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REBECCA SANTANA

REBECCA SANTANA

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Border Patrol reports arrests are down 25% since Biden announced new asylum restrictions

Preliminary federal government figures show the number of people arrested by Border Patrol agents fell by 25% since President Joe Biden announced new rules restricting asylum access two weeks ago

Border Patrol reports arrests are down 25% since Biden announced new asylum restrictions
Environment|News|US

FEMA is ready for an extreme hurricane and wildfire season, but money is a concern, Mayorkas says

The head of the Homeland Security Department says the agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country is prepared as it goes into what is expected to be an intense hurricane and wildfire season

FEMA is ready for an extreme hurricane and wildfire season, but money is a concern, Mayorkas says
News|US

Border arrests fall more than 40% after Biden's halt to asylum processing, Homeland Security says

The Homeland Security Department says arrests for illegal border crossings have dropped more than 40% during the three weeks asylum processing has been suspended

Border arrests fall more than 40% after Biden's halt to asylum processing, Homeland Security says
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Biden administration extends temporary legal status to 300,000 Haitians, drawing a contrast to Trump

The Homeland Security Department says more than 300,000 Haitians already in the United States will be eligible for a major expansion of temporary legal status because conditions in the Caribbean nation are unsafe for return

Biden administration extends temporary legal status to 300,000 Haitians, drawing a contrast to Trump
Americas|Economy|News|US|World

US to pay for flights to help Panama remove migrants who may be heading north

The United States is going to pay for flights and offer other help to Panama to remove migrants

US to pay for flights to help Panama remove migrants who may be heading north
Americas|Asia|News|US|World

US deports 116 Chinese migrants in first 'large' flight in 5 years

The Department of Homeland Security says it has deported 116 Chinese migrants from the United States in the first “large charter flight” in five years

US deports 116 Chinese migrants in first 'large' flight in 5 years
Europe|News|Technology|US|World

US, Canada and Finland look to build more icebreakers to counter Russia in the Arctic

The United States, Canada and Finland will work together to build up their icebreaker fleets as they look to bolster their defenses in the Arctic, where Russia is increasingly active

US, Canada and Finland look to build more icebreakers to counter Russia in the Arctic
Crime|Election|News|US

The Secret Service is investigating how a gunman who shot and injured Trump was able to get so close

The U.S. Secret Service is investigating how a gunman armed with an AR-style rifle was able to get close enough to shoot and injure former President Donald Trump at his rally in Pennsylvania

The Secret Service is investigating how a gunman who shot and injured Trump was able to get so close
Crime|Election|News|US

House Oversight panel subpoenas Secret Service director to testify on Trump assassination attempt

The Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee has issued a subpoena to Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle compelling her to appear before the committee on Monday for what is scheduled to be the first congressional hearing into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump

House Oversight panel subpoenas Secret Service director to testify on Trump assassination attempt
Crime|Election|News|US

What to know about the Secret Service's Counter Sniper Team

Scrutiny of the U.S. Secret Service continues to grow after former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania

What to know about the Secret Service's Counter Sniper Team
News|Political|US

This is how Secret Service protection has changed for presidents over the years

As the world has vastly changed, so has protection for presidents since the days when the public could come to the White House to meet Abraham Lincoln

This is how Secret Service protection has changed for presidents over the years
Crime|News|Political|US

Secret Service chief noted a 'zero fail mission.' After Trump rally, she's facing calls to resign

The Secret Service and its director, Kimberly Cheatle, are under intense scrutiny after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump

Secret Service chief noted a 'zero fail mission.' After Trump rally, she's facing calls to resign
Crime|News|US

Acting Secret Service director says he's 'ashamed' after the Trump assassination attempt

The Secret Service’s acting director has told lawmakers he considered it indefensible that the roof used by the gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was unsecured

Acting Secret Service director says he's 'ashamed' after the Trump assassination attempt
Americas|News|US

In a win for Mexico, US will expand areas for migrants to apply online for entry at southern border

The Biden administration says it will soon expand areas where migrants can apply online for appointments to enter the United States to a large swath of southern Mexico

In a win for Mexico, US will expand areas for migrants to apply online for entry at southern border
Business|Economy|News|Political|US

US agency tasked with border security to pay $45 million over pregnancy discrimination, lawyers say

Lawyers representing pregnant employees who worked for Customs and Border Protection say the agency is paying $45 million to settle a discrimination case

Economy|News|US

Immigrants prepare for new Biden protections with excitement and concern

A new Biden administration program will allow some spouses of U.S. citizens living in the U.S. illegally to gain legal status without leaving the country

Immigrants prepare for new Biden protections with excitement and concern
Americas|News|US|World

Biden restarts immigration program for 4 countries with more vetting for sponsors

The Biden administration is restarting an immigration program that allows migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to come to the United States

Biden restarts immigration program for 4 countries with more vetting for sponsors
Americas|Asia|News|US|World

When the US left Kabul, these Americans tried to help Afghans left behind. It still haunts them

Three years ago, the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan when the last American plane departed Kabul

When the US left Kabul, these Americans tried to help Afghans left behind. It still haunts them
Election|News|US

Next year's Jan. 6 election certification will get extra security to prevent another riot

In an effort to prevent another riot like the one on Jan. 6, 2021, the Homeland Security secretary has designated the congressional count and certification of the presidential election as a national special security event

Next year's Jan. 6 election certification will get extra security to prevent another riot
Crime|News|US

The Secret Service again faces scrutiny after another gunman targets Trump

The Secret Service is under scrutiny again — this time after a gunman hid in the shrubs along the fence of former President Donald Trump’s golf course for 12 hours

The Secret Service again faces scrutiny after another gunman targets Trump
Crime|News|US

Secret Service report details communication failures preceding July assassination attempt on Trump

Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service’s performance ahead of a July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump

Secret Service report details communication failures preceding July assassination attempt on Trump
News|US|World

80 years after D-Day the family of a Black World War II combat medic receives his medal for heroism

A Black combat medic who treated 200 troops during the harrowing invasion of Normandy during World War II is being honored with the Army's second highest award

80 years after D-Day the family of a Black World War II combat medic receives his medal for heroism
Crime|News|US

Secret Service failures before Trump rally shooting were 'preventable,' Senate panel finds

Multiple Secret Service failures ahead of the July rally for former President Donald Trump where a gunman opened fire were “foreseeable, preventable, and directly related to the events resulting in the assassination attempt that day."

Secret Service failures before Trump rally shooting were 'preventable,' Senate panel finds
Election|US

Trump warns he'll expel migrants under key Biden immigration programs

Former President Donald Trump is warning that he would kick out hundreds of thousands of people who entered the country under two key Biden administration programs if he’s reelected

Trump warns he'll expel migrants under key Biden immigration programs
Crime|Election|News|Political|US

Hearing on Trump assassination attempts says Pennsylvania failure was by Secret Service

Members of a bipartisan House task force investigating the Trump assassination attempts emphasized during their first hearing that the Secret Service, not local authorities, was responsible for failures in planning and communications that led to a gunman being able to open fire on former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania

Hearing on Trump assassination attempts says Pennsylvania failure was by Secret Service

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