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US warns extremists may seek to exploit easing of COVID-19-related restric
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Terrorism Advisory System issued a bulletin on Friday that indicated a heightened threat environment due to the potential for violent extremists to exploit the lifting of COVID-19-related restriction
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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 police warn of 'plot to breach' Capitol on March 4
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 4 (ANI): The United States officials on Wednesday (local time) alerted lawmakers about a potential threat to the Capitol on March 4 and have heightened security as a precaution.
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Biden administration plans to open another tent facility at Texas border f
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 28 (ANI) The Biden administration is planning to open another facility in south Texas to expand processing capacity for children and families arriving at the US-Mexico border, CNN reported citing a Department of Homeland Security official statement.
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US, Canada, Mexico extend non-essential travel restrictions till March 21
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States, Mexico and Canada extended nonessential travel restrictions till March 21 to contain the pandemic, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement.
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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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US Department of Homeland Security issues terrorism alert
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 28 (ANI): The Acting Secretary of Homeland Security issued a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin on Wednesday after consultation with the intelligence community and law enforcement partners.
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US blocks China's cotton due to human rights concerns in Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 3 (ANI): The US government has issued an order to block cotton imports from a Xinjiang governmental organisation in China due to the ongoing human rights abuses of Uyghurs, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Wednesday.
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Trump fires Homeland security cyber chief for refuting 'election fraud'
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired Christopher Krebs, the cyber chief of the Department of Homeland Security, who has publicly rejected Trump's claims of widespread election fraud.
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No foreign actor succeeded in compromising votes cast in US polls
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): No foreign actor has succeeded in compromising or affecting votes cast in the 2020 US presidential election, Chad Wolf, the acting head of the Department of Homeland Security, said at a press conference on Tuesday morning.
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US arrests over 100 immigrants set free by state of California - Homeland
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], October 8 (ANI/Sputnik): A weeklong roundup of illegal immigrants that were released by the state of California netted nearly 125 at-large aliens with criminal convictions or pending criminal charges, the Department of Homeland Security [DHS] said in a press release o
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