The most recent press release, "DHS to Serve as Lead Federal Agency Coordinating Efforts to Resettle Vulnerable Afghans," was submitted on Aug. 29.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security published 25 releases the month before, marking a four percent decrease for the current month.
The Department was built out of more than 20 agencies in 2002. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lower taxes and boosting federal efficiency, argued the Department is burdened with "unneeded bureaucracy" which could be handled by other departments or standalone operations.
At the national level, DHS’s attention and political emphasis is accused of being out of balance with many of today’s most serious threats.
Press releases by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in August
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| DHS to Serve as Lead Federal Agency Coordinating Efforts to Resettle Vulnerable Afghans | 08/29/2021 |
| Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on the Cyber Talent Management System | 08/27/2021 |
| DHS Statement on Safety and Immigration Enforcement During Hurricane Ida | 08/27/2021 |
| DHS Statement on Supreme Court Decision on MPP | 08/24/2021 |
| Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’s Calls with Counterparts from Portugal, Spain, and Sweden | 08/21/2021 |
| Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’s Meeting with Reunited Families Separated Under the Previous Administration’s “Zero-Tolerance” Policy | 08/20/2021 |
| DHS Statement on Safety and Immigration Enforcement During Tropical Storm Henri | 08/20/2021 |
| Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’s Visit to Miami, Florida | 08/19/2021 |
| Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’s Call with Counterparts from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom | 08/18/2021 |
| DHS and DOJ Publish Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Make Asylum Process More Efficient and Ensure Fairness | 08/18/2021 |
| DHS Announces Alternatives to Detention Case Management Pilot Program | 08/17/2021 |
| DHS Statement on Safety and Immigration Enforcement During Tropical Storm Fred | 08/16/2021 |
| DHS Issues New National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin | 08/13/2021 |
| Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’s Visit to South Texas | 08/12/2021 |
| Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on the Fourth Anniversary of the events at Charlottesville, Virginia | 08/12/2021 |
| DHS Secretary Mayorkas to Travel to Miami, FL | 08/11/2021 |
| ICYMI: ICE Discovers Sophisticated Subterranean Tunnel in California Near U.S.-Mexico Border | 08/11/2021 |
| Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’s Meeting with Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada Mendicino | 08/11/2021 |
| Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on the Senate Passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | 08/10/2021 |
| Secretary Mayorkas to Travel to South Texas | 08/09/2021 |
| Biden Administration Commits Historic $3.46 Billion in Hazard Mitigation Funds to Reduce Effects of Climate Change | 08/05/2021 |
| Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on Deferred Enforcement Departure for Certain Residents of Hong Kong | 08/05/2021 |
| DHS Statement on Updated CDC Order | 08/02/2021 |
| DHS Partners with Girl Scouts of the USA to Launch the 2021 Girl Scout Cyber Awareness Challenge | 08/02/2021 |
