News from May 2021
By Homeland Newswire | May 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – On Friday, May 7, 2021, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas led a Congressional Delegation to Donna, Texas to receive an update on unaccompanied children arriving at our Southern Border and view conditions at the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Donna Processing Facility. ...
By State Newswire | May 8, 2021
News Release: U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan Donald Booth will travel to South Sudan from May 9 to May 13, 2021. Special Envoy Booth will hold meetings with government officials, political stakeholders, and civil society and international partners.
By State Newswire | May 8, 2021
News Release: The United States condemns the barbarous attack near a girls’ school in Kabul, Afghanistan. We offer our condolences to the victims, many of whom were children, and their families. We call for an immediate end to violence and the senseless targeting of innocent civilians.
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2021
News Release: Washington D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Committee Member Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus’s Abortion Rights and Access Task Force, issued the following statement in response to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcing an evidence-based review of the in-person dispensing requirement for the medication abortion drug mifepristone...
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2021
News Release: On May 14, Freedom Riders National Monument (FRRI) will host a luminary lighting at the Greyhound Bus Burn Site. 400+ luminaries, representing the 400+ Freedom Riders, will be lit at dusk, beginning at 8:00 pm. The cast of Freedom Riders: The Civil Rights Musical will join members of the Anniston High School choir, led by Reuben Mitchell, to perform songs from the civil rights movement as the luminaries are lit.
By Homeland Newswire | May 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Tennessee to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding from March 25 - April 3, 2021.
By State Newswire | May 8, 2021
Release: The United States condemns the barbarous attack near a girls’ school in Kabul, Afghanistan. We offer our condolences to the victims, many of whom were children, and their families. We call for an immediate end to violence and the senseless targeting of innocent civilians.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2021
News Release: Monroe, Michigan - River Raisin National Battlefield Park, in accordance with current to guidance from the State of Michigan and CDC will resume limited visitor services at the River Raisin National Battlefield Park Visitor Center on May 8, 2021. The Visitor Center is located at 333 N. Dixie Highway in Monroe, Michigan and will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
By State Newswire | May 8, 2021
Release: U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan Donald Booth will travel to South Sudan from May 9 to May 13, 2021. Special Envoy Booth will hold meetings with government officials, political stakeholders, and civil society and international partners.
By State Newswire | May 8, 2021
Release: U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan Donald Booth will travel to South Sudan from May 9 to May 13, 2021. Special Envoy Booth will hold meetings with government officials, political stakeholders, and civil society and international partners.
By Homeland Newswire | May 7, 2021
News Release: Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas’s ratification of a rule regarding applications for employment authorization documents (EAD) filed by people who have applied for asylum. While the promulgation of the rule and its ratification were ...
By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 7, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today awarded more than $15 million to fund grant proposals to develop and expand the use of wood products, strengthen emerging wood energy markets and protect community forests. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the announcement in Colorado today while visiting prescribed fire and wildfire recovery areas adjacent to the Roosevelt National Forest Northern Colorado Front Range landscape.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2021
News Release: Note: A copy of the indictment against Chauvin et al. can be viewed here and the two count indictment against Chauvin can be viewed here.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2021
News Release: A California woman was arrested Thursday in Los Angeles on criminal health care fraud charges arising from her false home health certifications and related fraudulent billings to Medicare.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2021
News Release: A member of the Aryan Circle (AC) pleaded guilty Thursday to his role in an October 2016 violent assault, as well as conspiring to sell firearms to a convicted felon. Another individual pleaded guilty on Apr. 19, to conspiring with members of the AC to sell methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2021
News Release: Four Eastern European nationals have pleaded guilty to conspiring to engage in a Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) arising from their providing “bulletproof hosting” services between 2008 and 2015, which were used by cybercriminals to distribute malware and attack financial institutions and victims throughout the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would update the definitions of “firearm” and related parts for the first time since 1968. The proposed rule would modernize the definition of “frame or receiver” and help close a regulatory loophole associated with ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal jury convicted an Iranian citizen and a resident of the United Arab Emirates and Germany, for scheming to obtain military sensitive parts for Iran in violation of the Iranian Trade Embargo. These parts had dual-use military and civilian capability and could be used in systems such ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2021
News Release: A Texas man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for his leadership role in an armed home invasion robbery crew that traveled the United States targeting families of South Asian and East Asian descent.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2021
News Release: A North Carolina return preparer was sentenced today to 22 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the IRS and one of her co-conspirators pleaded guilty on Wednesday for her role in the scheme.
