'Unshakeable Resolve': DHS honors its workforce
By Homeland Newswire Report | Mar 28, 2023
The DHS marked its 20th anniversary by honoring the department’s workforce
Pekoske: TSA works 'to reduce cybersecurity risks and improve cyber resilience'
By Homeland Newswire Report | Mar 22, 2023
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration recently issued a new cybersecurity amendment on an emergency basis to the security plans of specific TSA-regulated airport and aircraft operators.
Genalo: 'We are committed to removing these fugitives'
By Homeland Newswire Report | Mar 11, 2023
An Ecuadorian man convicted of rape in his native country who has been living illegally in the U.S. was recently brought back to Ecuador by Enforcement and Removal Operations officers working out of the New York City field office.
Lyons: 'Unlawfully present fugitive with an international arrest warrant' apprehended in Connecticut
By Homeland Newswire Report | Mar 10, 2023
An woman wanted on charges of fraud and embezzlement in Ecuador was apprehended by Enforcement and Removal Operations officers with Boston's Fugitive Operations Team.
USCIS expands premium processing for some international students
By Homeland Newswire Report | Mar 10, 2023
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is expanding premium processing and online services for some international students studying in the United States, according to a news release.
Mayorkas: 'DHS is fundamentally a department of partnerships'
By Homeland Newswire Report | Mar 10, 2023
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released the Fiscal Year 2023 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity.
Department of Homeland Security marks 20th anniversary
By Homeland Newswire Report | Mar 8, 2023
President Joe Biden recently joined the Department of Homeland Security to recognize 20 years of progress "securing the homeland."
Lyons: Brazilian fugitive 'attempted to evade justice by hiding' in Massachusetts
By Homeland Newswire Report | Mar 7, 2023
Fugitive Operations Team members of Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston detained a Brazilian fugitive wanted for murder in his native country Feb. 21.
De Anda-Ybarra: ERO pursues 'foreign fugitives who pose a threat to the safety of our country’
By Homeland Newswire Report | Mar 5, 2023
A 39-year-old noncitizen who was sought for murder and drug trafficking in his native country of Ecuador was recently removed by officers of Enforcement and Removal Operations El Paso.
Brown: 'HSI will continue to aggressively investigate greedy swindlers who prey on the vulnerable'
By Homeland Newswire Report | Mar 4, 2023
Six Nigerian nationals have been charged with a large transnational fraud scheme.
Brown: HSI investigates 'those who violently attack law enforcement officers'
By Homeland Newswire Report | Mar 3, 2023
A man from Sonora, Mexico, received a 51-month prison sentence for assaulting a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer.
Mayorkas: 'We are a nation of immigrants, and we are a nation of laws'
By Homeland Newswire Report | Feb 25, 2023
The U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Justice have proposed a new rule limiting asylum eligibility for those who fail to use official pathways for lawful migration.
Johnson: Four men in Florida ‘allegedly sought to overthrow the Haitian government through violence’
By Homeland Newswire Report | Feb 23, 2023
Four men were recently arrested in Florida in connection with the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021.
Biden calls for immigration reform in State of the Union address: 'American border problems won’t be fixed until Congress acts'
By Homeland Newswire Report | Feb 14, 2023
Last week, during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, he pleaded to legislatures to come together on the issue of immigration reform. It is no secret that the Biden administration would like to see a change in border policy to make it easier for immigrants to gain citizenship. The administration believes this would help with the shortage in labor supply.
Department of Homeland Security joins U.S. Global Change Research Program
By Homeland Newswire Report | Feb 14, 2023
The Department of Homeland Security joined the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) earlier this month.
Customs official defends removal of former Salvadoran officer for human rights violations
By Homeland Newswire Report | Feb 14, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations Dallas recently removed a former Salvadoran officer for human rights violations.
Gallagher, Krishnamoorthi: 'We must act to counter this threat'; Defense Department allows CCP balloon to continue floating in U.S. airspace
By Homeland Newswire Report | Feb 9, 2023
Congressmen Mike Gallagher (R-WI), chairman of the House Select Committee on China, and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), also a member of the committee, said in a joint statement that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) balloon flying over the U.S. represents a serious threat that must not be ignored. The Defense Department confirmed on Thursday that it was monitoring the surveillance balloon, but would not shoot it down, and said this balloon is not the first to have been spotted in U.S. airspace. Some have expressed concern that the balloon could be spying on sensitive intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) sites in Montana.
Silvers: DHS is working on 'advancing our defensive operational collaboration with Israel’
By Homeland Newswire Report | Feb 9, 2023
U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently shed light on how cohesive private sector engagement, regional and international cooperation and the U.S.-Israel relationship are essential in tackling cybersecurity threats.
NBPC's Judd: New CBP pursuit policy 'absolves smugglers of all responsibility for the terrible things they do on the road'
By Homeland Newswire Report | Feb 8, 2023
Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, has said the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's new pursuit policy will put agents at risk.
Mayorkas: DHS task force 'reunited more than 600 children who were separated from their families'
By Homeland Newswire Report | Feb 8, 2023
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas made a statement on the Family Reunification Task Force and the successful reunification of more than 600 children with their families.
