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Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane Partners with Cook Islands Law Enforcement for Joint Maritime Operations
The U.S. Coast Guard concluded bilateral maritime law enforcement operations alongside Cook Islands law enforcement partners offshore Rarotonga last Friday. The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane ...
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LA Residents Are Foiling ICE Raids Using Amazon Ring’s Neighborhood Watch
Neighbors, an app for Ring doorbell users, is typically used by people looking for lost pets or missing packages. But last week, horrified by ICE raids in and around Los Angeles, residents started ...
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Industry Veteran Mark Buongiorno Joins IFS as President of Aerospace & Defense
IFS announced the appointment of Mark Buongiorno as President, Aerospace & Defense yesterday in a press release. Based in North America, Buongiorno joins the IFS executive leadership team, bringing ...
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Coast Guard Interdicts 11 Aliens Off the Coast of La Jolla
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC-618) interdicted 11 aliens found aboard a 20-foot cabin cruiser vessel approximately 22 miles west of La Jolla, Saturday. At about 5 a.m. Saturday, ...
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PERSPECTIVE: What the Drone Community Needs Now: A Call to Action for Counter-UAS Preparedness
As drones continue to demonstrate their value across industries, from emergency response to logistics, they are also becoming increasingly attractive tools for bad actors. From smuggling contraband ...
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Rodney Scott Confirmed as Head of Customs and Border Protection
On January 20 – Inauguration Day – President Trump nominated former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott to serve as the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the agency within the ...
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Mexican National Sentenced to Over 9 Years for Cocaine Trafficking and Illegal Reentry After Federal Probe
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Newark arrested Anastacio Santiago Chaparro, also known as Arnoldo Urquidez, 41, of Mexico, while he was caught transporting a ...
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Philippine National Indicted for Aggravated Identity Theft and False Impersonation of a U.S. Citizen While on a Cruise Ship
A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment last week charging a Philippine national legally residing in the U.S. with stealing the identity of a U.S. citizen and falsely impersonating the ...
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CBP Arrests Sudanese Citizen for Failure to Appear at Murder Trial
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Buffalo, Peace Bridge border crossing, arrested a citizen of Sudan, Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States, who had an active ...
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USDOT and FAA Invite Top Innovators to Help Build Next-Gen Air Traffic Control
On Tuesday, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy launched the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) first ever Industry Day events to bring companies together to help build a ...
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Trump Officials Lift Short-Lived Pause on ICE Arrests at Farms, Hotels and Restaurants
The Government Technology & Services Coalition's Homeland Security Today (HSToday) is the premier news and information resource for the homeland security community, dedicated to elevating the ...
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Customs and Border Protection Launches New ‘CBP Link’ App to Streamline U.S. Border Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced on Monday that travelers entering the United States can now use CBP Link, a new user-friendly mobile application designed to reduce data requirements. The ...