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Milwaukee Mitchell International Aiport (MKE) made it into the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) annual Top 10 List of most unusual items found at security checkpoints nationwide in 2022.


ERO New York apprehends Ecuadoran citizen with violent criminal history

Deportation officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City apprehended a 46-year-old Ecuadoran citizen with a history of violence toward children.


HSI Baltimore investigation lands sex offender in prison for 45 years for sexually exploiting 2 minor girls, producing child pornography

An investigation led by the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Baltimore field office resulted in a 45-year federal prison sentence, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for a registered sex offender for the sexual exploitation of two minor girls to produce child pornography


ERO Boston removes Ecuadoran fugitive wanted for murder

Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston removed Darwin Murillo-Morocho, an Ecuadoran criminal fugitive wanted for murder in Ecuador, Jan. 5.


HSI Laredo investigation results in guilty plea of Mexican citizen who concealed cocaine inside vehicle

A Mexican citizen pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute more than thirteen pounds of cocaine, following an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).


High speed rollover lands Texan in federal prison following HSI McAllen, federal partner investigation

A South Texas man was sentenced to six years in federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy to transport noncitizens resulting in serious bodily injury.


Grand jury returns indictment on Florida man, charging him with smuggling firearms into Mexico following HSI, federal partner investigation

A federal grand jury in Del Rio, Texas returned an indictment prior to the week of Dec. 21, 2022 charging a Florida man with smuggling firearms into Mexico.


HSI, federal partner investigation secure federal grand jury indictment against Mexican national charged with smuggling firearms into Mexico

A federal grand jury in Del Rio returned an indictment prior to the week of Dec. 21, 2022, charging a Mexican national with conspiring and attempting to smuggle firearms and ammunition into Mexico from the United States


HSI Douglas, multi-agency investigation leads to charges against 13 alleged members of a Tucson-area drug trafficking organization

A federal grand jury in Tucson, Arizona, returned a 19-count indictment on Nov. 10, 2022, against 10 current or former southern Arizona residents following a multi-agency investigation which includes Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Arizona Department of Public Safety, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General.


HSI Kansas City asks for community’s help in the fight against human trafficking in yearly campaign

Each January, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Kansas City joins other law enforcement agencies, to educate the public on human trafficking, its indicators and how to prevent and report it.


DHS Implements New Processes for Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans and Eliminates Cap for Venezuelans

On Jan. 5, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a safe and lawful way for qualifying Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans with U.S.-based supporters to travel by air to and temporarily reside in the United States. I


Filing Location Change for Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is changing the filing location for Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition, to streamline workloads in an ever-increasing electronic environment.


USCIS Releases New Immigrant Investor Form

We have published Form I-956K, Registration for Direct and Third-Party Promoters.


Carper Praises EPA Decision to Strengthen Soot Pollution Standards

U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today issued the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to set newer, more protective national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM) pollution.


President Biden Signs Cantwell-Capito Equal Pay Bill Into Law, Historic Win for Women’s Equality in Sports

President Biden signed the Cantwell-Capito Equal Pay for Team USA Act into law, ensuring all athletes who represent the United States in global competition – like the World Cup, Olympics and Paralympics – receive equal pay and benefits – regardless of gender.


Committee to Hold Hearings in Wake of Southwest Airlines Operational, Customer Service Meltdown, Cantwell SaysOriginal source can be found here

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation said that the Committee intends to hold hearings in the wake of Southwest Airlines massive operational and customer service failures.


What They Are Saying: Industry Leaders Join T&I Republicans in Criticizing Biden Move Toward Obama-Era Water Restrictions

Last week, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee lead Republican Sam Graves (R-MO) and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee lead Republican David Rouzer (R-NC) criticized the Biden Administration for moving forward, in the face of a pending Supreme Court ruling, to reinstate strict and cumbersome regulations over waters and water use decisions throughout the United States.


The U.S. DOT Volpe Center Welcomes New Technical Center Director: Jonathan Walker

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center is pleased to announce that Jonathan Walker, PE, PhD has joined us as director of our Center for Communications, Navigation, Surveillance Systems, and Engineering. T


U.S. DOT Volpe Center Staff Presenting at 2023 TRB Annual Meeting

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s staff will be presenting at a variety of sessions at the 102nd annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) meeting, January 8-12, 2023, at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.


U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment Rate of 4.5% in December 2022 Was Above the December 2021 Level of 3.6% And Was Above the Pre-Pandemic December Level of 2.8% in 2019

The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 4.5% (not seasonally adjusted) in December 2022 according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data recently updated on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Unemployment in Transportation dashboard.