Jump to:

• Homeland Security
  Homeland Security

  noun

  the United States Department of Homeland Security, the body responsible for dealing with terrorist threats on American soil
• homeland security
  homeland security

  noun

  precautions taken by the government of a specified country against terrorist attacks

Homeland Security

¹ British  

noun

1. the United States Department of Homeland Security, the body responsible for dealing with terrorist threats on American soil

---

homeland security ² British  

noun

1. precautions taken by the government of a specified country against terrorist attacks

---

Example Sentences

The Department of Homeland Security - the agency that helps ward off against cyber attacks - "must immediately help states and localities", Schumer wrote.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

US Homeland Security officials said Soliman was in the country illegally, having overstayed a tourist visa, but that he had applied for asylum in September 2022.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The audit by the Homeland Security inspector general found that only seven of 63 officers reviewed had received any level of riot and crowd control training.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Department of Homeland Security records submitted in immigration court show that ICE acted based on information about undocumented workers at the carwash received by its tip line.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Would it not behoove the Department of Homeland Security to add a name to their roster of dangerous individuals?

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers