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With spring and summer travel season beginning amid a war in the Middle East, a partial government shutdown and more, we'd like to hear how your travel plans are changing.
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Images of seemingly endless waits at security checkpoints have spread online, but the reality of the partial government shutdown is less straightforward.
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Julie T. Le, a former government lawyer, described in stark terms how overstretched the legal system had become during the administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota. Now, she said, she hopes to fix the "system's failures" by running for Congress.
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The Department of Homeland Security had said earlier on Sunday that it would suspend the priority airport security program, about a week after its funding lapsed because of the partial government shutdown.
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Department Seeks Appointees?to Serve on the?National Board?
WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)?today?announced?a?new Alternatives?to Detention?(ATD)?Case Management Pilot Program (CMPP),?which will provide voluntary case management and other services to?ensure that?noncitizens in removal proceedings?have access to legal information and other critical services.?Alternatives to Detention is an important tool?used by DHS?for individuals and families as they await the outcome of immigration proceedings.?This new congressionally directed pilot will supplement existing Alternatives to?Detention programs run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and will inform best practices?moving?forward.?
"We are excited to partner with nonprofit organizations and local governments on this pilot program to improve services for noncitizens in immigration proceedings," said?, who will chair the National Board for the Case Management Pilot Program.?"I encourage?organizations working with noncitizens to apply to serve on the Case Management Pilot Program National Board?and help us make this pilot program a success."?
Funds will be awarded to nonprofit organizations and local governments through a National Board, similar to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Emergency Food and Shelter Program.?Case Management Pilot Program?services?will include, among others:?mental health services;?human and sex trafficking screening;?legal orientation programs;?cultural orientation programs;?connections to social services;?and?departure planning and reintegration services?for individuals returning to their home countries.??
As part of the United States' COVID-19 mitigation efforts, DHS continues to expel the majority of single adults, and, to the extent possible, families encountered at the Southwest Border in accord
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