News and reports from the Department of Homeland Security.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas called a meeting of the Faith-Based Security Advisory Council, which was created in September 2022, to better assist religious groups across the nation in terms of security and readiness.

The U.S. Border Patrol has issued a warning to migrants of the danger of attempting to enter the United States by swimming across a maritime border after five separate incidents were recorded in one month.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reduced the amount of time the public has to spend accessing DHS services by 20 million hours annually.

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas published a statement through the Department of Homeland Security regarding the announcement of U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul L. Ortiz's retirement.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) believes the United States needs stricter laws to stop Mexican drug cartels and organized crime from using digital resources, such as financial technology applications, for money laundering schemes.

U.S. Rep. Neal Dunn (R-Fla.), during a recent interview with the Federal Newswire, spoke out against China using cartels as a tool to fight against the United States.

Rep. Clay Higgins, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, accused the Biden Administration of perpetrating a "shell game" with the numbers of immigrants entering the country since the lifting of the Title 42 restrictions.

Congressman Neal Dunn (R-Fla.) has again introduced a bill that would classify all fentanyl-related substances as weapons of mass destruction.

Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston announced the recent arrest of a Jamaican citizen under suspicion of multiple criminal charges, including drug-related offenses, firearms violations and vehicle-related crimes.

In response to the ongoing heightened threat environment in the United States, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas issued a National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin May 24.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the state will deploy 100 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border in support of Operation Lone Star, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to counter illegal immigration and drug trade.

Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) and Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) released a joint statement that said a Chinese state-sponsored cyber tool, Volt Typhoon, was infiltrating U.S. systems.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the Judiciary Committee Chairman, blamed the Biden administration for the murder of an American citizen in Maryland by a teenager and gang member who entered the United States illegally in a tweet on May 23.

U.S. Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) tweeted a video May 24 of his appearance on Fox News concerning the southern border crisis, specifically the fentanyl crisis.

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), a newly announced presidential candidate, recently appeared on Fox News and discussed his solution to the border crisis, which includes legislation that will drastically ramp up border security and reduce the entry of fentanyl into the U.S.