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Homeland Security Investigations special agents in El Paso reportedly seized more than 10,000 dosages of fake pharmaceuticals and prescription medications from local businesses March 17.
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New Homeland Security program aims to provide public with more resources to fight terrorism
Federal authorities have launched a new website aimed at combating targeted violence and terrorism by providing the public with more resources to fight back.
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Johnson: TSA 'new hires will be performing a vital role in the protection of our country'
The Transportation Security Administration is hiring for employees to work at Albany International Airport.
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Bennett: HSI continues to 'aggressively prosecute those who seek to sexually exploit our children'
A Kentucky man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for child pornography charges.
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'Unshakeable Resolve': DHS honors its workforce
The DHS marked its 20th anniversary by honoring the department’s workforce
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Minors are still making the dangerous journey from Mexico to the U.S. without parents: 'The number of unaccompanied children has skyrocketed'
A group of minors was attempting to cross the Southern border -- accompanied by a North American activist because their parents weren't present -- but they were stopped by Mexican Army soldiers.
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Mayorkas: Homeland Security Advisory Council helping government 'to become more innovative, more efficient and more responsive'
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Homeland Security Advisory Council met March 16 at the White House.
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Mayorkas: DHS honors 'some of the extraordinary public servants who safeguard our nation and keep us all safe'
More than 1,300 U.S. Department of Homeland Security employees were recognized in this year's annual DHS Secretary's Awards.
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Waltz, Crow urge Congress to fix defense industrial base vulnerabilities and 'make very quick and aggressive engagement and investments' in Africa and South America
U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) and U.S. Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) warned of the U.S. defense industrial base’s vulnerabilities with Dr. Seth Jones, CSIS senior vice president and director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) International Security Program.
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'You represent the best of us': More than 1,300 DHS employees recognized for outstanding service
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recognized more than 1,300 employees Wednesday for outstanding achievement and their commitment to the agency's mission.
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Price: ERO officers 'focus on smart, effective immigration enforcement that protects the homeland'
More than 200 "removable noncitizens" were taken into custody earlier this month by Enforcement and Removal Operations agents during a nationwide operation conducted earlier this month.
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Lyons: Foreign fugitives who try to hide in U.S. 'should think again'
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested a Cape Verdean woman wanted on forgery charges in her home country.
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Lyons: 'Perpetrators of these types of crimes care very little about the havoc they cause to the victims involved'
A Brazilian native convicted of fraud in his home country was arrested in Massachusetts by Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston agents and sentback to Brazil.
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Pekoske: TSA works 'to reduce cybersecurity risks and improve cyber resilience'
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration recently issued a new cybersecurity amendment on an emergency basis to the security plans of specific TSA-regulated airport and aircraft operators.
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Mayorkas: 'National Cybersecurity Strategy establishes a clear vision for a secure cyberspace'
President Joe Biden's National Cybersecurity Strategy was released March 2.
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Garland: 'This case demonstrates the deadly threat that human smuggling groups pose'
The U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Justice jointly announced the first extraditions from Guatemala to the United States on accusations of human smuggling resulting in death and the first extraditions from Guatemala of any type from the United States in nearly five years.
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Allison: TSA agents in Boston prevented 'a firearm from entering the secure area of the airport'
Transportation Security Administration agents at Boston Logan International Airport stopped a 55-year-old citizen of New Hampshire from bringing a handgun onboard an aircraft.
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Duffy: 'Guns are not permitted through any airport security checkpoint'
Transportation Security Administration officers at Westchester County Airport recently stopped a Florida man from bringing a loaded handgun on a flight.
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Mayorkas: 'President's budget seeks to protect the security of the American people'
President Joe Biden's budget for fiscal year 2024 will provide U.S. Department of Homeland Security with billions in discretionary funding to address terrorism and other threats.
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Lyons: 'Foreign fugitive was located, arrested and has now been removed to face justice in Brazil'
Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston officers recently removed an unlawfully present Brazilian national wanted in his native country for using fraudulent documents.
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