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U.S. Coast Guard to conduct port security training exercise in Puerto Rico this month

Through an exercise known as Poseidon’s Domain, the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve will take crews from three of its Port…

1 week ago

Government funding agreement includes $3M allotment to create Northern Border security center

Among the provisions included in the recent $1.2 trillion funding agreement signed by President Joe Biden was a carve-out of…

3 weeks ago

DHS trained more than 275,000 people to combat human trafficking in 2023

Last year, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reportedly expanded training and education efforts about human trafficking, successfully training…

1 month ago

Customs and Border Protection extends direct-hire authority for 200 air interdiction agents to 2026

Expedited hiring authority is in place for the induction of 200 air interdiction agents by U.S. Customs and Border Protection…

2 months ago

Democratic senators call on President Biden to continue stressing border security in next budget request

Undeterred by previous failures to advance border security measures in Congress, a group of Democratic senators recently pressed President Joe…

2 months ago

Representatives seek data on underground smuggling tunnels in Subterranean Border Defense Act

U.S. Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) introduced this week border security legislation that seeks to focus on countering underground smuggling tunnels.…

2 months ago

Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act proposes border changes, appropriations for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

With the introduction of the Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act recently, a bipartisan mix of representatives are pushing for year-long…

2 months ago

CBP recruitment incentives reach as high as $30,000 for new border patrol agents

As a way to fill gaps in its ranks, United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently upped its recruitment…

3 months ago

Bill to stop fentanyl from crossing the border introduced

On Tuesday, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Bob Casey and Mark Kelly (both D-AZ) introduced legislation to address the fentanyl…

3 months ago

Colorado delegation urges FEMA to increase support for those assisting migrant arrivals

With more than 32,000 migrant arrivals in the city of Denver alone as of December 2023, federal Democratic lawmakers from…

4 months ago

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