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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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Hope Americans will realise Trump was a 'failed experiment', says former S
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 18 (ANI): Former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson on Sunday (local time) said that he hopes the US citizens will realise Donald Trump's presidency was a "failed experiment".
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Homeland Security acting secretary Chad Wolf resigns
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): Chad Wolf, acting secretary of US Homeland Security, has resigned from his post, days after the violent mob attack at the Capitol last week.
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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 refuses to lift Chinese ZTE's threat designation
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 25 (ANI): The United States has denied a petition of Chinese company ZTE for reconsideration of its designation as a national security threat, saying there is no basis of reconsideration.
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Trump fires Homeland security cyber chief for refuting 'election fraud'
Updated : 5 years, 3 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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'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 bans five exports from China's Xinjiang region over forced labour
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): In another crackdown on China, the United States has banned cotton, hair products, computer components, and some textiles from China's Xinjiang province which are made "using forced labour".
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