Homeland Newswire Report News
ERO New York City removes noncitizen to Israel
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City removed an unlawfully present Israeli foreign national on May 17. The man was convicted multiple times of criminal possession of stolen property.
ERO Boston arrests Guatemalan citizen charged with child rape
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested an unlawfully present citizen of Guatemala on May 15. The man was recently arraigned by local authorities on multiple counts of aggravated rape of a child.
Man convicted of torture, exporting weapons parts, related services to Iraq
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
A federal jury convicted a Pennsylvania man on May 19 for numerous crimes, including the 2015 torture of an Estonian citizen in connection with the operation of an illegal weapons manufacturing plant in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
ICE conducts removal flights May 19
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted multiple removal flights including Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador and Honduras as part of dozens of flights conducted each week.
HSI arrests former Bosnian prison camp supervisor charged with decades-long scheme to conceal wartime involvement
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New England arrested a Swampscott man charged May 17 for allegedly participating in beatings and other prisoner abuses in Bosnia and Herzegovina, misrepresenting this material fact in his immigration application to come to the United States and, later, to become a U.S. citizen.
Texas woman sentenced for exporting pistols to Mexico after HSI McAllen, federal partner investigation
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
A Texas woman was sentenced to three years in federal prison on May 18 for exporting firearms and ammunition. The sentence follows a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) investigation with assistance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Convicted killer gets 30 years for meth trafficking following HSI, federal partner investigation
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
A South Carolina man and Georgia woman were sentenced May 18 for smuggling drugs through McAllen following an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with assistance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Murray and Collins Plan to Begin Bipartisan Senate Appropriations Markups in June
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 24, 2023
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee respectively, announced their plans to hold markups of bipartisan funding bills in June.
Senator Collins Stresses Need to Arm Taiwan for Self-Defense, Replenish U.S. Military Stockpiles to Deter China
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 24, 2023
At a full Appropriations Committee hearing to review the President’s fiscal year 2024 budget request related to U.S.-China policy, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Committee, questioned Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on U.S. military stockpiles affected by obligations of legislation to provide Taiwan with means to defend itself. Secretary Austin confirmed press reports that the Administration will be exercising authority to provide additional arms to Taiwan and that the Department of Defense requires funding to backfill weapons and munitions provided to Taiwan from Department of Defense stockpiles.
Senator Collins: The Fentanyl Crisis ‘Begins and Ends in China’
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 24, 2023
At a full Appropriations Committee hearing to review the President’s fiscal year 2024 budget request related to U.S.-China policy, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Committee, stressed the need to curtail China’s involvement in the fentanyl crisis in America.
Senator Collins Calls for Increased Funding to Cover Military Fuel Shortfalls
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 24, 2023
At a hearing to review the fiscal year 2024 budget request for the Department of Defense, U.S. Senator Collins, Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, questioned Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley on the Administration’s under-budgeted calculations for fuel costs to maintain military readiness.
Senator Collins Questions Secretary of Defense on Terrorism Threat From Afghanistan
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 24, 2023
“We can't lose sight of the fact that Afghanistan is once again a safe haven for many terrorist groups.”
Senator Collins Underscores Critical Need to Support Ukraine, Calls for Accelerated Delivery of Abrams Tanks
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 24, 2023
At a hearing to review the fiscal year 2024 budget request for the Department of Defense, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, called on the Administration to provide Ukraine with swift support. In addition, Senator Collins questioned Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on the delivery of 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine.
Senator Collins Calls for Continued Support from FBI, DEA to Combat Opioid Epidemic in Maine
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 24, 2023
During hearing, Senator Collins discussed Auburn restaurant that received $3M worth of fentanyl last month
ICYMI: Senate Appropriations Hearing Makes Clear: Undercutting American Investments Forfeits Future to China
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 24, 2023
In case you missed it: earlier this week, the Senate Appropriations Committee met for a full committee hearing with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to examine President Biden’s FY24 Budget Request in the context of the U.S.-China relationship and discuss the investments needed in the upcoming fiscal year to strengthen America’s security and competitiveness and stay ahead of global competitors like China.
Murray and Collins Plan to Begin Bipartisan Senate Appropriations Markups in June
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 24, 2023
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee respectively, announced their plans to hold markups of bipartisan funding bills in June.
As Competition with China Intensifies, Senator Murray Makes Clear: America Cannot Stay Ahead Unless Our Investments Keep Pace
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 24, 2023
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, led a full committee hearing with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to examine President Biden’s budget request in the context of the U.S.-China relationship and discuss the investments needed in the upcoming fiscal year to strengthen America’s security and competitiveness and stay ahead of global competitors like China.
Senator Murray Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on Strengthening America's Security and Competitiveness and the Path Ahead for the US-China Relationship
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 24, 2023
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, led a full committee hearing with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to examine President Biden’s budget request in the context of the U.S.-China relationship and discuss the investments needed in the upcoming fiscal year to strengthen America’s security and competitiveness and stay ahead of global competitors like China.
At Hearing on Defense Budget, Senator Murray Underscores Importance of Passing Timely Funding Bills to Keep Pace with Competitors and Support Military Families
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 24, 2023
Today, at a Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittee hearing on the President’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for the Department of Defense (DOD), U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, highlighted the importance of timely appropriations to keep pace with our competitors’ investments, keep our country secure, and deliver the support our servicemembers and military families are counting on—and deserve.
FACTSHEET: Illegal Crossings of the Southwest Border Increased in April Ahead of Title 42’s End
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 23, 2023
With encounters on the rise last month compared to March, it is clear that human smugglers, gangs, criminals, and those on the terrorist watchlists knew the Biden administration had no plan to address the upcoming influx once Title 42 enforcement ended in May. The Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data contradicts Secretary Mayorkas’ own bold claim, which he made before this very Committee, that the border was, in fact, “secure.”