While airlines are encouraged to enforce social distancing and face coverings, they're not subject to mandates. Keep Reading
Wolf announced that economically impacted fire departments can apply for and receive SAFER funding for FY2019 through May 27th. These changes will be extended into FY2020. Keep Reading
The order, signed on May 22, 2020, states that it is in the national interest to except aliens who compete in professional sporting events organized by certain professional sporting groups. Keep Reading
Though Police Week was conducted virtually this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, DHS has still made honoring our brothers and sisters in law enforcement a priority. Keep Reading
ICE detention facilities "are actually down to about 70 percent to 75 percent capacity trying to do that social distancing where they can - in some cases we can, in some cases, we can't." Keep Reading
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) had placed a hold on his nomination in June 2019 "until the inhumane and substandard conditions for children at DHS processing and detention facilities improve significantly." Keep Reading
The group discussed a range of homeland security issues and received progress reports from the Economic Security, Information and Communications Technology Risk Reduction, Youth Engagement, and Biometric subcommittees. Keep Reading
USCIS is temporarily amending its regulations to protect the country’s food supply chain by allowing H-2A workers to stay beyond the three-year maximum allowable period of stay in the United States. Keep Reading
"Workers are congregating in rural, remote border towns such as Ajo and Douglas, Arizona, and Columbus, New Mexico, endangering workers and residents, threatening to overwhelm extremely limited medical facilities," Dems wrote. Keep Reading
The announcement comes as the National Governors Association has been lobbying for an extension, arguing in a March 17 letter to Wolf that many departments of motor vehicles had shut their doors to enforce social distancing. Keep Reading
In response to the rumor mill, the Federal Emergency Management Agency also released a mythbusters guide addressing allegations from impending military action to prepper hoarding. Keep Reading
The acting secretary later clarified that he wasn't blaming current coronavirus cases in the U.S. on migrants, but said "we know from experience that the journey to the U.S. border puts migrants in very poor conditions." Keep Reading
“Americans must also remain aware that foreign actors continue to try to influence public sentiment and shape voter perceptions. They spread false information and propaganda about political processes and candidates." Keep Reading
Acting secretary said "whole of government approach" is being used and DHS would "adjust our operations accordingly." Keep Reading
“It’s a delicate balance that the commandant has to do every week and every month,” Wolf said, adding that “the Coast Guard is happy to provide support to DoD and serve along them in the Indo-Pacific, Middle East, and elsewhere.” Keep Reading
Acting secretary said DHS is working with the city of Laredo, which sits on the Mexican border, "on perhaps some alternative designs that meets their needs as well as ours." Keep Reading
Edlow, who is USCIS chief counsel, is moving into a deputy director role and will serve as the day-to-day leader of the agency effective Wednesday, according to an internal agency notice. Keep Reading
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said on Tuesday that SWAT-like teams would not be needed to back up Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) efforts in so-called sanctuary cities if local officials there would help with immigration enforcement. Keep Reading
DHS has identified four critical priority areas for attention in the FY 2020 grant cycle: cybersecurity, soft targets and crowded places, intelligence and information sharing, and emerging threats. Keep Reading
"It’s critically important that PNT services remain properly functioning as a major component of the nation’s critical infrastructure,” said DHS Acting Secretary Chad Wolf. Keep Reading