In recent years, the Homeland Security Department has been thrust into the spotlight for the U.S.-Mexico border, a controversial policy area.
President Joe Biden celebrated the work of the federal government’s youngest Cabinet department in a ceremony Wednesday, marking the 20th anniversary of operations at the Department of Homeland Security.
The Homeland Security Department, though, has perhaps been most often thrust into the spotlight for a controversial policy area: the U.S.-Mexico border Biden traveled to the department’s headquarters in southeast Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to honor DHS employees and their work.“To stand up to fear and to make sure that Americans can still live their lives and dream their dreams. That's what all of you represent,” he added.
The secretary listed new and evolving threats to the nation’s security, including cyberattacks, lone offenders and the spread of radicalization online. DHS encapsulates more than a dozen agencies, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Coast Guard, the U.S. Secret Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the TSA.
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