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Recent News About U.S. Department Of Homeland Security
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Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently traveled to the United States and Mexico border and said the current situation is unacceptable.
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Bill Melugin, a national correspondent for Fox News, said a group of armed cartel gunmen were seen on camera illegally crossing the border into Texas.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a Democratic presidential candidate, said the current open border facilitates the illegal operations of the Mexican cartels, whether it is smuggling drugs or human trafficking.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, specifically U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, issued new guidance to aid stateless noncitizens seeking immigration benefits or submitting requests to USCIS.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently announced new enforcement actions Aug. 1, targeting forced labor practices in the U.S. supply chain and holding accountable Chinese companies involved in human rights abuses against Uyghurs.
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U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) recently led Republican senators in a letter to several Democratic Senate Committee chairmen, calling for them to ramp up investigations into the Department of Homeland Security’s activities to combat human trafficking.
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Two Mexican drug cartels, the Sinaloa and the Jalisco New Generation, are the most responsible for ramping up the drug epidemic in the United States, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Anne Milgram said in recent congressional testimony.
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Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, recently introduced legislation to tackle illegal visa overstays, requiring non-immigrants to pay a bond.
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Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., a member of the House Judiciary Committee, said children are continually being trafficked at the U.S.-Mexico border by the cartels.
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New legislation known as the "Build the Wall and Fight Fentanyl Act," introduced by Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, would use assets confiscated from the cartels to pay for both the completion of the border wall and fentanyl treatments.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security hosted an awards ceremony July 27 at DHS Headquarters, where 56 employees received a Secretary’s Award in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the mission.
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The Department of Homeland Security, through the Transportation Security Administration, has implemented its new Transportation Security Compensation Plan, providing pay equity for all TSA employees.
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Last week, President Biden and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas’ border policies came into question during a hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security.
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The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a warning to migrants attempting to cross the border via an illegal smuggling operation. The CBP said in a July tweet that smugglers have continued to risk the lives of others for personal gain and told migrants not to make the life-threatening trip.
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U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) puts the responsibility of increased border crime on Biden-Mayorkas policies.
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Sen. Blackburn (R-TN) and Sen. Hagerty (R-TN) said that more needs to be done to convince the government of Mexico to oppose the threat that is the cartels. On June 26, the senators and their colleagues addressed the matter head on in a letter sent to Treasury Secretary Yellen and Secretary of State Blinken.
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In the recent House Committee on Homeland Security hearing, Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC), a member of the Committee, brought up two major issues surrounding the southern border: fentanyl and child sex trafficking. Bishop posted on Twitter on July 19 saying that these issues are the results of the Biden Administration’s border policies.
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A new coalition, consisting of organizations like the Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Heritage Foundation, calls for a fresh approach to address Mexico's current state.
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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a press support organization, issued an article expressing that many organizations have come together to denounce the killing of reporter Nelson Matus.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security scored an "A+" on the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Small Business Procurement Scorecard, the seventh consecutive year the agency received the highest attainable mark.