News from 2023
One Week Left for Mississippi Storm Survivors to Apply for Federal Support
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: MADISON, Miss. - Mississippi homeowners and renters who sustained damage to their primary property from the March 24-25 severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes have one week left to apply for federal assistance. The deadline is 11:59 p.m., Central Time, May 25, 2023.
FEMA Awards Vermont Nearly $1.4 Million For COVID Protective Gear Costs
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending almost $1.4 million to the State of Vermont to reimburse the costs of providing personal protective equipment for public safety personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Harris Remarks at Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill Markup
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2023
Release: Good morning. The Subcommittee will come to order. I want to welcome everyone to the Subcommittee Markup of the Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.
ICE conducts removal flights May 18
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted multiple removal flights including Ecuador, Guatemala and Honduras as part of dozens of flights conducted each week.
Committee Passes Peters & Hawley Bipartisan Bill to Bolster DHS Efforts to Detect and Seize Illicit Drugs
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) to ensure that the Department of the Homeland Security (DHS) is efficiently using existing resources and expanding available tools to stop the flow of deadly and illicit drugs like fentanyl into...
United States Secret Service Hosts Visiting Police Executives at White House
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Secret Service hosted visiting police executives Saturday at the White House as part of National Police Week. The guests were from theAtlanta Police Department,Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department,Chicago Police Department,Miami-Dade Police Department,Milwaukee Police Department, Philadelphia ...
United States Attorney Announces 26 Charged in Series of Federal Indictments
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: Charleston, South Carolina ---United States Attorney Adair F. Boroughs announced today that 26 individuals, many of them associates of a significant narcotics trafficking organization, have been indicted on a wide variety of chargesincluding conspiracy, drug trafficking, illegal use and possession of firearms, wire fraud, and money launderingafter a series of investigations in South Carolina.
Florida Man Sentenced in Gas Station Skimming Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: BOSTON A Florida man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a scheme to steal thousands of customers debit and credit card account numbers and other personally identifying information via a network of electronic equipment clandestinely installed at gas stations across New England.
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Tennessee
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Tennessee to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds and a tornado from March 1-3, 2023.
FEMA Public Assistance Funding Authorized for Communities to Restore Permanent Infrastructure
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee’s major disaster declaration for the March 31 to April 1 storms and tornadoes now authorizes additional funding under FEMA’s Public Assistance program to pay for eligible permanent work to restore community infrastructure.
Secret Service and CISA Release Toolkit for K-12 Schools to Strengthen School Safety Reporting Programs
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: Joint toolkit includes action-oriented guidance, self-assessment worksheets, reference resources, and useful checklists
United States Secret Service Seizes More Than $290,000 in Elder Fraud Scam
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: SPOKANE, Wash. Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today the seizure of $290,399.73 by the U.S. Secret Service in an alleged elder fraud scam.
USCIS Updates Review Process for the Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 19, 2023
The U.S. government is granting advance travel authorization for up to 30,000 noncitizens each month to come to the United States to seek parole on a case-by-case basis under the processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans.
Tools Outage
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 19, 2023
USCIS will conduct system maintenance to the Contact Relationship Interface System (CRIS) on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 11:50 p.m. through Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 2:00 a.m. Eastern.
ERO New Orleans removes Colombian extradited to US for narcotics offenses
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 19, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New Orleans removed a 55-year-old unlawfully present Colombian national to his home country on May 4.
ERO Boston arrests unlawfully present Brazilian facing rape charges
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 19, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested a Brazilian citizen in Peabody, Massachusetts, on May 5. The Brazilian national, 34, is under an active restraining order and was recently indicted on local criminal charges of rape, vandalism and violating an order of protection.
ERO Boston removes noncitizen to Libya
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 19, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston removed a Libyan foreign national who had been arrested multiple times on local assault and battery charges to Libya on May 11.
ICE adds thousands of accessible detention beds
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 19, 2023
ICE updates detention guidelines to align with the current CDC guidance for COVID-19
ICE announces additional enforcement and removal actions
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 19, 2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted multiple removal flights on Thursday, including Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua as part of dozens of flights conducted each week. Thousands of migrants were removed, expelled, or departed voluntarily today.
ICE announces additional enforcement and removal actions
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 19, 2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted multiple removal flights on Thursday, including Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua as part of dozens of flights conducted each week. Thousands of migrants were removed, expelled, or departed voluntarily today.