congratulates Department Recipients of 2021 Presidential Rank Award
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas congratulated the 27 members of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) workforce who received the 2021 Presidential Rank Award (PRA).
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DHS to Request Public Input on How the U.S. Government Can Prevent Family Separations at the U.S. Border
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its request that the public provide recommendations on how to permanently protect against the prior administration’s practice of intentionally separating families at the border to deter others from migrating to the United States.
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Homeland Secretary and Top Cybersecurity Officials Meet with Silicon Valley Leaders to Stress Cybersecurity Priorities
Secretary of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, National Cyber Director Chris Inglis, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly, and DHS Under Secretary for Policy Rob Silvers met with industry leaders in technology, business, and cybersecurity to discuss how the federal government and the private sector can better and more proactively partner to tackle the most pressing cybersecurity challenges.
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DHS Announces Deadline Extension for National Climate Resilience Prize Competition
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the deadline for submissions for the DHS Cooling Solutions Challenge has been extended to February 24, 2022.
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DHS Statement on Operational Implementation of MPP
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is closely coordinating the court-mandated reimplementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) with the Government of Mexico (GOM).