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There is one release scheduled to be published on July 7.
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FEMA Approves Another $5.4 Million for South Dakota COVID-19 Response

News Release: DENVER - FEMA has approved $5.4 million in additional Public Assistance funding for the COVID-19 response in South Dakota. The assistance was made available under a major disaster declaration issued April 4, 2020. FEMA has provided more than $6.6 million for the South Dakota COVID-19 response to date with this additional funding.
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Chairman Thompson Statement on the Supreme Court’s Decision Allowing the Biden Administration to End Trump’s Cruel ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy

News Release: WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on today’s decision from the Supreme Court allowing the Biden Administration to end the Trump Administration’s cruel and anti-immigrant Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as ‘Remain in Mexico.’
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Joint Statement Between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Ministry of Interior of the State of Qatar to Secure World Cup Qatar 2022

News Release: Building on the longstanding relationship between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Ministry of Interior of the State of Qatar (MOI), DHS Under Secretary for Policy Robert Silvers met Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H.E. Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani in...
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Improve Your Self-Esteem

News Release: A healthy self-esteem is important in everything we do; it affects our work, establishes good relationships, and gives us confidence to try new things. You deserve to feel good about yourself, even in times of stress. Below are tips to help you feel more confident. You may find that as you work these changes into your life, your self-esteem will continually improve.
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Statement by Secretary Mayorkas on Shooting in Highland Park, Illinois

News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement regarding the mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois...
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Statement by Secretary Mayorkas on Shooting in Highland Park, Illinois

News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement regarding the mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois: “Yesterday’s celebration of our nation was punctured by tragedy, with yet another mass shooting. In Highland Park, Illinois, families gathered for ...
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TSA officer at Harrisburg International Airport stops Adams County man with loaded gun at checkpoint

Release: HARRISBURG, Pa. A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Harrisburg International Airport prevented an Adams County, Pa., man from bringing a handgun onto his flight on Monday, July 4. The man, a resident of East Berlin, Pa., was found with a.25 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets along with two boxes of ammunition among his carry-on items.
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TSA screened over 11 million travelers during Fourth of July weekend and continued to stop about 17 firearms per day during the first half of 2022

Release: WASHINGTON During the Independence Day holiday, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened more than 11.3 million travelers from June 30 through and including Monday, July 4. The weekend travel volume represents 93% of volume for the same 5-day pre-pandemic holiday period in 2019.
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TSA stops gun at Dane County Regional Airport

Release: MADISON Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) Saturday.
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Brown: 'Our communities are undoubtably safer with these two dangerous men behind bars' in Arizona

The second of two Tucson, Ariz.-based co-defendants in a drug dealing case was sentenced June 22 to six years in prison.
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June: Homeland Security Department publishes 64 notices

There were 64 notices published by the Homeland Security Department in June, according to the Federal Register.
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Bills addressed by Homeland Security Committee on July 1

There was activity on one bill related to the Homeland Security Committee on July 1.
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July 1: bills handled by Appropriations Committee

There was activity on three bills related to the Appropriations Committee on July 1.
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House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Committee and the bills it addressed on July 1

There was activity on one bill related to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Committee on July 1.
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Jaddou: 'This year, the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program is more robust than ever'

The Department of Homeland Security's announced this year's Citizenship and Integration Grant Program will have about double the funding.
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Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Submits Annual Report to Congress

News Release: WASHINGTON - Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) submitted its annual report to Congress which provides recommendations for creating a more effective and efficient system to better assist individuals and employers...
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DHS Announces Results of Invent2Prevent Final Competition Event

News Release: WASHINGTON - On June 21 and June 22, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3), in collaboration with EdVenture Partners and the McCain Institute for International Leadership, hosted the finalists for Invent2Prevent, a program that empowers university...
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DeSantis, Florida Supreme Court impanel grand jury to 'investigate international human smuggling networks' on state's southern border

After receiving the green light from the Florida Supreme Court earlier this week, Gov. Ron DeSantis is impaneling a grand jury to investigate human smuggling in Florida, an effort intended to promote homeland security.
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DeSantis: Grand jury will 'examine international human smuggling networks' in Florida

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is seating a grand jury to investigate human smuggling in Florida, which will promote Homeland Security.
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