Kristie Canegallo (born 1979) is a former U.S. government official serving as the acting United States deputy secretary of homeland security (DHS) from July 2023 to January 2025.

Canegallo was born in 1979[1] and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts by a single mother who was a school teacher.

[2][4] In October 2008, Canegallo began working with the National Security Council during the Bush administration.

[9][10] She has worked on policies regarding migrants and asylum seekers at the Mexico–United States border and Title 42 expulsions.

[10] In June 2023, it was announced that she would become acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security on July 21, following the retirement of John Tien.