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Recent News About U.S. Department Of Homeland Security
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It’s been nearly two months since President Biden issued a federal disaster declaration for Jefferson and Shelby Counties following the severe storms and flooding that occurred Oct. 6-7, 2021.
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The Graves County Disaster Recovery Center in Mayfield will be closed for one day next week due to prior scheduled activities at the facility.
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Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, is the last day for survivors of the Oct. 6-7 severe storms and flooding in Jefferson and Shelby Counties to apply for federal disaster assistance. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. Central Time.
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FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Hawaii to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding and landslides during the period of Dec. 5-10, 2021.
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The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) Leadership Institute hosted 23 participants from 16 federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies during a Leadership for Women in Law Enforcement (LWLE-2201) training program, Feb. 4-11, 2022.
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The U.S. Secret Service has launched a cryptocurrency public awareness hub featuring a new public service announcement video and information on the security of digital assets and cryptocurrencies.
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U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector rescued ten undocumented individuals in the Jacumba Wilderness region near Ocotillo Wednesday morning.
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Laredo North Station agents working at the Interstate Highway 35 (I-35) immigration checkpoint stopped a human smuggling attempt involving a commercial box truck. The incident happened on Feb. 14, when a rental box truck with two visible occupants approached the primary inspection lane at the I-35 checkpoint.
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U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Eagle Pass South Station rescued a Nicaraguan woman stranded in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Feb. 16.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) in Memphis have seized 2,509 lbs of drugs since the beginning of this fiscal year.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Rochester Airport Port of Entry seized designer watches worth more than $2 million, due to trademark violations.
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Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Border Patrol agents arrested four Salvadoran gang members this week.On Feb. 15, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents arrested a Salvadoran national near Hidalgo, whose record checks revealed he is a Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member.
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Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted three migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 13 arrests.
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Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted seven migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 40 arrests.
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An Aguila area man was sentenced Monday to 15 months in prison for smuggling weapons from the United States into Mexico following an investigation by U.S.
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Pursuant to a joint investigation by the U.S.
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A local man made an initial appearance Thursday in federal court facing charges of robbery of a postal employee, theft or receipt of stolen or reproduced keys or locks, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
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After pleading guilty to production of child pornography, Moctezuma Lopez, 28, of Paris, Kentucky, was sentenced in federal court to serve 180 months in prison.
