DHS-NEWS-2501 – Dept. of Homeland Security News for January, 2025 (2025)
DHS-NEWS-2501 – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a vital mission to safeguard the American people, our homeland, and our values with honor and integrity. This encompasses a range of responsibilities, including anti-terrorism efforts, border security, immigration and customs enforcement, cybersecurity, and disaster prevention and management. By addressing these diverse threats and challenges, the DHS aims to ensure the safety and security of the nation while facilitating lawful travel and trade.
Source: https://www.dhs.gov/group/all/newsroom
January 29, 2025
- President Trump Signs the Laken Riley Act into Law – President Trump signed his first piece of legislation into law, the Laken Riley Act. This law mandates the federal detention of illegal immigrants who are accused of theft, burglary, assaulting a law enforcement officer, and any crime that causes death or serious bodily injury.
January 28, 2025
- PHOTO RELEASE: Secretary Kristi Noem Hits the Streets with ICE Agents – Secretary Kristi Noem went on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removal operation in New York City. The target of this operation was violent criminals, including a ringleader of Tren De Aragua, in the United States.
January 26, 2025
- President Trump is Already Securing Our Border and Deporting Criminal Aliens – Immediately after being sworn in President Trump took executive action to stop the invasion at the southern border and to empower law enforcement agents to deport criminal aliens.
- PHOTO RELEASE: Kristi Noem Sworn in as the Secretary of DHS – Kristi Noem was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a vote of 59-34 and sworn in as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
January 25, 2025
- US Senate Confirms Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security – The United States Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm Kristi Noem as the 8th Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in a vote of 59- 34.
January 23, 2025
- Statement from a DHS Spokesperson on Directive Expanding Immigration Law Enforcement – Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman issued a directive essential to fulfilling President Trump’s promise to carry out mass deportations.
January 21, 2025
- DHS Reinstates Migrant Protection Protocols – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) made the following announcement regarding restarting the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) immediately.
- Statement from a DHS Spokesperson on Directives Expanding Law Enforcement and Ending the Abuse of Humanitarian Parole – Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman issued two directives essential to ending the invasion of the US southern border and empower law enforcement to protect Americans.
January 20, 2025
- Statement from Acting Secretary Huffman on US Border Patrol Agent Killed in Line of Duty – Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Benjamine Huffman issued a statement on the death of a US Border Patrol Agent.