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DHS

American  
DHS British  

abbreviation

  1. (in Canada) district high school

  2. (in the US) Department of Homeland Security

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Then in April 2025, DHS transmitted to SSA a second list of 2.7 million individuals to be marked as dead, the whistleblower said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Several hundred city residents, social justice activists, and dozens of Newark police officers encircled the DHS site where Baraka was being held.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

DHS has been pushing to deport him to various African countries, despite his willingness to self-deport to Costa Rica, where he was promised a form of legal status.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

"International visitors who legally come to the United States for the World Cup have nothing to worry about," a DHS spokesperson told AFP.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

After the DHS has held you illegally for three months, would they ever let you go?

From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory

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