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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced today that the Committee has passed their Global Catastrophic Risk Mitigation Act. The bipartisan legislation will ensure...
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Chairs Thompson and Maloney Release 2013 DOJ OIG Memo Raising Ethics and Independence Concerns over DHS IG, Reiterate Call for DHS IG to Stand Aside

News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released a memorandum with findings from an internal investigation conducted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office...
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New federal Cyber Incident Reporting Council has inaugural meeting

The Cyber Incident Reporting Council (CIRC), a new group made up of federal agencies with a congressional mandate to coordinate, deconflict, and harmonize current and future federal cyber incident reporting requirements, met for the first time on July 22.
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What releases are upcoming from the Coast Guard on Aug. 5

There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 5.
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RGV Agents Apprehend 195 Migrants and 283 Pounds of Marijuana

RGV Agents Apprehend 195 Migrants and 283 Pounds of Marijuana
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RGV Agents Disrupt Smuggling Attempts

RGV Agents Disrupt Smuggling Attempts
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CBP and Coast Guard respond to a Haitian smuggling venture that resulted in fatalities in Mona Island

CBP and Coast Guard respond to a Haitian smuggling venture that resulted in fatalities in Mona Island
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Law enforcement agencies working together close stash house

Law enforcement agencies working together close stash house
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Two K-9 Alerts Lead to 138 Pounds of Methamphetamine Seized

Two K-9 Alerts Lead to 138 Pounds of Methamphetamine Seized
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BP Agents Assist in Recovery of Deceased Migrant

BP Agents Assist in Recovery of Deceased Migrant
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Hebbronville station stops human smuggling attempt

Hebbronville station stops human smuggling attempt
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World Trade Bridge CBP Officers Seize Hard Narcotics Worth Over $2.7 Million

World Trade Bridge CBP Officers Seize Hard Narcotics Worth Over $2.7 Million
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El Paso Area CBP Officers seize a combined 78 pounds of hard narcotics

El Paso Area CBP Officers seize a combined 78 pounds of hard narcotics
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RGV Sector halts human smuggling attempt at Checkpoint and disrupts stash house

RGV Sector halts human smuggling attempt at Checkpoint and disrupts stash house
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Five Days, Six Busts Have Calexico CBP Officers Seizing 494 Packages of Meth, Fentanyl and More

Five Days, Six Busts Have Calexico CBP Officers Seizing 494 Packages of Meth, Fentanyl and More
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CBP Air and Marine Operations to Break Ground on New Facility in Ponce

CBP Air and Marine Operations to Break Ground on New Facility in Ponce
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CBP Goes Paperless with Global Entry

CBP Goes Paperless with Global Entry
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USBP Apprehends Two Groups of Over 100 Migrants within 72 hours

USBP Apprehends Two Groups of Over 100 Migrants within 72 hours
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Four Smuggling Events Lead to 35 Arrests and Seizure of 235 Pounds of Marijuana

Four Smuggling Events Lead to 35 Arrests and Seizure of 235 Pounds of Marijuana
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CBP Officers Seize $2.1 Million in Liquid Methamphetamine at Rio Grande City Port of Entry

CBP Officers Seize $2.1 Million in Liquid Methamphetamine at Rio Grande City Port of Entry
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