News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


Notice published on Feb. 9 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Statement from Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco on the Introduction of the Violence Against Women Act

News Release: Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco issued the following statement today after the introduction of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in Congress:



Proposed rule published on Feb. 9 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Memphis Man Receives Over 7 Years’ Incarceration for Possession a Firearm

News Release: Memphis, TN - Bobby Bridgeforth, 37, has been sentenced to 92 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm. Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., United States Attorney announced the sentence today.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, (inaudible), so good - so good to see you. (Inaudible), good to see you, and I’m so pleased to be able to spend this time with my friend the foreign minister. We’ve spent a lot of time together in different parts of the world; I think Liverpool was probably the last time in person. Is that right?


Notice published on Feb. 9 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on Feb. 9?

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: BOSTON - An associate of the Orchard Park gang was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for firearm and drug charges arising from his involvement in a Boston-area drug trafficking organization.


North Dakota man sentenced to 134 months for conspiracy, robbery

An eastern North Dakota man was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for his conspiratorial role in a string of violent robberies.The case was investigated by U.S.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The United States-Fiji Relationship and Our Partnership for Peace, Stability, and Prosperity

Release: As President Biden has said, the United States is a Pacific nation and will always be a Pacific nation. The Pacific region remains a foreign policy priority for the United States, and we have deep and longstanding ties to Fiji and the other countries of the Pacific.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USCIS Opens a New Lockbox Facility

As we announced in November 2021, we have opened a new lockbox facility in Elgin, Illinois.


USCIS Updates Policy Guidance on VAWA Self-Petitions

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is publishing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual on eligibility, filing, and adjudication requirements addressing Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) self-petitions to update practices and align USCIS policies with recent court decisions.


News Release: Memphis, TN - Charles A. "Chuck" Jones, 51, a Kentucky businessman, has pleaded guilty to a decade-long scheme and conspiracy to defraud the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) E-Rate Program. Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., United States Attorney announced the guilty plea today.


USCIS Updates Guidelines on Maximum Validity Periods for New Employment Authorization Documents for Certain Applicants

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today published updated policy guidance to change the maximum validity period that may be granted for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) issued to certain applicants, as well as to provide general guidance on adjudicating Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization.


Mayor of Stonecrest and bookkeeper plead guilty to theft of COVID-19 relief funds

News Release: ATLANTA - Jason Lary, the former mayor of Stonecrest, and Lania Boone, a bookkeeper for the entity that administered COVID-19 relief funds awarded to Stonecrest, have pleaded guilty to charges related to the theft of pandemic relief funds.