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The US Homeland Security Department published a one page rule on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Peters Announces U.S. Customs and Border Protection Community Relations Position for Michigan’s Arab and Muslim American Communities
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the creation of a Detroit-based U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) community relations position within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that will be dedicated to building trust and working with Michigan’s Arab and Muslim American communities, as well as other impacted communities...
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Comeaux: Indictment of El Contador is a 'tough blow to the Gulf Cartel organization'
In November, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations worked with Border Patrol and the Drug Enforcement Administration to indict Jose Alfredo Cardenas-Martinez, 42, for several charges linked to his position as head of the Gulf Cartel.
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Electronic Chart and Navigational Equipment Carriage Requirements discussed on March 28 by Homeland Security Department
The US Homeland Security Department published a six page proposed rule on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Washington
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Washington to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe winter storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides from Jan. 1-15, 2022.
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FEMA Administrator Criswell Headlines NEMA Mid-Year Event
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell addressed emergency management colleagues today at the opening of the National Emergency Management Association ’s Mid-Year Forum in Alexandria, Virginia.
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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Puerto Rico
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding and landslides from Feb. 4-6, 2022.
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Smugglers Continue to Place Human Lives at Risk
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted six migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 125 arrests.
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Peters and Portman Legislation to Help At-Risk Communities Invest in Disaster Mitigation Projects Advances in Senate
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH) to make permanent the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Risk Index (NRI), an online tool that utilizes data to identify communities that are most vulnerable to natural disasters,...
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95 Migrants Encountered in the New Mexico Desert
U.S. Border Patrol Agents from El Paso Sector encountered two large groups of migrants in the New Mexico desert on Thursday.
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Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $846K Worth of Narcotics in Two Seizures
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted alleged narcotics in two separate enforcement actions that have a combined estimated street value of $846,030.
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RGV Agents Arrest Five Gang Members
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents arrested four Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) and an 18th Street gang members over several days.
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Uvalde Agents Arrest Previously Deported Sex Offender
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Uvalde Station arrested a convicted sex offender shortly after he illegally entered the United States, March 22.
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46 Migrants Discovered in Smuggling Attempt
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Uvalde Station encountered 46 smuggled migrants in the back of a tractor-trailer belly-dump rig, March 23.
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CBP Expands Facial Biometrics to Mobile, Alabama Cruise Ship Terminal
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in partnership with Carnival Cruise Line, expanded the use of facial biometrics into the debarkation process at the Port of Mobile, AL, becoming the latest seaport to modernize efforts to revolutionize cruise travel.
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Chair DeLauro Statement at the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the United States Capitol Police Hearing
Release: Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH), Chair of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the fiscal year 2023 budget request for the United States Capitol Police.
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Homeland Security Department discusses Request for Applicants for Appointment to the Aviation Security Advisory Committee on March 28
The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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