News and reports from the Department of Homeland Security.

Effective immediately, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify that both asylees and refugees must have been physically present in the United States for one year when we adjudicate their Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, rather than at the time they file their adjustment of status application.

News Release: PHOENIX - The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) announced the seizure of approximately 180,000 counterfeit sports-related items, worth an estimated $22.7 million during a joint press conference with the National Football League (NFL).

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger (TX) gaveled the first committee meeting of the 118th Congress. During the meeting, the and were adopted by voice vote.

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.

As the Chinese surveillance balloon made its way across the continental U.S. before being shot down this past weekend, a freshman Republican congressman from Arizona wondered aloud on social media what was taking so long

News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - FEMA has approved more than $5 million in federal funding to reimburse Hopkins County for debris removal, as a result of the Dec. 10-11, 2021, tornadoes.

Release: Good morning and welcome to the first meeting of the Committee on Appropriations for the 118th congress.

News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced today that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Typhoon Mangkhut from Sept. 10-11, 2018.

News Release: February is American Heart Month, a time when all people can focus on their cardiovascular health. Did you know heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States? About 697,000 people die of heart disease in the U.S. every year - that’s one in every five deaths. Furthermore, every year, about 805,000 Americans have a heart attack.

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Release: MINNEAPOLIS A Transportation Security Administration officer at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) stopped two loaded handguns in separate incidents on Tuesday, Feb. 7.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security, in close coordination with state and local officials, is leading federal efforts to ensure the safety and security of employees, players, and fans during Super Bowl LVII. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas was in Phoenix and Glendale...

U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Susan Collins (R-ME), issued the following joint statement as they officially assume the roles of Senate Appropriations Committee Chair and Vice Chair, respectively.

U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced the Chairs and Ranking Members of the committee’s three subcommittees for the 118th Congress.