News and reports from the Department of Homeland Security.

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page rule on Nov. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

oday we mourn the tragic and senseless loss of life in Chesapeake, Virginia. We are sending strength to the families and loved ones of those affected.

This week, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security John K. Tien was in the United Kingdom and Germany for a range of bilateral and multilateral engagements with key European partners to advance homeland security objectives.

We, the Interior and Security Ministers of the G7, together with the EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, met from 16 to 18 November 2022 at Kloster Eberbach in Wiesbaden, chaired by Nancy Faeser, Federal Minister of the Interior and Community of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas congratulated the 29 members of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) workforce who were recognized for their exceptional performance and awarded the 2022 Presidential Rank Award (PRA).

After a year of breaking all the wrong records at the Southwest border, the Biden administration is already on track to surpass its own records this fiscal year.

Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, issued the following statement on the ambush on CBP Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents by drug smugglers in Puerto Rico yesterday.

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a new report detailing the results of his investigation into the rise of domestic terrorism, including white supremacist and anti-government violence.

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing with top national security and counterterrorism officials to examine evolving and persistent threats to homeland security

News Release: Today we mourn the tragic and senseless loss of life in Chesapeake, Virginia. We are sending strength to the families and loved ones of those affected.

Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, questioned Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about yesterday’s alert from CISA and the FBI which stated that Iranian government-sponsored hackers had compromised federal agencies.

Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, outlined the threats to our nation at a hearing titled: “Threats to the Homeland.”

oday, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, discussed the ongoing crisis at the southern border at a hearing titled: “Threats to the Homeland.” Senator Portman pressed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to acknowledge that the Biden administration is responsible for the crisis at the southern border due their failed policies which have resulted in the highest level on record of unlawful migrants, unaccompanied children, and deadly narcotics like fentanyl coming into our country.

House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA-40) released the following statement on Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s call for Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign and threat to impeach him

News Release: Today we mourn the tragic and senseless loss of life in Chesapeake, Virginia. We are sending strength to the families and loved ones of those affected.