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The Family That Serves: Inspiring the Next Generation

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Secretary Mayorkas Remarks at Ministerial Meeting on the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection

News Release: Secretary Mayorkas delivered the following remarks at the Ministerial Meeting on the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection at the World Bank in Washington, D.C.


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Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on the Candidacy of Ian Saunders for Secretary General of the World Customs Organization

News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on the candidacy of Ian Saunders to become the Secretary General of the World Customs Organization.


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Statement from Secretary Mayorkas Regarding the Supreme Court Decision on Immigration Enforcement

News Release: Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling on immigration enforcement...


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Workforce Message from Secretary Mayorkas on the Designation of Kristie Canegallo as the Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security

News Release: I am proud and excited to inform you that President Biden will designate Kristie Canegallo as the Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. Kristie will assume her new role on July 21, 2023 following Deputy Secretary Tien’s retirement.


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EU-US joint statement following the EU-US Ministerial on Justice and Home Affairs

News Release: 1. On 21 June 2023, the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union hosted the EU-U.S. Ministerial Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs in Stockholm. The European Union was represented by the Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson, the Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders, as well...


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Department of Homeland Security Announces Distribution of More Than $290 Million in Congressional Funding for Communities Receiving Migrants

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), will publish a funding notice under the new Shelter and Services Program (SSP) for more than $290 million to 34 non-federal entities for...


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S&T Awards Funds to a Startup Developing Object Detection & Tracking Algorithms for Securing Soft Targets

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced an award of $199,500 to Analytical AI, a Birmingham, AL-based company, to build artificial intelligence algorithms that link objects, such as unattended baggage to people, and track them from the time they enter a perimeter to when they exit.


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Science Strengthens Its Stride: Welcome HS-POWER Interns

News Release: Guest post from Rebecca L. Medina, Director of the Science and Technology Directorate’s Office of University Programs.


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Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on the 11th Anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Policy

News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on the 11th anniversary of the creation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy.


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Prepare Now Ahead of Tropical Storm Bret

News Release: WASHINGTON -- As Tropical Storm Bret continues developing in the Atlantic, FEMA urges residents and visitors in the Caribbean to prepare now, pay attention to the evolving forecast and listen to instructions from local authorities.


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Secretary Mayorkas Appoints New Members to Academic Council to Advise DHS

News Release: WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced new members to the Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council (HSAPC), which he reconstituted in 2022. The Council will provide strategic and actionable recommendations to the Secretary on campus...


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S&T Seeks Solutions for Privacy Preserving Digital Credential Wallets & Verifiers

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced a new solicitation to create, improve and implement a new set of tools that protect the privacy of individuals when using digital credentials that can be used for a variety of purposes including...


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Lexington County Man Sentenced to 23 Years on Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor

News Release: COLUMBIA, S.C - Christopher Michael Alexander, 32, of Gilbert, South Carolina, was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to attempted enticement of a minor for sexual activity, to be followed by a lifetime of supervision and registration as a sex offender.


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Lexington County Man Sentenced to 23 Years on Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor

News Release: COLUMBIA, S.C - Christopher Michael Alexander, 32, of Gilbert, South Carolina, was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to attempted enticement of a minor for sexual activity, to be followed by a lifetime of supervision and registration as a sex offender.


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Russian Nationals Charged With Hacking One Cryptocurrency Exchange And Illicitly Operating Another

News Release: Charges Brought by the Southern District of New York, the Northern District of California, and the Department of Justices Criminal Division


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Lexington County Man Sentenced to 23 Years on Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor

News Release: COLUMBIA, S.C - Christopher Michael Alexander, 32, of Gilbert, South Carolina, was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to attempted enticement of a minor for sexual activity, to be followed by a lifetime of supervision and registration as a sex offender.


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Sullivan County Woman Arrested For Multimillion-Dollar Money Laundering And Bank Fraud Scheme

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Patrick J. Freaney, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Secret Service (USSS), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging TETIANA BERRIORS with conspiring to commit ...


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TSA prevents local man from carrying loaded gun onto flight at Albany International Airport

A Troy, N.Y., resident was caught with a loaded. 380 caliber gun in his carry-on bag by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Albany International Airport (ALB) on Monday, June 19. The gun was sitting in the man’s duffle bag along with his clothes.


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Local man caught with loaded gun by TSA at Pittsburgh Airport checkpoint

A Pittsburgh, Pa., man was prevented from bringing his loaded handgun onto his flight this morning (June 21) when Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport detected the handgun in the man’s carry-on bag. The 9mm gun was loaded with eight bullets.