News from January 2022
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
The Disaster Recovery Center in Montegut remains open to help survivors affected by Hurricane Ida.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
Two years from the series of earthquakes that hit Puerto Rico at the end of 2019, the recovery continues with the help of over $523 million allocated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
FEMA and its Ready Campaign urges everyone to add a New Year’s resolution to your list that includes at least one proactive way to keep you and your family safe from disasters and emergencies.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers and agriculture specialists at the Progreso International Bridge made an unusual discovery this past week when they encountered four undeclared spider monkeys concealed inside a duffle bag.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
During the holiday season, championship rings can be a fan favorite.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
BP’s International Mail Facility (IMF) at O’Hare processes millions of packages a year, however, many of the packages that arrive from overseas contain illegal products.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
Big Bend Border Patrol Sector agents rescued 25 undocumented migrants from a failed smuggling event on Wednesday.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrested a sex offender and two gang members in two days.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at eight South Texas ports of entry seized a significant amount of narcotics, unreported currency, weapons and uncovered numerous immigration violations during
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
A U.S. Border Patrol agent assigned to the El Centro Sector rendered aid to an injured civilian, New Year’s Eve.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agriculture specialists in Cincinnati stopped record-breaking numbers of illegal shipments from entering the country in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended 26 undocumented individuals aboard a freight train near the Highway 111 checkpoint Tuesday morning.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested an undocumented individual Tuesday afternoon with prior sexual offense conviction.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Houston Seaport seized Apple AirPods and Nintendo video game consoles in early December for intellectual property rights (IPR) violations.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents from the Laredo West Station arrested a wanted undocumented criminal individual northwest of Laredo, Texas.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station detected and stopped a human smuggling attempt in Laredo, Texas.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), home to some of the only forested wetlands adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico in Texas, gained 4,628 acres of Columbia Bottomlands habitat for the benefit of resident and migratory wildlife on Dec. 21, 2021.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
The Service has streamlined the process for notifying conservation partners and the public of the availability of draft recovery plans.
By Press release submission | Jan 6, 2022
As part of the implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is engaging with Tribal Nations on the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) program.
