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We’re seeing illegal migrants coming from Africa, coming from the Middle East, and we’re doubling down on preventing that from happening before they even reach the southwest border.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

Our government’s become pretty good at detecting and preventing something hatched from overseas.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

That makes for a much more complicated threat environment.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Latest Headlines

This is a humanitarian challenge.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Top News

We have the ability, through airlines, through our relationship with other countries, to put out guidelines that influence the behavior of airport authorities and airport security at overseas airports, in particular, last point of departure airports, and those are mostly in Europe. Some are in the Middle East.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on FOX News 5 years ago Latest Headlines

In particular, last point of departure airports, and those are mostly in Europe. Some are in the Middle East.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on FOX News 5 years ago Latest Headlines

This should come as no surprise, as I have said repeatedly, our borders are not open to illegal migration; if you come here illegally, we will send you back consistent with our laws and values.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on CNN 5 years ago U.S.

As I have said repeatedly, our borders are not open to illegal migration; if you come here illegally, we will send you back consistent with our laws and values.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on CNN 5 years ago U.S.

We do have to be concerned about the possibility that a terrorist organization may seek to exploit our refugee resettlement process, this is true of this country, that’s true of every other country that accepts refugees.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on FOX News 5 years ago Latest Headlines

Terrorist organizations overseas have targeted your communities. They seek to pull your youth into the pit of violent extremism. Help us to help you stop this.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on Reuters 5 years ago U.S.

The overwhelming, overwhelming majority of American Muslims, and Muslims worldwide, are men, women and children of peace, who seek to live their lives in peace, and want nothing to do with terrorism. Anyone who does not understand this does not understand Islam.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on CNN 5 years ago Politics

We want the American public to know that we're on the job, we're vigilant and we're continually reevaluating our security posture.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Top News

This bill that has been posed by Mr. McCaul -- and I like Mr. McCaul -- is a bad bill because it seeks to micromanage the process in a way that is counter productive to national security to our humanitarian obligation and the overall ability to focus on Homeland Security.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on CNN 5 years ago Politics

I want people to know that their aviation security officials working on their behalf are continually evaluating threats, potential threats, and we make adjustments all the time based on what we see.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on CNN 5 years ago Top News

This is why we determined to take precautionary interim steps while this investigation is still ongoing. ISIL is out there now, active in a lot of different areas, and so while this investigation is pending -- and cause we have this group claiming responsibility -- we believe it's significant to do these things on an interim basis and to tell the public that we've done this, we want the public to know that our aviation security officials are very much focused on this.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on CNN 5 years ago Top News

I want people to know that their aviation security officials, working on their behalf, are continually evaluating threats, potential threats, and we make adjustments all the time based on what we see.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on CNN 5 years ago Top News

With the investigation completed, I am confident that U.S. Secret Service Director Joe Clancy will take appropriate action to hold accountable those who violated any laws or the policies of this department, activities like those described in the report must not, and will not, be tolerated.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Politics

Activities like those described in the report must not, and will not, be tolerated.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Politics

I am confident that U.S. Secret Service Director Joe Clancy will take appropriate action to hold accountable those who violated any laws or the policies of this department, i also reiterate the apology I issued in April to Chairman Chaffetz. Activities like those described in the report must not, and will not, be tolerated.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on FOX News 5 years ago Latest Headlines

I want to see that number come down dramatically.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on FOX News 5 years ago Politics

You have been at my kitchen table, you have become part of my family.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on CNN 5 years ago Politics

I have reached the conclusion that we must make substantial changes in our detention practices with respect to families with children, in short, once a family has established eligibility for asylum or other relief under our laws, long-term detention is an inefficient use of our resources and should be discontinued.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on Reuters 6 years ago Politics

We’re very definitely in a new environment, because of ISIL’s effective use of social media, the Internet, which has the ability to reach into the homeland and possibly inspire others.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on FOX News 6 years ago Latest Headlines

We are a democracy. We don't have fences around our airspace, so we've got to find the right balance between living in a free and open society, and security and the protection of federal buildings.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on FOX News 6 years ago Latest Headlines

Immediately following the incident in December 2014, TSA increased the random and unpredictable screening of aviation workers at various airport access points to mitigate potential security vulnerabilities.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on Reuters 6 years ago U.S.

I regret that Chairman Chaffetz and his staff have taken the unprecedented and unnecessary step of subpoenaing two members of the U.S. Secret Service with the responsibility for the protection of the president, his family and the White House complex, chairman Chaffetz's assertion that this department has been 'uncooperative' is simply wrong.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on FOX News 6 years ago U.S.

Chairman Chaffetz's assertion that this department has been 'uncooperative' is simply wrong.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on FOX News 6 years ago U.S.

This is why the Department's inspector general is conducting a thorough investigation into the matter.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on FOX News 6 years ago U.S.

Have faith that his difficult and unnecessary situation will be resolved.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on CNN 6 years ago Politics

I won't know about when the next bad actor is going to strike.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on CNN 6 years ago Top News

I’m talking to every member of Congress who will listen, it's absurd that we're even having this conversation about Congress' inability to fund Homeland Security in these challenging times.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on FOX News 6 years ago Latest Headlines

This latest statement from al Shabaab reflects the new phase we've evolved to in the global terrorist threat, in that you have groups such as al Shabaab and ISIL publicly calling for independent actors in their homelands to carry out attacks.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on Reuters 6 years ago Company News

I'm very concerned about the serious potential threat of independent actors here in the United States. We've seen this now in Europe. We've seen this in Canada.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on Reuters 6 years ago Company News

At my headquarters, I'm pressing my staff continually to stay one step ahead of groups like ISIS, AQAP, Al-Shabaab, to stay one step ahead of the weather, to stay one step ahead of the cyberattacks we face, to stay once step ahead of what's happening on our southern border.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on CNN 6 years ago Politics

First of all, it's absurd that we're even having this conversation about Congress's inability to fund homeland security in these challenging times.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on Reuters 6 years ago Politics

This latest statement from al Shabaab reflects the new phase we’ve evolved to in the global terrorist threat, in that you have groups such as al Shabaab and ISIL publicly calling for independent actors in their homelands to carry out attacks.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on Reuters 6 years ago Most Read Articles

This latest statement from al Shabaab reflects the new phase we’ve evolved to in the global terrorist threat, in that you have groups such as al Shabaab and ISIL publicly calling for independent actors in their homelands to carry out attacks, we're beyond the phase now where these groups would send foreign operatives into countries after being trained some place.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on Reuters 6 years ago Top News

We're beyond the phase now where these groups would send foreign operatives into countries after being trained some place.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on Reuters 6 years ago Top News

We're focused on deporting convicted criminals, threats to public safety, threats to border security, and there's a population of people who've been in this country for years, who are not priorities and will not be deported in any administration, Republican or Democrat.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on CNN 6 years ago Politics

If anyone is planning to go to the Mall of America today, they've got to be particularly careful, there will be enhanced security there, but public vigilance, public awareness and public caution in situations like this is particularly important, and it's the environment we're in, frankly.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on CNN 6 years ago Politics

The thing that, frankly, is frustrating to me -- when I go to the Senate, they say, 'It's not us, it's the House, go over to the House side and talk to them,' i go to the House and they say, 'We passed our bill, it's the Senate.'.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on CNN 6 years ago Politics

There will be enhanced security there, but public vigilance, public awareness and public caution in situations like this is particularly important, and it's the environment we're in, frankly.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on CNN 6 years ago Politics

These groups are relying more and more on independent actors to become inspired, drawn to the cause ... on their own, through their effective use of the Internet.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on CNN 6 years ago Politics

It's absurd that we're even having this conversation about Congress's inability to fund Homeland Security in these challenging times.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on CNN 6 years ago Politics

We have four or five working days to get this right.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on CNN 6 years ago Politics

I'm urging every member of Congress that I can meet, Democrat and Republican, to figure out a way to break this impasse so I can get a fully funded bill by Feb. 27.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on FOX News 6 years ago Politics

Don't tie that to funding public safety and homeland security for the American people. We need a fully-funded department right now.

– Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Found on CNN 6 years ago Politics

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