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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 offers temporary legal status to Myanmar citizens
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): The Joe Biden administration will offer temporary status to people from Myanmar living in the US, its latest reaction to the February coup in the country.
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US, Canada, Mexico extend non-essential travel restrictions till March 21
Updated : 5 years 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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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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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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'New US visa restrictions will affect students, education establishment'
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The new US visa regulations proposed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will affect foreign students in the United States as well as the country's education establishment, National Capital Legal Services founder Elizabeth Krukova told Sp
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US Homeland Security proposes rule to limit stay of international students
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday announced a proposed rule to fix the period of stay for international students, exchange visitors and foreign journalists to encourage program compliance and enhance national security.
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US Homeland Security took decisive action on products exported from Xinjia
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Monday (local time) said that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken decisive action to withhold the release of certain goods into the US linked to forced labour in China.
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US sets up China Working Group to deal with Beijing's growing threat
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 25 (ANI): Amid growing Chinese threat to the US, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has inaugurated China Working Group whose purpose is to articulate, prioritise and coordinate the department's response to evolving threats by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP
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