News from June 2023
FEMA Celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Month
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON -- This month, FEMA joins the Biden-Harris Administration in recognition of Pride Month, honoring the diverse members of the LGBTQ+ community and their vast contributions to our agency and our nation.
California Man Pleads Guilty in Identity Theft and Fraud Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. A Los Angeles, California, man pleaded guilty today to fraud and identity theft charges in connection with stealing the identity of the owner of a Richmond auto shop, Lotsey & Hardy Tire Company.
Achieving Equality Through Accessibility
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: We're thrilled to announce DHS Accessibility Day! DHS Accessibility Day will emphasize a human-centric approach to accessibility, which fits our theme of "Achieving Equality Through Accessibility."
TSA offers advice to air travelers departing Hawaiis airports this summer
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
Release: HONOLULU - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) anticipates a record number of people will be screened through security checkpoints at Hawaiis airports and at airports nationwide this summer, surpassing 2019 pre-pandemic volumes. With high passenger volumes, officials with TSA are encouraging travelers to plan ahead and be prepared for the air travel experience.
FEMA Administrator Visits National Hurricane Center, Urges Residents to Prepare Now Ahead of Hurricane Season
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell visited the National Hurricane Center in Miami on Wednesday to meet with meteorologists ahead of the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, which begins today.
DHS Completes Construction, Commissioning of National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: MANHATTAN, KANSAS -The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has completed the construction and commissioning of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, Kansas. NBAF is the first U.S. laboratory with biosafety level-4 containment, capable of housing large livestock animals; and...
ICE conducts removal flights June 1
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted multiple removal flights including to Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Peru as part of dozens of flights conducted each week.
Baton Rouge Woman Pleads Guilty to Filing Numerous PPP and EIDL Loan Applications Totaling More than $1 Million and Laundering the Fraudulent Proceeds
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that Tiera R. Lands, age 30, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson to wire fraud and money laundering in connection with numerous false and fraudulent applications that she filed to obtain funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program in 2020 and 2021.
ERO Philadelphia removes noncitizen wanted for murder to Dominican Republic
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - ERO Philadelphia removed a citizen of the Dominican Republic with a final order of removal on an ICE Air Operations charter aircraft May 30. Edickson Paulino Castano, 52, is a foreign fugitive wanted by law enforcement authorities in the Dominican Republic for murder.
FEMA Funds Will Guarantee Power Generators to Serve Communities
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) allocated over $1 million in mitigation measures for generator projects that will help address future disasters in several facilities at Bayamón and Guaynabo. These funds under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) will provide...
TSA now accepts mobile IDs in Google Wallet on Android mobile devices, starting with the State of Maryland
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
Release: WASHINGTON In collaboration with theState of Maryland and Google, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) now accepts Maryland-issued mobile drivers licenses and ID cards in Google Wallet on Android mobile phones at select TSA airport security checkpoints.
FEMA is Hiring Tennesseans – Join the Tornado Recovery Team
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - FEMA is seeking Tennessee residents to fill a growing list of positions to assist with recovery from the March 31 to April 1, 2023, storms and tornadoes. Current jobs are based in Nashville.
Granger on the Fiscal Responsibility Act
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. bit.ly/43xWv8b.
Finding Common Ground for Disaster Response
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: Sustained rains and flooding in California, tornado outbreaks in the Midwest and southern states, wildfires across several U.S. regions-the first half of the year has been a wild ride for weather. These events, which we tend to classify into “disaster seasons," are now increasing in frequency and straining...
Granger on Resignation of Congressman Chris Stewart
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger released the following statement after Rep. Chris Stewart (UT) announced his planned resignation from the U.S. House of Representatives.
Recovery Efforts Continue with over 600 FEMA Personnel Following Typhoon Mawar, FEMA Urges Residents in Guam to be Cautious as Possible Flooding Threatens the Area
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Following President Biden’s amended Major Disaster Declaration for Guam on Sunday, FEMA has received nearly 5,300 registrations for assistance and urges survivors to continue to register.
Requests for Public Assistance Deadline Extended to June 9
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2023
News Release: LAKE MARY, Fla. - State and local governments, community, and volunteer organizations, including houses of worship, affected by the April 12-14 severe storms, tornadoes and flooding in Broward County have until June 9, 2023, to submit their requests to the state for FEMA Public Assistance funding.
ICE conducts removal flights May 31
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today conducted multiple removal flights including to El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras as part of dozens of flights conducted each week.
ERO New York City arrests previously deported Salvadoran citizen charged with rape
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City arrested an unlawfully present citizen of El Salvador on May 25. Local authorities recently arraigned him for rape in the first degree by forcible compulsion on a federal criminal arrest warrant.
HSI Arizona, Mexican officials take down firearms trafficker
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office, Fiscalía General de la República (FGR), arrested the leader of a prolific transnational firearms trafficking organization operating in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, along the U.S.-Mexico border. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Nogales led the investigation in the United States with help from other law enforcement agencies.