It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as the 8th Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. I want to thank President Trump for entrusting me to lead the department leading the fight to Make America Safe Again. In one year, the patriots at DHS delivered the MOST

The courageous men and women of @USCG heroically rescued seven people and one dog during flash floods on Oahu, Hawaii, on Friday in a joint operation with @USNavy aircrews. Along with our @TSA agents and other furloughed employees, many of our Coast Guard personnel are working

Ten straight months of ZERO illegal aliens released at the border. President Trump promised to secure the Border, and that is a promise we delivered. We have the most secure border in American history. Our borders are CLOSED to lawbreakers.

I am so grateful that the House Republicans passed Dalilah’s Law out of @TransportGOP Committee. What happened to Dalilah Coleman is a tragedy that could have been PREVENTED if California had not granted commercial driver’s licenses to illegal aliens who should have never been

My thoughts and prayers are with the White House Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles. She is the definition of strength and courage, and I am looking forward to a swift and smooth recovery for her.

It is high time for the Democrats to end the DHS shutdown. @TSA officers missed their most recent paycheck on Friday as a result of the Democrats’ DHS shutdown — for the THIRD time in nearly six months. As Americans across the nation face hours-long wait times at airports,

HSI is currently on the scene in Michigan with other federal agencies and local law enforcement, and we are closely monitoring the alleged shooter report and vehicle crash at the Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan. @DHSgov will continue to monitor the situation

Please join me in praying for the family of Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Jaggers. Tyler Jaggers, an aviation survival technician assigned to Air Station Astoria, Oregon, passed away yesterday, as a result of critical injuries sustained during a February 27 medical

Thank you @POTUS Trump for appointing me as the Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas. @SecRubio and @SecWar are incredible leaders and I look forward to working with them closely to dismantle cartels that have poured drugs into our nation and killed our children and

Today's announcement is further proof that this is the most exciting time to join the Coast Guard in 235 years. Thanks to President Trump's visionary leadership and historic investment in the Coast Guard, the Service is shattering records across the board—including in

This is our why. Thank you to the Angel Families who joined me over the last couple of days in the Senate and House Judiciary Committee hearings. Their strength inspires me to continue to fight for the scores of Americans who have lost their lives because of Biden's destructive

The families who have lost their children, brothers, and sisters to dangerous individuals who entered this country illegally and committed violent crimes against them deserve to be heard. I do this work every single day because someone has to do the right thing: tell their

The Democrat DHS Shutdown has Consequences for American Citizens and Hardworking Families Our Cybersecurity Agency (@CISAgov) has lost hundreds of workers who have been furloughed. We have training for weapons of mass destruction, for detecting bombs and terrorist activities

Thanks to President Trump’s leadership and the dedicated work of DHS personnel, our department has achieved historic results and made communities safer. Border apprehensions are at the lowest level since tracking began in 1992. Nearly 3 million illegal aliens have left the

Today, I had the privilege of joining the Western States Sheriff’s Association in Reno, NV. I am confident that increased cooperation among ICE, DHS, and local law enforcement will help accomplish what the American people voted for under President Trump — safer communities and

Today marks the Department of Homeland Security’s 23rd anniversary. Less than two years after the devastating attacks of September 11, 2001, DHS was established. Since then, DHS has stood at the helm of our country’s national security, protecting the American people and our

I am in direct coordination with our federal intelligence and law enforcement partners as we continue to closely monitor and thwart any potential threats to the homeland.

Religious freedom is a bedrock principle of the United States. The First Amendment protects the right to practice one’s faith freely—but it does not confer any right to interfere with or obstruct others in the exercise of their religious beliefs. Thank you to the brave men and