Mayorkas says no ‘particular, credible menace’ to the US homeland as he marks 9/11 anniversary

Division of Homeland Safety (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Saturday mentioned that there’s “no particular, credible menace” to the U.S. homeland — as he traveled to New York Metropolis to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror assaults.

“I’m very proud to be right here in New York Metropolis this morning to pay tribute to the lives misplaced because of the 9/11 assaults,” Mayorkas mentioned on CNN. “This nation, 20 years, later is stronger and safer than ever earlier than.”

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Mayorkas was requested once more concerning the evaluation of the fear menace, and previous remarks that there was no recognized particular menace because the anniversary approached.

“That, certainly, stays true,” he mentioned. “There isn’t any particular credible menace to the homeland right now and what we do is we stay vigilant each single day.”

He described a “multi-layered” strategy to make sure the security of the American individuals throughout authorities and state and native companions, and paid tribute to the 250,000 individuals working for DHS throughout the nation and world wide.

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“I feel we within the federal authorities are working extra cohesively, extra collaboratively than ever earlier than,” he mentioned.

Mayorkas was attending a ceremony in 9/11 Memorial Plaza in New York Metropolis, together with President Biden, First Woman Jill Biden and different high and former officers together with former Presidents Barack Obama and Invoice Clinton, Lawyer Common Merrick Garland, Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Chief Chuck Schumer.

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Earlier this week, Mayorkas had informed CBS Information that DHS is doing “the whole lot doable” to verify terrorists launched by the Taliban do not get into america as a part of the Afghan evacuees being introduced into the U.S.

“We’ve no proof that they’ve,” he mentioned.

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He additionally mentioned that the first menace had shifted from overseas terrorists to home extremism.

“We have seen the menace evolve from the overseas terrorists looking for to enter america to the person right here radicalized to violence by a overseas terrorist ideology, to now what we think about probably the most severe terrorism associated menace on our homeland, which is the home violent extremists,” he mentioned.

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