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Granger Officially Named Chair of House Appropriations Committee

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Kay Granger (TX), released the following statement after the Republican Conference officially named her chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee for the 118th Congress.
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DHS-DHS offers new grant application process starting Jan. 11

Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) grant opened on Jan. 11.
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FEMA Announces Reinsurance Program to Manage Future Flood Risk in 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA has announced its 2023 traditional reinsurance placement for the National Flood Insurance Program, continuing its risk management practice against catastrophic flood losses.
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Johnson: ICE 'will continue to safeguard national security and public safety'

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spent last year targeting transnational crime and national security and public safety threats, according to its annual report.
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ERO Atlanta removes foreign fugitive wanted for murder

News Release: ATLANTA - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Atlanta, ERO Mexico, and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement removed an unlawfully present foreign fugitive wanted for homicide in his home country of Mexico.
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Get Repair, Rebuilding Advice Jan. 10--14 at The Home Depot in Myrtle Beach

News Release: COLUMBIA, S.C. - Residents repairing and rebuilding following Hurricane Ian can visit The Home Depot in Myrtle Beach to get tips and advice on making homes stronger and safer against storms and other hazards.
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Homeland Security Department discusses Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Security Training for Surface Transportation Employees on Jan. 10

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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DPIAC Meeting January 31, 2023

News Release: The Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee (DPIAC) will hold a public meeting.
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Joint Statement by Canada and the United States on NEXUS

News Release: Public Safety Canada and U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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’23 and S&T

Our great nation is a melting pot of diverse perspectives and backgrounds. During the holiday season, many Americans connect with family—we take time to reflect, we resolve to learn more about ourselves, and we set intentions for the coming year.
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Prince William County, Va., man cited by police after TSA stops him from carrying loaded gun onto a flight at Reagan National Airport

A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) prevented a Prince William County, Va., man from bringing his loaded handgun onto his flight early this morning, Jan. 4. The 9mm gun was loaded with 12 bullets.
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Milwaukee Mitchell Airport makes TSA’s 2022 Top 10 List of most unusual finds at airport security checkpoints

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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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
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