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{{Organization | {{Organization | ||
|OrganizationName=Department of Homeland Security | |OrganizationName=Department of Homeland Security | ||
|OrganizationType=Executive agency | |||
|Mission=The mission of the Department of Homeland Security is to secure the nation from the many threats we face. This entails preventing terrorism and enhancing security, securing and managing our borders, administering immigration laws, safeguarding and securing cyberspace, and ensuring resilience to disasters. DHS aims to lead the unified national effort to secure America by preventing and deterring terrorist attacks, protecting against and responding to threats and hazards, and securing our national borders. | |||
|ParentOrganization=Executive Office of the President | |||
|CreationLegislation=Homeland Security Act of 2002 | |||
|Employees=240000 | |||
|Budget=$89.6 billion | |||
|OrganizationExecutive=Secretary of Homeland Security | |||
|Services=DHS provides numerous services aimed at homeland security including: | |||
Border security, immigration, and customs enforcement through U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). | |||
Transportation security via the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). | |||
Emergency preparedness and response through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). | |||
Cybersecurity through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). | |||
Protection of key infrastructure, law enforcement functions, and counter-terrorism efforts through various components like the U.S. Coast Guard, Secret Service, and the Office of Intelligence and Analysis. | |||
|Regulations=DHS oversees regulations concerning immigration enforcement, border security, customs, transportation security, cybersecurity, emergency management, and the protection of critical infrastructure. This includes rules on entry and exit procedures at U.S. borders, visa issuance, naturalization, transportation security protocols, emergency preparedness programs, cybersecurity standards for federal networks, and regulations on the handling of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive threats. | |||
|HeadquartersLocation=38.93879, -77.08347 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress=3801 Nebraska Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20528 | |||
|Website=https://www.dhs.gov | |||
|Wikipedia=United States Department of Homeland Security | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{short description|United States federal executive department}} | {{short description|United States federal executive department}} | ||