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Trump administration ends Temporary Protected Status for Yemen
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
The US Department of Homeland Security ended Temporary Protected Status for Yemen, affecting about 1,400 Yemeni nationals. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said Yemen no longer meets legal requirements. Yemen had TPS protection since 2015. The decision follows broader TPS rollbacks and ongoing lega
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US borders "are not open" as migration rules change: Homeland Security
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Hundreds of migrants arrived in Ciudad Juarez to cross the border into the United States before the Title 42 policy, which allows for the immediate expulsion of irregular migrants entering the country, comes to an end. Those found to have entered the country illegally could face a five-year
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Biden briefed on powerful tornadoes in US that left 74 dead, to visit Kent
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 14 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) was briefed by top officials on the federal response to the tornadoes and storms that impacted multiple American states this weekend. The President on Wednesday will visit Kentucky where the most casualties wer
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Biden admin seeks 'operational collaboration' with big tech to block hacke
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Senior Biden administration cybersecurity officials met with executives of 13 big technology firms to solicit private-sector help in protecting US networks from increasingly aggressive hackers, Politico reported on Tuesday.
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US Homeland security Chief tests positive for COVID-19: Spokesperson
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has tested positive for COVID-19 and will work from home per health guidelines, spokesperson Marsha Espinosa said.
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Biden administration ends mass arrest operations at worksites hiring illeg
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued an order on Tuesday to end mass arrest operations at worksites in the United States suspected of hiring illegal immigrants.
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US bans seafood from China's Dalian Fishing Company over use of forced lab
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 28 (ANI): The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has imposed an import ban on seafood from the Chinese Dalian Fishing Company because of their use of forced labor, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Friday.
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India, US to re-establish Homeland Security Dialogue
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 24 (ANI): US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N Mayorkas recently spoke to Indian Ambassador to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu, wherein they agreed to re-establish the US-India Homeland Security Dialogue.
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Trump attacks Biden administration as US faces influx of migrants at south
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US] March 22 (ANI): Donald Trump has blamed the current administration of President Joe Biden for the ongoing crisis at the US southern border, saying that the border wall with Mexico needs to be finished in order to deal with the problem.
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FEMA to Assist US Homeland Security Department in Caring for Unaccompanied
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support government efforts to care for unaccompanied minors arriving at the southwestern border, Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has anno
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US Senate confirms Biden's pick for Homeland Security chief
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): The Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Alejandro Mayorkas after a Republican effort stalled confirmation of President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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White House to move ahead with immigration executive actions on Tuesday
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): The White House on Monday (Local time) said that it does not intend to reschedule planned executive actions and remarks on immigration set for tomorrow, despite a delay in confirming the Department of Homeland Security Secretary nominee Alejandro Mayorka
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