The U.S. Senate confirmed Alejandro Mayorkas as Homeland Security Secretary, the first Latino and immigrant to serve at the helm of the department.
Mr. Mayorkas is expected to swiftly begin rolling back Trump administration immigration policies.
February 1, 2021:
DHS and its Federal government partners fully support equal access to the COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine distribution sites for undocumented immigrants.
DHS supports the equitable and efficient distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine to all populations, including historically underserved communities, without discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, or other protected class, and in compliance with law and policy.
It is a moral and public health imperative to ensure that all individuals residing in the United States have access to the vaccine.