DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Praises Department Achievements in First Year of Trump Administration

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Secretary Kristi Noem posted a message to DHS employees on January 21, 2026 marking one year of the Trump administration.
Noem credited DHS and its 23 components with "record-breaking achievements" in 2025, including restoring the rule of law and strengthening border security.
She said nearly 3 million unauthorized migrants have left the U.S. in the administration's first year, including an estimated 2.2 million "self-deportations" and more than 622,000 deportations.
Noem stated fentanyl trafficking at the southern border was reduced by more than half compared with the same period in 2024.
The message claimed the U.S. Coast Guard seized enough cocaine to "kill more than 177 million Americans."
Noem said DHS saved taxpayers more than $13.2 billion and urged employees to carry momentum into 2026.

Follow Up Questions

What agencies and offices are included among the "23 different components" of DHS?Expand

DHS’s public “Operational and Support Components” list identifies the Department’s component agencies and headquarters directorates. The page lists (among others) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Secret Service (USSS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Management Directorate, Science & Technology Directorate (S&T), Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD), Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A), Office of Homeland Security Situational Awareness (OSA), Office of Health Security (OHS), and Ombudsman offices. (DHS presents these and other component offices on its organization page.)

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