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News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced that he has directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reform its employee misconduct discipline processes following the conclusion of the DHS General Counsel’s review of the discipline processes currently in...
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New notice from U.S. Customs and Border Protection to be published on June 21

There are two releases scheduled to be published on June 21.
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TSA ready for summer travel demand at BWI Airport, strongly encourages travelers to know before you go

Release: LINTHICUM, Md. -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is seeing an increase in the number of travelers who are flying this summer out of Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) and is prepared to handle the crowds as passenger volume has been approaching pre-pandemic levels.
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Secretary Mayorkas Directs DHS To Reform Employee Misconduct Discipline Processes

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced that he has directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reform its employee misconduct discipline processes following the conclusion of the DHS General Counsel’s review of the discipline processes currently in ...
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Agents Continue to Thwart Illicit Activity in the RGV

Agents Continue to Thwart Illicit Activity in the RGV
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Agents Seize Narcotics Worth $156,900

Agents Seize Narcotics Worth $156,900
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Since January, CBP Officers at Atlanta Airport Apprehended 116 Criminals with Outstanding Warrants

Since January, CBP Officers at Atlanta Airport Apprehended 116 Criminals with Outstanding Warrants
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CBP Processes Three Survivors of Disabled Vessel

CBP Processes Three Survivors of Disabled Vessel
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Border Patrol Agents Arrest Man Convicted of Manslaughter

Border Patrol Agents Arrest Man Convicted of Manslaughter
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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Montana

News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Montana to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and flooding from June 10, 2022 and continuing.
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Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’s Meeting with Italian Interior Minister Lamorgese

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas met with Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese to discuss the strong bilateral partnership between the United States and Italy and ways to further enhance collaboration on shared priorities. Secretary Mayorkas and Minister...
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How politicians on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee dealt with bills on June 16

There was activity on one bill related to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 16.
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Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’s Meeting with Italian Interior Minister Lamorgese

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas met with Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese to discuss the strong bilateral partnership between the United States and Italy and ways to further enhance collaboration on shared priorities. Secretary Mayorkas and Minister ...
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Portman: May CBP Numbers Show Border Crisis Worsens With Influx of Migrants

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics showing that May broke April’s record for the highest number of border encounters on record which makes it clear that this administration’s border crisis will soon be a catastrophe...
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June 15: bills handled by Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

There was activity on two bills related to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 15.
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TSA intercepts gun at Dayton International Airport

Release: DAYTON, Ohio Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Dayton International Airport (DAY) Thursday.
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Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Fiscal Year 2023 Homeland Security Funding Bill

News Release: Congresswoman Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's markup of its fiscal year 2023 bill.
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Shelter from the Storm(s)

News Release: Updates on S&T programs and technologies that are helping stakeholders prepare for, and recover from, severe weather events
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Chair Roybal-Allard Statement at Subcommittee Markup of Fiscal Year 2023 Homeland Security Funding Bill

Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies today approved by voice vote its fiscal year 2023 funding bill.
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Biographic Information (for Deferred Action) discussed on June 15 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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