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Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents prevented several human smuggling attempts at Laredo Sector.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced the opening of a new soft-sided facility in El Paso, Texas.

“CONSCIENCE AGENDA“ was published in the House section on pages H225-H229 on Jan. 12

Laredo Sector Border Patrol stopped a human smuggling attempt at the I-35 checkpoint north of Laredo, Texas.

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a wanted fugitive at the I-35 checkpoint.

Release: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Request for Statements of Interest: Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Program (TFGBV) Globally.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today its Winter 2023 Virtual Career Expo, scheduled for Jan. 25.

A previously convicted felon was sentenced Jan. 17 to more than five years in federal prison for a firearms violation following a multi-agency investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Corpus Christi; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and the Brooks County Sheriff’s Office.

Two Venezuelan nationals wanted by law enforcement authorities in Mexico for human trafficking and sex exploitation were turned over to Mexican law enforcement authorities Dec. 28, by officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Miami.

The Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Chicago field office removed an unlawfully present noncitizen foreign fugitive Jan. 6 wanted for homicide in his home country of Mexico.

A South Texas woman was sentenced Jan. 10 to eight years in federal prison for her role in a multi-state cocaine trafficking conspiracy following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations Houston’s Victoria office, with assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Starr County District Attorney’s Office; Hidalgo County District Attorney’s Office; and Texas Office of the Attorney General.

A gang leader from the Texas Chicano Brotherhood was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Jan. 10 for his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Victoria, with assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Starr County District Attorney’s Office; Hidalgo County District Attorney’s Office; and Texas Office of the Attorney General.

A South Texas resident pleaded guilty Jan. 10 to drug trafficking-related charges after an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Corpus Christi and U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed he attempted to smuggle more than $1.1 million in cocaine through a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Atlanta, ERO Mexico, and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement removed an unlawfully present foreign fugitive wanted for homicide in his home country of Mexico.

News Release: A federal jury convicted a Colorado physician on Friday for misappropriating approximately $250,000 from two separate COVID-19 relief programs.

News Release: FBI New Orleans Accepting Applications for Citizens Academy.

“PROTECTING AMERICA'S STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FROM CHINA ACT“ was published in the House section on pages H209-H219 on Jan. 12

News Release: A Texas military contractor pleaded guilty on Jan. 12 to rigging bids on public military contracts in the state of Texas.

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everybody. James, my friend, we’ve been around the world together on many occasions already - everywhere from New York to Münster to Bucharest, just in recent months. But it’s a special pleasure to have you here at the State Department for the first time in your current role, and we’re adding another chapter to a very long history of this Special Relationship at a time when it could not be more important and could not be more vibrant.

News Release: KREMMLING, Colo. - Today the Bureau of Land Management issued a Notice of Decision approving the Blue Valley Land Exchange, which will increase public access for fishing, hunting, and other recreation in Grand and Summit counties, Colorado. The decision authorizes the BLM to exchange nine parcels of Federal land totaling 1,489 acres in Grand County for nine parcels acres of non-Federal private land totaling 1,830 acres in Grand and Summit counties.

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a proposed consent decree with Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Centers (BDP) and American Vision Partners (AVP), to resolve its lawsuit alleging that the eye care practices violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. The lawsuit alleged that BDP and ...

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everybody. James, my friend, we’ve been around the world together on many occasions already - everywhere from New York to Münster to Bucharest, just in recent months. But it’s a special pleasure to have you here at the State Department for the first time in your current role, and we’re adding another chapter to a very long history of this Special Relationship at a time when it could not be more important and could not be more vibrant.

News Release: PITI, GUAM – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the recipients of its Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, awarding approximately $9,875,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to the Guam Department of Education. These rebate funds will help Guam purchase ...

To help identify and address barriers workers face regarding access to state unemployment insurance benefits, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $9.1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to the New York State Department of Labor.

While Michigan saw overdose fatalities decline in 2018 and 2019, the pandemic forced more people to isolate, made treatment services less accessible and worsened the state’s opioids epidemic, reports the Michigan Opioids Task Force.