ARCHIVED DHS Spokesperson

Happening now ⮞ @SecMayorkas joins @PressSec Jen Psaki at the @WhiteHouse press briefing. You can watch here: whitehouse.gov/live.

#DHSgov Acting Deputy Secretary Pekoske stands shoulder-to-shoulder with local, state and federal law enforcement professionals, all working together to secure the #SuperBowl. Seeing the joint effort is truly amazing! #SuperBowlLV

Read Secretary Mayorkas' statement in support of today’s Presidential Executive Orders to reform our immigration processes: dhs.gov/news/2021/02/0… #ImmigrationReform #HomelandSecurity

Today Alejandro Mayorkas was officially sworn in as the Secretary of Homeland Security: DHS.gov/news/2021/02/0… “DHS bears an extraordinary weight on behalf of the American people, the weight of grave challenges seen and unseen,” said Secretary Mayorkas.

Today @DHSgov issued a new National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin due to a heightened threat environment across the country: dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/….

Previous statements made from this account were made by previous DHS spokespeople. (2/2)

I’m temporarily serving as the acting DHS Press Secretary, which means we get to continue to inform and educate the American people on vital Homeland Security issues together. (1/2)

“We also warn against people who unscrupulously risk the lives of vulnerable groups, using them to form human barriers and putting their lives at risk and those of their families.” gob.mx/sre/prensa/mex…

“We are making a strong call to avoid putting children and adolescents -- whether they be accompanied, unaccompanied or separated -- at risk on the irregular migration journey, lest they be possible victims of crimes related to irregular migration.”

DHS appreciates our regional partners’ strong stand on illegal migration. As is stated by Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico.

My statement on the NSSE Designation.

This reporting is patently false. No intelligence office has been “gutted.” abcnews.go.com/US/months-ahea…

.@HomelandKen this morning on America’s Newsroom: “The Department of Homeland Security has been against this kind of violence by whomever may perpetrate it all along. That should be all of America’s position and I think now maybe it is.”

.@DHSgov & @CBP are again taking action to ensure American consumers are not unwittingly supporting the CCP's supply chain of repression. newsweek.com/made-china-buy…

.@HomelandKen warns Americans @Newsweek to look at the label when buying gifts this holiday season. “Made in China” may mean the product is being made with forced labor.

Statement by DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Alexei Woltornist on Federal Government Cyber Breaches: dhs.gov/news/2020/12/1…

NSA Robert C. O’Brien spoke with @DHS_Wolf last night to receive updates on election security and the efforts underway by @DHSgov and other federal, state, and local partners to keep our elections safe. The entire US Government is working to keep our democracy secure.

CISA Director Christopher Krebs gives #ElectionDay security update: "We’re not out of the woods yet though, today in some sense is halftime -- there may be other events or activities or efforts to interfere and undermine confidence in the election."

My op-ed with @HomelandKen on ensuring that American jobs actually go to qualified American workers through new reforms to the H-1B foreign worker visa program: themichiganstar.com/2020/10/31/reb…

"Our top priority at @DHSgov and @CISAgov is to ensure American voters decide American elections." @DHS_Wolf provides an update on #ElectionSecurity #Protect2020