The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security,roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries. Its stated missions involve anti-terrorism,border security,immigration and customs,cyber security,and disaster prevention and management.
The United States secretary of homeland security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security,the federal department tasked with ensuring public safety in the United States. The secretary is a member of the Cabinet of the United States. The position was created by the Homeland Security Act following the attacks of September 11,2001.
Robert Cleve Bonner is an American lawyer and arbitration neutral,a former prosecutor,former United States District Judge,former Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration and former Commissioner of United States Customs and Border Protection. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology,a retired partner at the law firm Gibson,Dunn &Crutcher and former Chair of the California Commission on Judicial Performance.
Robert Brian Gibbs is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 7th congressional district from 2011 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party. In April 2022,Gibbs announced he was not seeking reelection.
Jayson P. Ahern is the former Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection from February 2009 to March 2010. He was Assistant Commissioner for Field Operations from March 2003 to August 2007. He managed an operating budget of $2.2 billion and directs the activities of more than 25,000 employees,including more than 19,000 CBP Officers and Agriculture Specialists,and oversees the programs and operations at 20 Field Operations offices,317 ports of entry and 14 preclearance stations in Canada and the Caribbean. He was responsible for Immigration Policy and Programs that includes all immigration issues related to the admission and exclusion of aliens as well as the Agricultural Inspection at all Ports of Entry to protect the health of U.S. plant and animal resources and the facilitation of their movement in the global market place.
Safra Ada Catz is an Israeli-American billionaire banker and technology executive. She is the CEO of Oracle Corporation. She has been an executive at Oracle since April 1999,and a board member since 2001. In April 2011,she was named co-president and chief financial officer (CFO),reporting to founder Larry Ellison. In September 2014,Oracle announced that Ellison would step down as CEO and that Mark Hurd and Catz had been named as joint CEOs. In September 2019,Catz became the sole CEO after Hurd resigned due to health issues.
Padmasree Warrior is an Indian-American businesswoman and technology executive. She is known for her leadership roles in technology firms like Cisco where she served as the CTO for seven years,and at Motorola where she was the CTO for five years. She also served as the CEO of Nio USA,an electric car maker. Currently,she is the founder and CEO of Fable,a curated reading platform focused on mental wellness. She also serves on the board of directors of Microsoft and Spotify.
The Texas Tech University School of Law is an ABA-accredited law school located on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock,Texas. The school offers three academic centers,ten dual-degree programs,a nationally recognized legal writing program,and a competitive advocacy program that has earned 45 national and international championships. Additionally,third-year law students may participate in one of the school's eight clinical programs,which allow students to gain real-world experience while providing free legal representation to low-income individuals. The school focuses on forming practical lawyers who are ready to practice law upon graduation. The student population is approximately 60.4% male and 39.6% female.
Michele Marie Leonhart is an American career law enforcement officer who served as Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from 2010 to 2015,as well as in an acting capacity from 2007 to 2010. After the resignation of Administrator Karen P. Tandy in the fall of 2007,Leonhart also served as Acting Administrator of the DEA. On February 2,2010,President Barack Obama nominated Leonhart for the position of DEA Administrator.
Sonal R. Shah,is an American economist and public official. She is the CEO of The Texas Tribune,a politics and public policy-specific nonprofit news organization headquartered in Austin,Texas. Shah served as the National Policy Director for Mayor Pete Buttigieg's run in the 2020 United States presidential election. From April 2009 to August 2011,she served as the Director of the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation in the White House.
David Peter Pekoske is an American government official and retired U.S. Coast Guard vice admiral who has served as the seventh administrator of the Transportation Security Administration in the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) since 2017. He served as the acting deputy secretary of Homeland Security from April to November 2019 and again from January to June 2021. From January 20,2021 to February 2,2021 he served as acting secretary of homeland security,during the Senate confirmation of Alejandro Mayorkas. Pekoske retired with 33 years of active military service in 2010 as the 26th vice commandant of the Coast Guard.
Alejandro Nicolas Mayorkas is an American attorney and government official who is the 7th United States Secretary of Homeland Security,serving since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,Mayorkas previously served as director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services from 2009 to 2013,and the 6th Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security from 2013 to 2016.
Kristie Canegallo is a U.S. government official serving as the acting United States deputy secretary of homeland security (DHS) since July 2023. She joined DHS in January 2022 as its chief of staff. Canegallo was a White House deputy chief of staff for policy implementation from 2014 to 2017.
Vickie Sutton is an American law professor currently on the faculty of Texas Tech University. Since 2014,Sutton has been on the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response.
Deanne Bennett Criswell is an American emergency management officer who has served as the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency since April 2021. Criswell is the first woman to lead FEMA. She was previously the commissioner of the New York City Emergency Management Office.
Cory Mills is an American businessman,defense contractor,and politician who is a member of the United States House of Representatives for Florida's 7th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he worked in various organizations as a security specialist and a business executive before being elected to Congress in 2022.
Robert Isom,is an American businessman and CEO of the American Airlines Group and its subsidiary American Airlines. He was president of the airline from 2016 to 2022.
On January 28,2024,House Republicans indicated their intention to move forward with two articles of impeachment against Alejandro Mayorkas,the United States Secretary of Homeland Security,alleging "willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law" in regards to federal immigration laws and breach of the public trust. On January 31,Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee approved the articles along party lines for referral to the full House. Mayorkas is the second Cabinet member in history,and first since Secretary of War William W. Belknap in 1876,to be impeached.
Ronald L. Rowe Jr. is an American law enforcement officer who serves as the acting director of the United States Secret Service. Rowe was appointed to the position after former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned in 2024,amidst intense criticism of the Secret Service following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.
