Statement by Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh C. Johnson on U.S. Secret Service Resolution

The following press release was published by the US Department of Homeland Security on Jan. 17, 2017. It is reproduced in full below.

For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Today the Department of Homeland Security and the Secret Service filed an agreement that will, when approved by the Court, settle a decades-old class action lawsuit alleging race discrimination by the Secret Service in its promotion process. I am pleased that we are able to finally put this chapter of Secret Service history behind us. Had the matter gone to trial, it would have required that we re-live things long past, just at a time when the Secret Service is on the mend. Under Joe Clancy's leadership, the Secret Service has turned the corner, and today's settlement is part of that. This settlement is also, simply, the right thing to do. U.S. Secret Service

Source: US Department of Homeland Security