Over-capacity boat suspected of human smuggling. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has opened an investigation after a lone man was rescued from the overturned hull of a…
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DHS Adds 22 Fields of Study to Stem Training
Allows more nonimmigrants to study in U.S. The Department of Homeland Security announced last week that 22 new fields of study have been added to the STEM Optional…
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DHS Electronically Tracking Migrants
More than 47,000 migrants are “missing.” After losing track of over 47,000 migrants released from Border Patrol custody, the Department of Homeland Security has begun tracking all illegal…
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Officials Predict Continued Extremism Against Religious Communities
Synagogue hostage situation brings conversation to forefront. Over the weekend, a Muslim British national held several hostages at gunpoint in a Jewish synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. They were…
Read MoreHomeland Security to Recruit Climate Professionals
They will seek recent graduates for two-year program. The Department of Homeland Security announced that it would create a new program to recruit experts focused on climate change. The…
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White House Requests Supreme Court Review of Remain in Mexico Policy
Asking for the High Court to review the policy when in session in April. The president’s administration has asked the Supreme Court to review their case on the…
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DHS Launches Body-Cam Pilot Program
55 agents to begin filming key interactions with suspects. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Tuesday that it would be launching a new pilot program for…
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Gaps in Border Wall to be Completed
Homeland Security authorizes other expenditures. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced that they will use border security funding allocated by Congress to close wall gaps and pay for…
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Administration Ends Plans for Payments to Migrant Families
Negotiations over a settlement have ceased. President Biden’s administration has suspended legal negotiations in which it had considered paying $450,000 to each adult and child separated at the southern…
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CISA Offers ChemLock Security Program
No-cost program protects chemical facilities. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has implemented a no-cost program to enhance the protection of chemical facilities. The voluntary service…
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