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Release: LOS ANGELES - Since the final play Sunday evening in Super Bowl LVI, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has screened more than 150,000 passengers and crew through its security checkpoints. With such a high volume of activity comes this reality: travelers inadvertently leave hundreds of items behind at areas throughout the airport.


Senate Passes Portman, Brown Legislation to Name Avondale Cincinnati Post Office for Ohio World War II Aviators

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) applauded the Senate for passing their bipartisan legislation to name the Avondale Cincinnati Post Office for two Ohio World War II aviators,...


New Cybersecurity Advisory on Protecting Cleared Defense Contractor Networks Against Years-Long Activity by Russian State-Sponsored Actors

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Security Agency (NSA) issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory titled, “Russian State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Target Cleared Defense Contractor Networks to Obtain...


La Crosse Regional Airport to host TSA PreCheck® Enrollment Center

Release: LA CROSSE, Wis. - Wisconsin residents will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s TSA PreCheck® application program inside La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) from Monday, March 21 through Friday, March 25.


ICE HSI investigation results in 5-year sentence for Mexican national for illegally re-entering the US

News Release: PECOS, Texas - On Tuesday, a Mexican national was sentenced to 60 months in prison for unlawfully re-entering the United States after previously being removed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation officers.


Coordinated TSA security operations a success at Super Bowl LVI

Release: LOS ANGELES - With the eyes of the country - and the world - on Los Angeles for Super Bowl LVI this past Sunday, the gaze shifted Monday to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) for the traditional “get away" day and a surge in the number of departing travelers.


News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A Southeast Texas man was sentenced Feb. 14 in the Southern District of Texas to 151 months in federal prison for coercing a minor on Instagram in order to have sex with her.


South Jordan man sentenced to 18 years in prison for producing/distributing child exploitation materials following ICE HSI investigation

News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - A South Jordan man was sentenced on Tuesday to serve 18 years in federal prison and a lifetime of supervised release following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigation (HSI).


Release: PORTLAND, Oregon - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Portland International Airport (PDX). There are currently full- and part-time positions available and the starting salary is $19.90 per hour.


US-Peru human trafficking operation leads to the recovery of 4 sex trafficking victims

News Release: LIMA, Peru - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Peruvian National Police (PNP) Human Trafficking Investigations Division conducted a human trafficking operation that led to the identification of four sex tracking victims and the arrest of the three individuals in the town of La Pampa, Madre de Dios, Peru.


“LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SHOT IN 2021“ was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1105-H1108 on Feb. 9


The Extensions of Remarks section of the Congressional Record published “COST ESTIMATE FOR H.R. 5633, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY INSPECTOR GENERAL TRANSPARENCY ACT” on Feb. 11.


TSA stops gun at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport

Release: MILWAUKEE - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) Saturday, Feb. 12.


There were 15 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in January.


News Release: MCALLEN, Texas - Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) led an investigation resulting in the sentencing of a Mexican man who was convicted for importing cocaine, meth and fentanyl.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor to urge the Senate to pass long overdue, bipartisan legislation that would set the United States Postal Service on a more sustainable financial footing...


News Release: Last week I ‘visited’ our National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) to personally commend the team on their recent designation as the DHS lab for the test and evaluation (T&E) of current and emerging technologies for emergency responders. In that virtual conversation, I both emphasized the...


Become a federal employee with the TSA at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

Release: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a recruiting event on February 14th from 9 AM to 3 PM to assist individuals interested in an exciting new federal career as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Austin-Bergstom International Airport (AUS) in Austin, TX.


TSA detects Boston Logan International Airport ‘s second firearm in 2022

Release: BOSTON - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a man from carrying a loaded firearm onto an airplane at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) on Friday, February 11.


In Flint, Peters Joins Cybersecurity Training Exercise with College Students and Cybersecurity Experts

News Release: FLINT, MI - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, participated in and viewed a cybersecurity training demonstration where University of Michigan-Flint students were shown by instructors, through a virtual hacking exercise, how cybercriminals...