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Smugglers Continue to Place Migrants in Danger

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Driver Detained After Attempt to Evade CBP Officer’s Inspection

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Oficiales de CBP Incautan más de $550K de Cocaína en el Puente Internacional de Hidalgo

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Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $1.06 Million Worth of Narcotics in Three Seizures

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S&T Helps Keep Communities Safe from Chemical Hazards During Hurricane Season

News Release: WASHINGTON - Extreme weather from hurricanes and tropical storms can devastate communities along the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts, and the threat of subsequent hazard chemical releases can be just as deadly. Damage to physical infrastructure may lead to hazardous materials like ammonia or chlorine...

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Safety Zone; Station Camp Creek, Gallatin, TN discussed on May 31 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page rule on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection set to publish a new notice on June 1

There are two releases scheduled to be published on June 1.

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Mayorkas: Border patrol agents 'put themselves between the shooter and students' in Uvalde

U.S. border patrol agents who responded to, and ended, the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, acted courageously, according to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas.

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“HONORING THE LIFE OF MR. ALBERT J. RINOW, SR.” published by the Congressional Record on May 27

“HONORING THE LIFE OF MR. ALBERT J. RINOW, SR.“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on page E559 on May 27

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New notice from Federal Emergency Management Agency to be published on June 1

There are seven releases scheduled to be published on June 1.

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Police arrest New Jersey man after TSA catches him with loaded handgun at Newark Liberty International Airport checkpoint

Release: NEWARK, N.J. An Ocean County, N.J., man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented him from carrying a loaded handgun onto his flight on Friday, May 27, at Newark Liberty International Airport. It was the ninth gun caught at one of the airport checkpoints so far this year.

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'Not an immigration authority': DHS will enforce Title 42 'as long as it remains in place'

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is still enforcing a pandemic era rule aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 that President Joe Biden wants to end but that a federal judge said earlier this month must continued

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'Laws of the United States' will catch child predators who travel overseas: Florida man sentenced to life for child sex tourism

A Florida man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct and two counts of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor into illegal sexual activity.

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TSA prevents man from carrying handgun onto flight from Raleigh County Memorial Airport

Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. Transportation Security Administration officers at Raleigh County Memorial Airport prevented an Alabama man from carrying his handgun onto a flight on Thursday, May 26. The.380 caliber handgun was not loaded.

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TSA stops worker at Pittsburgh Airport caught with loaded handgun

Release: PITTSBURGH An individual who works at Pittsburgh International Airport was stopped with a loaded handgun when Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected the gun in the mans backpack when he reported to work on Sunday, May 30.