This Week at DHS: Episode 23

This is Lauren Biss, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security. It's been a fantastic week at DHS, so let's get into it. This week, Secretary Nome traveled to Argentina, Chile, and Ecuador for bilateral meetings with world leaders. In Argentina, Secretary Nome met with President Javier Mele and signed a statement of intent with ministers to begin the process of rejoining the visa waiver program. DHS and Argentina will also share criminal history data, speeding up the removal of Argentine nationals in the U.S. illegally. In Chile, she met with foreign ministers and the Attorney General and signed a letter of intent to kickstart a biometric identification transnational migration alert program to better track criminals, terrorists, and dangerous individuals. In Ecuador, she met with President Daniel Noboa and signed an arrangement to better equip the Customs and Border Protection's National Targeting Center to identify and stop bad actors. Also this week, DHS launched a new ICE campaign to recruit brave Americans to join ICE federal law enforcement to remove the worst of the worst from America's streets. ICE is offering a robust package including up to $50,000 signing bonus, student loan repayment, enhanced retirement benefits, and more. For more information, visit join.ice.gov. Finally, Secretary Nome launched nationwide ads encouraging illegal aliens to go home the right way and receive up to a thousand dollars and a free flight home using the CBP Home App. The ads are targeted toward all illegal aliens residing within the United States and to ensure they are given the resources needed to take advantage of this incredibly generous opportunity granted to them by our government. Stay tuned for next week's update.