News from May 2023
DHS-DHS grant application closes on June 16
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2023
Fiscal Year 2023 Community Assistance Program-State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) Region 5 grant opened on May 3.
DHS-DHS offers new grant application process starting May 3
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2023
Fiscal Year 2023 Community Assistance Program-State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) Region 2 grant opened on May 3.
Joyce Remarks at FY24 Budget Hearing for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (As Prepared)
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2023
Release: The Subcommittee on Homeland Security will come to order.
TSA completes transition to federalized security operations at Jackson Hole Airport
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2023
Release: JACKSON, Wyoming The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Monday completed the transition of security screening duties at Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) from contracted services to a fully federal operation.
TSA intercepts five guns in April at John Glenn Columbus q International Airport
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2023
Release: COLUMBUS Transportation Security Administration officers at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) discovered five firearms at security checkpoints in the month of April.
Safety Zone; South Fork Wind Farm Project Area, Outer Continental Shelf, Lease OCS-A 0517, Offshore Rhode Island, Atlantic Ocean discussed on May 2 by Homeland Security Department
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2023
The US Homeland Security Department published a six page rule on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
TSA intercepts five guns in April at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2023
Release: CLEVELAND Transportation Security Administration officers at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) discovered five firearms at security checkpoints in the month of April.
Aderholt Remarks at FY24 Oversight Hearing for the Provider Relief Fund and Healthcare Workforce Shortages (As Prepared)
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2023
Release: Good morning. I am pleased to welcome today the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration to talk about the Provider Relief Fund and healthcare workforce issues in general.
Rogers Remarks at FY24 Budget Hearing for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (As Prepared)
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2023
Release: Good afternoon. The subcommittee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. We welcome everyone to this morning’s hearing, and I will begin by recognizing myself for an opening statement. I’d like to welcome our witness today, the Honorable Christopher...
USCIS Extends and Expands Employment Authorization for Hong Kong Residents Covered by DED
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Eligible Hong Kong residents may apply for EADs through Feb. 5, 2025
Tools Outage
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
USCIS will conduct system maintenance to the Contact Relationship Interface System (CRIS) on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 11:50 p.m. through Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 2:00 a.m. Eastern.
Man convicted of trying to export ammunition into Mexico after HSI Laredo investigation
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
A Texas man pleaded guilty Tuesday to smuggling close to six thousand rounds of ammunition from the United States into Mexico. This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with assistance from the Laredo Police Department and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
HSI San Juan brings back iGuardian child exploitation prevention event
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Reaching more than 1,700 students from the Caguas region, iGuardians came to Gurabo in collaboration with the Municipality of Gurabo and the US Department of Education
Largest international operation against darknet trafficking of fentanyl, opioids results in record arrests, seizures
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
International partners, including Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and its Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team announced the results of Operation SpecTor, which included 288 arrests — the most ever for any JCODE operation and nearly double that of the prior operation.
California man convicted of passing over $1M in counterfeit bonds following HSI investigation
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
A California man pleaded guilty May 1 to passing counterfeit U.S. savings bonds over three years. The plea follows an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with the U.S. Secret Service, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Inspector General, and the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Edgardo J. Rodriguez and trial attorney David D. Hamstra are prosecuting the case.
ERO Seattle removes Somali citizen convicted of supporting terrorism
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Seattle removed Omer Abdi Mohamed, 38, a citizen of Somalia convicted of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, to his home country April 28.
ERO San Antonio returned fugitive wanted for aggravated theft, arson and criminal organization in his home country
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) San Antonio returned an unlawfully present foreign fugitive wanted in Paraguay for theft, arson and criminal organization on April 17.
DHS, ICE continue to conduct removal flights weekly
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
DHS conducted more than 1.2 million expulsions, removals, returns in first half of fiscal year 2023
Federal judge sentences naturalized citizen for lying to obtain US citizenship
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
U.S. District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced Cruz Miguel Aguina, 40, to eight months in prison following a guilty plea to immigration fraud. Aguina was also judicially denaturalized as a U.S. citizen.
Chinese national indicted for skirting antidumping and countervailing duties in Puerto Rico after HSI investigation
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
On April 26, 2023, a federal grand jury in the Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Shuyi Mo, a citizen and resident of the People’s Republic of China, with 31 counts of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C., Section 1343; one count of a wire fraud conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C., Section 1349; and one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C., Section 371.