The United States Department of Homeland Security, DHS, is a Cabinet department of the United States federal government.
All three of the principal agencies concerned with U.S. immigration are part of the Department of Homeland Security. On March 1, 2003, the Department of Homeland Security absorbed the Immigration and Naturalization Service and assumed its duties. In doing so, it divided the enforcement and service functions into two separate and new agencies: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Additionally, the border enforcement functions of the INS, the U.S. Customs Service, and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service were consolidated into a new agency under the Department of Homeland Security: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
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The primary responsibility of the Department of Homeland Security is to protect the United States from terrorist threats as well as from natural disasters.
Department of Homeland Security divided into the following sub-topics:
- General Information
- News
- Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
- Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
DHS – General Information
- Web Site
- Real ID – Frequently Asked Questions
- Immigration Data and Statistics
- E-Verify Program
- Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (TRIP)
- Social Media at the Department of Homeland Security
DHS News
- TSA Begins Real ID Full Enforcement (5-7-25)
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Passed by Congress in 2005, the REAL ID Act enacted the 9/11 Commission’s recommendation that the Federal Government “set standards for the issuance of sources of identification, such as driver’s licenses.” The Act established minimum security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards and prohibits certain federal agencies from accepting for official purposes licenses and identification cards from states that do not meet these standards. These purposes are:
- Accessing certain federal facilities
- Boarding federally regulated commercial aircraft
- Entering nuclear power plants
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- Secretary Kristi Noem Delivers Welcome Remarks to Staff (1-28-25)
- Kristi Noem Sworn in as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (1-25-25)
- Guidance Regarding How to Exercise Enforcement Discretion (1-23-25)
- U.S. Government Announces Sweeping New Actions to Manage Regional Migration (4-27-23)
- Dept of Homeland Security Publishes Fair and Humane Public Charge Rule (9-08-22)
- Department of Homeland Security Will Suspend Most Deportations for 100 Days (1-22-21)
- Biden Nominates Cuban-Born Attorney to be Next Dept of Homeland Security Secretary (11-23-20)
- Acting Dept of Homeland Security Chief Chad Wolf says DACA will continue following Supreme Court ruling (6-21-20)
- USCIS Ombudsman Sixth Annual Conference Announced (11-14-16)
- Final Rule Improving and Expanding OPT for F-1 Students (3-09-16)
- Temporary Protected Status Designation for Nepal (6-24-15)
- New Family Detention Policies Announced by Secretary Jeh Johnson (6-24-15)
- Dept of Homeland Security Releases Resource Guide on Combating Violence Against Women (5-1-15)
- Fixing Our Broken Immigration System Through Executive Action – Key Facts (11-20-14)
- Dept of Homeland Security to Implement Haitian Family Reunification Parole Program (10-17-14)
- Chile’s Designation into the Visa Waiver Program (2-28-14)
- Dept of Homeland Security Issues Guidance on Same-Sex Marriages (July 2013)
- Dept of Homeland Security Announces Taiwan’s Designation into the Visa Waiver Program (10-2-12)
- Agreement between Dept of Homeland Security & EOIR regarding Information Sharing on Immigration Cases (October 2012)
- Dept of Homeland Security FAQs on Deferred Action Pursuant to June 15, 2012 Memorandum
- Memorandum Granting Deferred Action and Employment Authorization to Qualified DREAMers (6-15-12)
- Reforms to Attract and Retain Highly Skilled Immigrants (1-31-12)
- Statement Granting TPS to Haitians (1-15-10)
- Secretary Janet Napolitano Endorses Immigration Reform (11-13-09)
- Fact Sheet: Improving Border Security and Immigration Within Existing Law (8-10-07)
- Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (1-17-07)
- U.S. VISIT Fact Sheet (10-28-03)
- Homeland Security Act of 2002
- Remarks by the President in signing the Homeland Security Act of 2002
- Summary of the Homeland Security Law’s Immigration Provisions (AILA)
