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Press Releases

February 2020
Chairman Thompson Statement on President Trump Again Diverting Billions from Pentagon to Pay for His Wall
Chairman Thompson Statement on Trump’s Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security
Thompson Statement on Trump’s DHS Blocking New Yorkers from Global Entry
January 2020
Thompson Condemns President Trump’s Backdoor Attack on Diversity Visa Program
Thompson Statement on Election Security Implications of Russia Hacking Burisma
Thompson Statement on Homeland Security Implications of Trump’s Actions in the Middle East
December 2019
Senate Passes Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Increase Security Resources for Faith-Based Institutions & Nonprofit Organizations
Government Facial Recognition Report Confirms Unreliability and Racial Bias
Pentagon Inspector General to Review $400 Million Border Wall Contract After Thompson Request
Oversight and Homeland Security Committees Release Staff Report Finding Coast Guard Leadership Failed to Address Harassment, Bullying, and Retaliation
Thompson Statement on New Evidence in Death of Child While in CBP Custody
November 2019
Thompson Statement on DHS Watchdog Child Separation Report
Thompson & Richmond Statement on Jeanette Manfra Departing CISA
Thompson Issues Subpoena to DHS for Documents on the Deaths of Children, Separation of Families, and Metering at the Border
Chairman Thompson Statement on Appointment of Ken Cuccinelli as Acting DHS Deputy Secretary
Chairman Thompson Statement on Appointment of Chad Wolf as Acting DHS Secretary
Chairman Thompson Statement on Trump’s 5th DHS Secretary
October 2019
Chairman Thompson Statement on Convoluted White House Scheme to Install Cuccinelli as Acting DHS Secretary
Chairman Thompson Subpoenas DHS Acting Secretary McAleenan and NCTC Acting Director Travers
Chairman Cummings’ Aviation Security Bill Approved by Homeland Security Committee