News and reports from the Department of Homeland Security.

Rep. Jim Banks said the Iranian state has been "murdering and persecuting their own citizens" and has introduced legislation to make the Biden administration acknowledge and take action against alleged human rights abuses.

News Release: WASHINGTON -- Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced the agency’s progress on its 2022-2026 Strategic Plan and posture for the year ahead.

News Release: PRATTVILLE, Ala.- Autauga, Barbour, Chambers, Conecuh, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Hale and Tallapoosa counties are eligible for FEMA Public Assistance for debris removal, emergency protective measures and permanent work due to the Jan. 12 severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes.

Release: LYNCHBURG, Va. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Lynchburg Regional Airport prevented an Arkansas man from bringing his loaded handgun onto his flight yesterday (Feb. 2). The.38 caliber gun was loaded with 15 bullets.

News Release: TEL AVIV - This week, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Under Secretary for Policy Robert Silvers visited Israel to deliver a keynote address at the CyberTech Global Conference and to meet with representatives from Israel and key Middle Eastern nations, in collaboration with the Department of State.

News Release: Hundreds of dams and levees across the country that were built in the past century and a half are starting to show their age, with resulting wear and tear. Ensuring the resilience and reliability of these structures into the next century and beyond requires sustainable modernization of the critical infrastructure...

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released the second Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT) Annual Report, outlining the Department’s achievements in combatting human trafficking during the previous fiscal year (FY). As a global leader in the fight against human ...

Release: ARLINGTON, Va. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) prevented a Fredericksburg, Va., man from bringing his loaded handgun onto his flight early this morning (Feb. 3). The.25 caliber gun was loaded with seven bullets.

News Release: CHICAGO - Representatives from FEMA will host an in-person flood map information open house on Feb. 15, 2023, from 6 - 8 p.m. ET and a virtual flood map information open house on Feb. 21, 2023, from 6 - 8 p.m. ET for communities in Carroll County, Indiana. The open houses will give residents...

The US Homeland Security Department published a one page proposed rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: CHICAGO - FEMA and the Ohio Emergency Management Agency announced today the release of $2,165,400 in hazard mitigation funding for a project to reduce flood risk in Boardman Township, Ohio. A current underground stormwater and sewer system will be replaced by the township, and the Forest Lawn Stormwater Park will be developed with assistance of Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds from the COVID-19 disaster declared March 31, 2020.

News Release: ATLANTA - A FEMA disaster recovery center will open Thursday Feb. 2 in Newton County to provide one-on-one assistance to people directly affected by the Jan. 12 severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes.

News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - Alaskan residents recovering from September’s Typhoon Merbok are still able to apply for disaster assistance with FEMA even though the application period has ended. Survivors have until Feb. 6, 2023, to apply.

News Release: SAN DIEGO - A federal judge sentenced a high-level Guatemalan cartel boss to 210 months in federal prison on Jan. 27.

News Release: MIAMI - Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Tallahassee’s Criminal Alien Program team officers arrested a citizen of the Dominican Republic in Tallahassee after he served a five-year sentence for lewd and lascivious battery in Osceola County.