Homeland Says Federal Authorities Are Addressing New Jersey Drone Sightings

According to reports, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas stated that the federal government is taking steps to address concerns raised by New Jersey residents regarding aerial drones.

“There’s no question that people are seeing drones,” he told “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos in an exclusive interview on Sunday. “I want to assure the American public that we in the federal government have deployed additional resources, personnel, technology to assist the New Jersey State Police in addressing the drone sightings.”

“Some of those drone sightings are, in fact, drones. Some are manned aircraft that are commonly mistaken for drones,” Mayorkas added. “But there’s no question that drones are being sighted.”