By Homeland Newswire | Mar 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Two Chinese nationals were charged with laundering more than $100 million worth of cryptocurrency from a hack of a cryptocurrency exchange. The funds were stolen by North Korean actors in 2018, as detailed in the civil forfeiture complaint also unsealed today.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: Dear Secretary Azar and Acting Secretary Wolf...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents arrested six defendants Thursday, charged with various drug trafficking offenses involving crack cocaine.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement after the Trump Administration failed to provide an election security report to Congress as mandated by law...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced bipartisan legislation to help protect Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees from accidental exposure to fentanyl and other synthetic...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after convening a call with public health officials and hospitals from across the state on preventing the spread of Coronavirus in Michigan...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Homeland Security will hold a public witness hearing on March 25, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. for those who wish to provide input for the FY2021 Appropriations bill.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Gary Peters, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, this week continued his efforts to ensure the Trump Administration is responding appropriately to the global Coronavirus outbreak.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: BALTIMORE - U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake today sentenced Rody L. Bowden, age 41, of Prince George’s County, Maryland, to 22 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, on the charge of sex trafficking of a minor. Bowden was a registered sex offender at the time of the offense and will be required to continue to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: NEW YORK - A 25-year-old illegally present Dominican national previously charged with participating in a $7M fentanyl ring was arrested Feb. 27 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) after being released from custody without bail, as a result of New York State’s recently enacted Bail Reform Act.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: PINE PLAINS, N.Y. - Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested, a 33-year-old unlawfully present Mexican citizen, who has a DUI conviction, Wednesday in Pine Plains, New York.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today reminded California residents that starting Oct. 1, 2020, travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant driver license, identification card or another acceptable form of identification to board a commercial flight.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
Release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Chair of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
Release: Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH), Chair of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the Fiscal Year 2021 budget request for the Government Accountability Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
Release: Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee's hearing on the Fiscal Year 2021 budget request for the Department of Education.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - New technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s photo identification and confirms their flight information is being used by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at some of the security checkpoints at Sacramento International Airport (SMF).
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
Release: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the Fiscal Year 2021 budget request for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
Release: Congressman David Price (D-NC), Chair of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the Fiscal Year 2021 budget request for the Department of Transportation.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. - The Washington County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) responded to the subpoenas issued on Tuesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for non-public information of criminal aliens who are or were detained in the county jail. These subpoenas were necessary due to dangerous...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) is looking for start-ups to develop or adapt a system to more clearly mark and track objects in the water. The new Maritime Object Tracking Technology solicitation was posted today for a new technology that could become a valuable part of mission execution for the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG).
