Homeland Security

Give Haitians Status
Give Haitians Status
Give Haitians Status
Flashback to 2010. Haiti is rocked hard by a massive earthquake. More than a 1/4 million killed. Three hundred thousand displaced. Disease festers the perennially broke island. To the early rescue, according to a Standard Times article, the United States...
Thumbs Down To Trump's Wall
Thumbs Down To Trump's Wall
Thumbs Down To Trump's Wall
Making good on one of his major campaign promises, President Trump has signed an Executive Order to have Homeland Security build a wall along the border with Mexico. This trumped idea is a disaster waiting to unfold. Feel free to rate and review ...
No Fly, No Buy, No Way
No Fly, No Buy, No Way
No Fly, No Buy, No Way
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." I'd love to accept credit for this quote, but at the risk of being labeled a Trump family member, attribution belongs to Benjamin Franklin...
Obama:  No Credible Threats
Obama: No Credible Threats
Obama: No Credible Threats
President Obama says there are no specific, credible terror threats facing the U.S. ahead of the holidays. After getting a briefing at the National Counterterrorism Center, Obama said U.S. officials are always vigilant. He repeated a warning about a new phase in the fight against terrorism...
Keating on Airport Security
Keating on Airport Security
Keating on Airport Security
Security is being tightened for some U.S.-bound flights following the deadly crash of a Russian jetliner in Egypt last weekend. The Department of Homeland Security announced the move today without naming which foreign airports are involved...
New Racial Profiling Regs
New Racial Profiling Regs
New Racial Profiling Regs
New racial profiling guidelines being announced by the Obama administration would exempt agents from the Homeland Security Department who do border checks and screen passengers at airports. But the guidelines would also restrict the ability of the FBI and other Justice Department law enforcement agencies to take into account ethnicity, national origin and other factors...
Grant Aids Acushnet Fire Dept.
Grant Aids Acushnet Fire Dept.
Grant Aids Acushnet Fire Dept.
The Department of Homeland Security is awarding the Acushnet Fire Department a $50,000 grant to install new vehicle exhaust systems at both the Russell Street and Middle Road fire stations. Fire Chief Kevin Gallagher says the systems will capture diesel emissions from fire trucks and vent them outside, reducing the potential of firefighters and EMS personnel being exposed to those fumes... Read Mo
Is National Guard Needed?
Is National Guard Needed?
Is National Guard Needed?
President Obama is sending a team to Texas to assess the need for National Guard troops at the Mexican border. A White House official says the team consists of Homeland Security and Defense Department officials and they'll arrive tomorrow...
Increased Security Measures
Increased Security Measures
Increased Security Measures
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is ordering increased security measures at some overseas airports offering direct flights to the United States. The Homeland Security Department would not immediately say Wednesday whether the increased measures were in response to intelligence about a specific threat...
Human Trafficking Indictments
Human Trafficking Indictments
Human Trafficking Indictments
Two Fall River residents have been indicted in connection with a human trafficking ring on the SouthCoast  Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Friday that 38 year old Olivia "Missy" Lara was indicted by a Bristol County grand jury on three counts of trafficking in persons under the age of 18 for sexual servitude...

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