Department of Homeland Security

noun

1. the department of the U.S. federal government charged with protecting U.S. territory from terrorist attacks and providing a coordinated response to large-scale emergencies. DHS

Example Sentences

The Department of Homeland Security told the BBC's US partner CBS News that agents executed a search warrant due to allegations of "unlawful employment practices and other serious federal crimes".

From BBC

The Department of Homeland Security keeps posting images and artwork that celebrate Manifest Destiny — the idea that white people, and white people alone, saved this savage continent.

From Los Angeles Times

The Department of Homeland Security had begun transferring detainees out of the Everglades site late last month in compliance with the lower court order.

From BBC

The massive immigration operation led to the arrests of more than 300 workers without documentation during simultaneous raids at Glass House Farms’ Camarillo and Carpinteria grow sites, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

From Los Angeles Times

The Department of Homeland Security did not respond to the Times’ request for comment before publication.

From Los Angeles Times