U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen to Travel to G7 Security Ministerial

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen to Travel to G7 Security Ministerial

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Washington, DC - - (April 20, 2018) - - Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen will travel to Toronto, Canada to participate in the G7 Security Ministerial on Monday, April 23 and Tuesday, April 24. There, Secretary Nielsen will meet with her foreign counterparts to discuss joint efforts to combat terrorism, human trafficking, and cybersecurity threats. Secretary...

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen to Speak at RSA Conference

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Washington, DC - - (April 12, 2018) - - Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen will speak at the 2018 RSA Conference on Tuesday, April 17 at 1:05PM EDT/10:05AM PDT. Secretary Nielsen will lay out the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity priorities and policies in addition to addressing the cyber threats affecting the United States today. Following her remarks,...

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen to Travel to New Mexico

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Washington, DC - - (April 9, 2018) - - Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen will travel to Santa Teresa and Artesia, New Mexico on Thursday, April 12. In Santa Teresa, Secretary Nielsen will visit the new border wall construction efforts. She will also attend operational briefings on the wall’s construction and meet with local sheriffs. In Artesia, Secretary...

Joint Statement by Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen and Secretary of Defense James Mattis

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(April 6, 2018) - - "Tonight, National Guard troops are deploying to support border security missions along the U.S. southwest border. Working closely with the border governors, the Department of Homeland Security identified security vulnerabilities that could be addressed by the National Guard. We appreciate the governors' support and are dedicated to working with...

Department of Homeland Security says National Guard needed to Secure the Border and Make America Safe Again

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April 5, 2018


Washington, DC - - (April 4, 2018) - - In defense of President Trump's decision to use American military forces on portions of the border between the U.S. and Mexico, the Department of Homeland Security stated (essentially) the following:

We apprehend more than a thousand people a day – 300,000 a year – who violate our nation’s sovereignty by crossing our borders illegally. This...

Department of Homeland Security Statement on President Trump Visit to Border Wall Prototypes

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March 14, 2018




Washington, DC - - (March 13, 2018) - - Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Acting Chief of the Border Patrol Carla Provost, and Deputy Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Tom Homan released the following statements after President Donald J. Trump received an operational briefing at the border wall prototypes in San Diego, California: “The border wall is only one of...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection to Implement Executive Order Establishing Enhanced Collection and Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties and Violations of Trade and Customs Laws





Washington, DC - - (March 31, 2017) - - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin to implement the Executive Order “Establishing Enhanced Collection and Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties and Violations of Trade and Customs Laws.” The...

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Releases U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Declined Detainer Outcome Report





Washington, DC - - (March 20, 2017) - - The Department of Homeland Security today issued the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Declined Detainer Outcome Report required by President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order, Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States, signed on January 25. This report will be issued weekly to highlight jurisdictions that choose not to cooperate with...

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Releases Joint Statement by Canadian Public Safety Minister Goodale and U.S. Secretary Of Homeland Security John Kelly





Ottawa, Canada - - (March 10, 2017) - - Today, the Honorable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, met with the Honorable John Kelly, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, during his first trip to Canada as Secretary and they made the following statement. “Some 400,000 people and $2.4 billion in trade cross our shared border every day. There’s no question that a strong relationship is essential to ensuring the facilit...

Statement by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly on Southwest Border Security




Washington, DC - - (March 8, 2017) - - Today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is releasing illegal border crossing data through the month of February and the numbers show an unprecedented decline in traffic. From January to February, the flow of illegal border crossings as measured by apprehensions and the prevention of inadmissible persons at our southern border dropped by 40 percent. The drop in apprehensions shows a marked change in trends. Since the Administrat...