Overview

• A memorandum to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem authorizes ending any protections beyond what statute requires starting September 1.
• U.S. law provides lifetime Secret Service details to former presidents but only six months of coverage to former vice presidents.
• An additional year of protection to January 2026 that was authorized by Joe Biden has been rescinded by the new order.
• The termination removes 24/7 bodyguards, threat monitoring of digital communications, and installed security at her residence.
• Harris is scheduled to begin promoting her memoir, "107 Days," on September 23, and her office expressed gratitude for the Secret Service's professionalism.