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DHS Center for Countering Human Trafficking Releases FY 2022 Annual Report

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released the second Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT) Annual Report, outlining the Department’s achievements in combatting human trafficking during the previous fiscal year (FY). As a global leader in the fight against human ...


Release: ARLINGTON, Va. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) prevented a Fredericksburg, Va., man from bringing his loaded handgun onto his flight early this morning (Feb. 3). The.25 caliber gun was loaded with seven bullets.


News Release: CHICAGO - Representatives from FEMA will host an in-person flood map information open house on Feb. 15, 2023, from 6 - 8 p.m. ET and a virtual flood map information open house on Feb. 21, 2023, from 6 - 8 p.m. ET for communities in Carroll County, Indiana. The open houses will give residents...


The US Homeland Security Department published a one page proposed rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: CHICAGO - FEMA and the Ohio Emergency Management Agency announced today the release of $2,165,400 in hazard mitigation funding for a project to reduce flood risk in Boardman Township, Ohio. A current underground stormwater and sewer system will be replaced by the township, and the Forest Lawn Stormwater Park will be developed with assistance of Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds from the COVID-19 disaster declared March 31, 2020.


News Release: ATLANTA - A FEMA disaster recovery center will open Thursday Feb. 2 in Newton County to provide one-on-one assistance to people directly affected by the Jan. 12 severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes.


News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - Alaskan residents recovering from September’s Typhoon Merbok are still able to apply for disaster assistance with FEMA even though the application period has ended. Survivors have until Feb. 6, 2023, to apply.


News Release: SAN DIEGO - A federal judge sentenced a high-level Guatemalan cartel boss to 210 months in federal prison on Jan. 27.


News Release: MIAMI - Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Tallahassee’s Criminal Alien Program team officers arrested a citizen of the Dominican Republic in Tallahassee after he served a five-year sentence for lewd and lascivious battery in Osceola County.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Port Access Route Study: Approaches to Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts discussed on Feb. 1 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Carroll County Residents Invited to Flood Map Information Open House

News Release: CHICAGO - Representatives from FEMA will host an in-person flood map information open house on Feb. 15, 2023, from 6 - 8 p.m. ET and a virtual flood map information open house on Feb. 21, 2023, from 6 - 8 p.m. ET for communities in Carroll County, Indiana. The open houses will give residents...


News Release: Prattville, Ala. - FEMA may refer survivors of the Jan. 12 storms and tornadoes in Alabama to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) with information on how to apply for a disaster loan. It’s important to submit the loan application as soon as possible.


News Release: CHICAGO - Representatives from FEMA will host a Flood Map Information Open House for communities in St. Louis County, Minnesota, on Feb. 15, 2023, from 5 - 7 p.m. CT and on Feb. 16, 2023, from 5 - 7 p.m. CT. The open houses will give residents a chance to review preliminary versions of the recently completed Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report and its accompanying preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs). The same information will be shared at both meetings.


FEMA Awards Over $3.5 Million to Massachusetts for COVID-19 Operating Costs

News Release: BOSTON - The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $3.5 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for the cost of steps taken to protect its staff and the public during the COVID-19 pandemic.


News Release: WASHINGTON - On Jan. 31, 2023, Deputy Secretary for Homeland Security John K. Tien and Krista Mikkonen, Minister of Interior of Finland, and their respective delegations met in Washington, D.C. The principals reaffirmed the strong partnership between the Department of Homeland Security and the Ministry...


News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - Alaskan residents recovering from September’s Typhoon Merbok are still able to apply for disaster assistance with FEMA even though the application period has ended. Survivors have until Feb. 4, 2023, to apply.


US. Department of Homeland Security and Finnish Ministry of the Interior enhance internal security cooperation

News Release: WASHINGTON - On Jan. 31, 2023, Deputy Secretary for Homeland Security John K. Tien and Krista Mikkonen, Minister of Interior of Finland, and their respective delegations met in Washington, D.C. The principals reaffirmed the strong partnership between the Department of Homeland Security and the Ministry ...


Homeland Security Department discusses National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; March 2023 Meeting on Feb. 1

The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.