The Federal Protective Service (FPS) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that is tasked with protecting federal facilities and federal personnel nationwide.
October 08, 2025
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institutional
Describes the role and organizational placement of the Federal Protective Service.
The Department of Homeland Security includes congressionally mandated oversight offices such as the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman and the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
October 06, 2025
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organizational
Describes formal oversight structure within DHS related to immigration detention and civil rights.
DHS oversight offices responsible for immigration detention commonly conduct regular visits to detention centers, review and investigate complaints about detention conditions, and prepare reports to Congress.
October 06, 2025
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operational
Summarizes routine functions performed by DHS oversight offices related to detention monitoring and accountability.
Congressional mandates assign DHS oversight offices responsibility for addressing detainee needs such as ensuring access to necessary medication, accommodating culturally appropriate diets, and handling complaints about solitary confinement, sexual assault, and issues involving infants in detention.
October 06, 2025
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functional
Lists types of detainee health, safety, and rights issues that fall within the remit of congressionally mandated DHS oversight offices.
Reductions in staffing of internal oversight offices can reduce the government's internal capacity to monitor detention conditions and investigate complaints about civil rights and treatment in detention.
October 06, 2025
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policy
Generalizable consequence of workforce reductions in oversight units that affects monitoring and accountability functions.
U.S. Border Patrol agents recorded nearly 238,000 apprehensions of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally in fiscal year 2025 (Oct. 1, 2024–Sept. 30, 2025).
September 30, 2025
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temporal
Preliminary Department of Homeland Security Border Patrol apprehension totals for fiscal year 2025.
Kristi Noem was serving as United States Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as of 2025-06-12.
June 12, 2025
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biographical
Cabinet-level official leading the federal Department of Homeland Security.
The Department of Homeland Security is commonly abbreviated as DHS.
June 12, 2025
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organizational
Standard abbreviation used in U.S. government and media.
In 2015 the U.S. Department of Homeland Security began systematically collecting data on visa overstays.
January 01, 2015
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temporal
Administrative data collection on visa overstays became systematic starting in 2015, enabling improved estimation of visa overstay-related flows.
Operation Midway Blitz is an enforcement operation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that the Department of Homeland Security describes as aimed at protecting American communities from crime the agencies associate with sanctuary policies.
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general
Stated purpose and leading agencies for a named enforcement operation.