U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Recent News About U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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On September 4, 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers conducted operations across the United States resulting in the arrest of several individuals identified as criminal illegal aliens.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released the names and criminal records of 51 individuals described as some of the most dangerous criminal illegal aliens currently held at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola Prison.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a statement regarding the case of Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry, a Pakistani national arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on August 21, 2025.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced that USCIS special agents, now classified as 1811 officers, are authorized to investigate, arrest, and present for prosecution...
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced a series of arrests involving individuals identified as criminal illegal aliens with convictions for violent offenses.
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The Sept. 12 graduation of 28 new computer forensic analysts was the largest to date, according to the DHS HSI news release. All of the graduates are military veterans.
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Karla Adriana Votta-Cardenas, 43, will spend over 20 years in prison for two counts related to drug trafficking. This announcement came in an August 21 Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) news release.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its federal partners unveiled the results of their intensified efforts to combat the trafficking of firearms from the United States into Mexico.
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The FBI is investigating a human smuggling network with ISIS ties that helped migrants, including a group from Uzbekistan, enter the U.S., according to CNN. No evidence of a terrorist plot has been found.
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Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston announced the recent arrest of a Jamaican citizen under suspicion of multiple criminal charges, including drug-related offenses, firearms violations and vehicle-related crimes.
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In response to the ongoing heightened threat environment in the United States, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas issued a National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin May 24.
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A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico indicted a Chinese national on 31 counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and one count of wire fraud conspiracy.
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Homeland Security Investigations in San Juan held its iGuardian Summit.
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Janet Murguía, president and CEO of UnidosUS, applauded Sen. Bob Menendez's plan to manage migration and refugees in the Americas.
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Several cities along the Texas-Mexico border have declared states of emergency as they prepare for the end of public health order Title 42.
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The Quadrennial Homeland Security Review has been released by the Department of Homeland Security, outlining a strategy to proactively address the evolving threats.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing allocations totaling $30 billion for hospitals, highways, educational institutions, parks, water and the electric grid in Puerto Rico for reconstruction in the wake of Hurricane María.
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Multiple federal departments have partnered with U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HIS) to bring federal charges against a previously sanctioned foreign national linked to a terrorist organization.
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During a Senate oversight committee hearing on March 28, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas faced questions about the increase of Chinese nationals crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, with U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) calling on Mayorkas to resign.
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The U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and State have implemented changes to a federal program to help migrant children from Central America enter the U.S.