
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, as the lead agency for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Coast Guard, plays an important role in Mississippi.
Senator Hyde-Smith is committed to working closely with FEMA and other federal agencies to ensure Mississippians are prepared for natural disasters and emergency situations. She supports hazard mitigation policies, which have proven to help save lives and save taxpayer dollars.
The Senator also supports Homeland Security efforts to protect the American people from domestic and foreign threats, which include ensuring a strong and well-equipped U.S. Coast Guard.
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ACT TO CLOSE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ‘CATCH & RELEASE’ LOOPHOLE
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ACT TO CLOSE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ‘CATCH & RELEASE’ LOOPHOLE
Miss. Senators Cosponsor Inhofe “Keep Our Communities Safe Act”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week helped introduce a bill to close the loophole—referred to as “catch and release”—that allows illegal immigrants, including those with criminal records, to remain in the United States.
The Keep Our Communities Safe Act (S.4370) would close the loophole that...
HYDE-SMITH ASKS HOMELAND SEC. WHEN ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION BECOMES A THREAT, RECEIVES NO ANSWER
HYDE-SMITH ASKS HOMELAND SEC. WHEN ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION BECOMES A THREAT, RECEIVES NO ANSWER
Appropriations Subcommittee Challenges DHS Secretary Mayorkas in FY2023 Budget Review

VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Presses Homeland Secretary to Determine when Migrant Influx Constitutes a National Threat.
PHOTO: Senator Hyde-Smith and Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the outlook for the ongoing border crisis projected to get worse in coming weeks, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde...
HYDE-SMITH WANTS BIDEN’S ‘DISINFORMATION’ BOARD DEFUNDED
HYDE-SMITH WANTS BIDEN’S ‘DISINFORMATION’ BOARD DEFUNDED
Miss. Senator Cosponsors Bill to Stop all Funding for Homeland Security Censorship Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today helped introduce legislation to prohibit the use of any taxpayer funding for the Biden administration’s new Disinformation Governance Board at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, is an original...
Louisiana property owners might not be able to afford federal flood insurance under new system
The Center Square
Louisiana property owners might not be able to afford federal flood insurance under new system
By Victor Skinner, The Center Square contributor
(The Center Square) — Owners of 500,000 Louisiana properties covered by flood insurance might not be able to afford coverage with a...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote against advancing gun safety legislation
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote against advancing gun safety legislation
By Taylor Vance
JACKSON • Mississippi’s two U.S. senators weren't among the 14 Republicans who voted to move a bipartisan gun safety bill forward for debate.
In the first action on a bill...
OPINION: Biden's Open Door to Criminals, Drug Pushers and Human Traffickers
Townhall
OPINION: Biden's Open Door to Criminals, Drug Pushers and Human Traffickers
By Oliver L. North and David L. Goetsch
When President Joe Biden hung out the welcome sign at our southern border, he and his open-border cronies tried to portray his policy as an act of compassion. This is still...