News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


Transportation Department discusses Prevention of Alcohol Misuse and Prohibited Drug Use in Transit Operations on Nov. 9

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


News Release: Following a sham trial and the unjust sentencing of Brittney Griner, Moscow is transferring her from a prison in Moscow to a remote penal colony. It is another injustice layered on her ongoing unjust and wrongful detention.


Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a Massachusetts woman from carrying a loaded firearm onto an airplane on Wednesday at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS).


US Department of Labor initiative seeks to protect food processing workers in Illinois, Ohio amid significantly higher injury rates

News Release: CHICAGO ‒ With injury rates among the more than 90,000 food production workers in Illinois and Ohio significantly higher than other manufacturing workers, the U.S. Department of Labor has stepped up its outreach and enforcement efforts to reduce workplace hazards and better protect workers in these states.


The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Denver International Airport (DEN).


The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hosting a hiring event Wedneday, Nov. 16 to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Des Moines International Airport (DSM).


US Department of Labor seeks nationwide court injunction to stop Packers Sanitation Services’ ‘oppressive child labor’ violations at processing facilities

News Release: LINCOLN, NE - The U.S. Department of Labor today asked a federal court to issue a nationwide temporary restraining order and injunction against Packers Sanitation Services Inc. LTD - one of the nation’s leading providers of food safety sanitation - to stop the company from illegally employing dozens of minor-aged workers while the department continues its investigation of the company’s labor practices.


ESPN will be featuring the Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) twice this Veterans Day weekend.


In a ceremony at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, retired Capt. James Hubbard was recognized for heroic service to the Coast Guard and the nation.



Prison Killer Who Stomped on Victim’s Head and Threw Him Down the Stairs Sentenced to 28 Years

News Release: DETROIT - A federal prison inmate was sentenced to 28 years in prison today for murdering a fellow inmate at the Milan Correctional Facility, in Milan, Michigan, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced.


Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents halted a human smuggling attempt at the I-35 checkpoint.


US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents intercepted Wednesday a vessel with two occupants transporting 13 bales of cocaine west of Desecheo Island. The weight is 851 pounds (386 kilos), which is valued at $7.17 million.


U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Eagle Pass Port of Entry would like to advise the traveling public of the temporary halt in vehicular traffic at the Camino Real International Bridge the afternoon of Nov. 12 starting at 1:00 p.m. and the bridge will remain closed until 7:00 a.m. Nov. 13.


U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Cross Border Xpress Port of Entry facility Friday apprehended a male fugitive with an outstanding felony warrant for sexual assault of a minor


U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector recently arrested two convicted sex offenders for illegally entering the United States.


Oklahoma City Used Oil Recyclers Pay Nearly $2 Million for Processing, Transportation, and Storage Violations

News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS (November 9, 2022)- January Environmental Services, Inc., January Transport, Inc., and company-owner Cris January will pay civil penalties of $1.9 million and perform comprehensive corrective measures to resolve allegations that they violated the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) through their used oil transportation and processing operations in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.


Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrested 29 migrants and two drivers from two tractors pulling a grain hauler style trailer and a refrigerated trailer.


BLM to close northeast California campgrounds for winter season

News Release: SUSANVILLE, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management will close several campgrounds and recreation sites for the winter season beginning Monday, Nov. 14.


U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Bridge of the Americas border crossing in El Paso, Texas intercepted 26 pounds of methamphetamine and 10 pounds of fentanyl in a single failed smuggling attempt.