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Florida Man Sentenced in Gas Station Skimming Scheme
By Homeland Newswire | May 20, 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.
Committee Passes Peters & Collins Bipartisan Bill to Improve Efficiency of the Legislative Process
By Homeland Newswire | May 20, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) to provide the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) with timely access to information they need to complete reports on the budgetary impacts of legislation has advanced in the Senate. CBO reports...
Homeland Security Department discusses Safety Zone; Ohio River, Cincinnati, OH on May 19
By Homeland Newswire | May 20, 2023
The US Homeland Security Department published a three page rule on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
United States Attorney Announces 26 Charged in Series of Federal Indictments
By Homeland Newswire | May 20, 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.
St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) - 2022 Airport of the Year
By Homeland Newswire | May 20, 2023
Release: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has recognized St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) as the 2022 Airport of the Year in the small to medium sized airports category. This recognition is part of the annual TSA Honorary Awards. To win this award, PIE had to compete with 333 airports of similar size.
Secret Service and CISA Release Toolkit for K-12 Schools to Strengthen School Safety Reporting Programs
By Homeland Newswire | May 20, 2023
News Release: Joint toolkit includes action-oriented guidance, self-assessment worksheets, reference resources, and useful checklists
Biden-Harris Administration Announces an Additional $160 Million to Build Climate and Disaster Resilience Nationwide, Including Over $50 Million for Tribal Nations
By Homeland Newswire | May 20, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON -- As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, FEMA is announcing $160 million in additional funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for states, local communities, tribes, territories and the District of Columbia to build climate and disaster resiliency, including the selection of more than 400 resilience projects and activities.
ICE conducts removal flights on May 12
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 19, 2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted multiple removal flights on Friday, including Colombia, El Salvador and Honduras, as part of dozens of flights conducted each week.
ERO St. Paul removes foreign fugitive wanted in Venezuela for murder
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 19, 2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) St. Paul removed an unlawfully present noncitizen foreign fugitive wanted in Venezuela for murder.
ERO Houston removes Mexican fugitive wanted for homicide
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 19, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston, with assistance from ERO Mexico and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force, removed Angel Morales Colores, a 46-year-old Mexican fugitive, from the United States on May 11. Morales is wanted in Mexico for aggravated homicide.
Houston-area man imprisoned for smuggling 20 noncitizens in locked trailer
By Homeland Newswire Report | May 19, 2023
A Houston-area man was sentenced to federal prison May 10 for smuggling 20 unlawfully present noncitizens in the locked trailer of a shipping truck. The investigation that led to the prison sentence was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Houston’s Corpus Christi office.
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.
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
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.