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U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists topped 1 billion flowers for the third straight year as they ensure imported Valentine’s Day flowers are free from insects, pests and diseases that could harm the agricultural and floral industries of the United States.
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Valentine’s Day Flowers Insect-Free
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture Specialists, working at the New York/New Jersey area ports of entry, are busy making sure that imported flowers used in Valentine’s Day bouquets are free from insects, pests, and diseases that could harm the agricultural and floral industries throughout the United States.
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Indianapolis CBP Seizes Almost 50 Pounds of Ketamine in Three Days
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Express Consignment Operations hub in Indianapolis actively seize narcotics on a nightly basis, but February 3-6 three seizures demonstrate the lengths criminals will go to conceal their drugs.
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What did Homeland Security Department publish on Feb. 9?
The US Homeland Security Department published a four page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Migrant Smuggler Hits School Bus
Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Border Patrol agents disrupted four migrant smuggling attempts that resulted in 73 arrests. A migrant smuggler collided with a school bus, occupied by only the bus driver, while attempting to evade arrest.
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ICE HSI investigation leads to Lehigh county father and son charged with unlawful possession of more than a dozen machine guns and nearly as many silencers
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - An investigation by U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) led to the arrest and charge of Joseph Raymond Berger, 67, and Joseph Paul Berger, 32, of Bethlehem, PA, this week with multiple firearms offenses including possessing machine guns, possessing non-registered firearms, and possessing non-registered silencers.
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Smugglers Utilize Social Media to Recruit Minors
Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol are seeing a trend of Transnational Criminal Organization’s (TCO) using social media to recruit minors for their smuggling operations.
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Homeland Security Department publishes notice on Feb. 9
The US Homeland Security Department published a three page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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CBP Officers at Hidalgo Bridge Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Child Related Sex Crime
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge apprehended Carlos Giles, a U.S. citizen from McAllen, Texas who had an arrest warrant for child fondling.
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CBP Agriculture Specialist Working to Ensure Valentine’s Day Flowers Are Pest-Free
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists working at El Paso area ports of entry are busy this week tapping and shaking cut flower shipments to make sure that personal and commercial importations of Valentine’s Day flowers are free from insects, pests and diseases that could harm the agricultural and floral industries of the United States.
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87.4 Lbs. of Meth Seized on Interstate 10
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen attempting to smuggle methamphetamine Tuesday morning.
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ICE HSI investigation leads to Lehigh county father and son charged with unlawful possession of more than a dozen machine guns and nearly as many silencers
An investigation by U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) led to the arrest and charge of Joseph Raymond Berger, 67, and Joseph Paul Berger, 32, of Bethlehem, PA, this week with multiple firearms offenses including possessing machine guns, possessing non-registered firearms, and possessing non-registered silencers.
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IPR Center seizes $97.8M in counterfeit sports merchandise during annual Operation Team Player
National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center), the National Football League (NFL), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Los Angeles Sheriff Department and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) announced that more than 267, 511 counterfeit sports-related items, worth an estimated $97.8 million, were seized during Operation Team Player.
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Notice published on Feb. 9 by Homeland Security Department
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice published by Homeland Security Department on Feb. 9
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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North Dakota man sentenced to 134 months for conspiracy, robbery
An eastern North Dakota man was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for his conspiratorial role in a string of violent robberies.The case was investigated by U.S.
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Notice published on Feb. 9 by Homeland Security Department
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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USCIS Opens a New Lockbox Facility
As we announced in November 2021, we have opened a new lockbox facility in Elgin, Illinois.
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USCIS Updates Policy Guidance on VAWA Self-Petitions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is publishing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual on eligibility, filing, and adjudication requirements addressing Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) self-petitions to update practices and align USCIS policies with recent court decisions.
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