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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, is a federal department that focuses primarily on preventing terrorism and controlling immigration. President George W. Bush founded the DHS in 2002, partly in response to the 9/11 attacks.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Quotes in Dear America
The Dear America quotes below are all either spoken by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or refer to Department of Homeland Security (DHS). For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Prologue
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I do not know where I will be when you read this book.
As I write this, a set of creased and folded papers sits on my desk, ten pages in all, issued to me by the Department of Homeland Security. “Warrant for Arrest of Alien,” reads the top right corner of the first page.
These are my first legal American papers, the first time immigration officers acknowledged my presence after arresting, detaining, then releasing me in the summer of 2014. I’ve been instructed to carry these documents with me wherever I go.
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Term Timeline in Dear America
The timeline below shows where the term Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appears in Dear America. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Prologue
...Jose Antonio Vargas. He has a “Notice to Appear” from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This means the government can start proceedings to deport him at any time.
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Part 3, Chapter 7: The Machine
...swept him up. After 9/11, the Bush administration publicly linked immigration to terrorism, founded the DHS, and ramped up border security. But the modern era of border enforcement really started in...
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Part 3, Chapter 12: Truth
...know, but he eventually found out. Well-connected friends contacted the Philippine Embassy, White House, and DHS. The DHS was deporting people from Texas straight to Mexico, so presumably it didn’t know...
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