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US Policy On Deporting Haitians On Hold In Wake Of Hurricane
The US Homeland Security secretary says Hurricane Matthew's devastation in Haiti has put on hold a new policy of deporting Haitians in the United States without permission, but the government intends to resume it in the future.
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US Senator Seeks To End Issuing Visas To India For 'Non-Cooperation'
A top American Senator has asked the Obama Administration to discontinue issuing immigrant and non-immigrant visas to citizens from 23 countries, including India and China, while alleging them of being non-cooperative in taking back illegal immigrants from the US.
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US Not Prepared To Confirm Mullah Mansour's Death: Official
The US is not prepared to "positively confirm" that Mullah Mansour, the chief of Afghan Taliban, was killed in a drone strike deep inside Pakistan, a top official said on Sunday.
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US Readies New Year Push To Expel Migrants
President Barack Obama's administration is planning a vast operation to round up and expel from the United States migrant families who fled drought and violence in Central America, reports said Thursday.
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Divers Search Lake For Evidence In Southern California Massacre
A week-old investigation into the shooting rampage that left 14 people dead at a holiday party in Southern California turned on Thursday to a small lake near the scene of the massacre, where divers searched the water's depths for new evidence in the case.
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Barack Obama Administration Assures Governors on Refugee Vetting
The Obama administration is assuring governors that refugees who come to the United States in its resettlement program undergo a "rigorous security vetting process," particularly if they are fleeing from Syria.
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New York, Other US Cities Beef Up Security After Paris Attacks
New York, Boston and other cities in the United States bolstered security on Friday night after deadly gun and bomb attacks on civilians in Paris, but law enforcement officials said the beefed-up police presence was precautionary rather than a response to any specific threats.
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US Security Chief Warns of 'New Phase' in Terror Threat
The global terrorist threat has entered a "new phase," where media-savvy Islamist extremists are successfully drawing lone wolf attackers to their cause, the US secretary of Homeland Security warned Sunday.
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US Homeland Security to Set Up Cyber Security Office in Silicon Valley
The US Department of Homeland Security is in the final stages of planning to set up a satellite office in California's Silicon Valley, aiming to build relationships with the technology industry and scout for talent there, the department's secretary said on Tuesday.
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US Homeland Security Chief Worried about Al Shabaab Mall Threat
The US homeland security chief said on Sunday that he takes seriously an apparent threat by Somali-based Islamist militants against prominent shopping sites in the West including the Mall of America in Minnesota and urged people there to be careful.
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US Secret Service Too Insular, Needs Outside Leader, More Agents: Review
The US Secret Service is in dire need of an overhaul that requires an outside leader, an infusion of agents and more training - not to mention a better fence - to protect the White House, an independent review concluded on Thursday.
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US offers Protection for People of Ebola Hit Countries
The United States is offering a temporary haven to citizens from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, protecting them from deportation to the Ebola-struck countries, officials said today.
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US offers Protection for People of Ebola Hit Countries
The United States is offering a temporary haven to citizens from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, protecting them from deportation to the Ebola-struck countries, officials said today.
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US Enhances Security Screening For Travellers From Europe, Asia
Concerned about foreign fighters from Syria and Iraq, Washington imposed tighter security screening on Monday for travelers from countries, mostly in Europe and Asia, whose citizens do not need a visa to get into the United States.
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Ebola: Top US Lawmakers Urge West Africa Travel Ban
Senior US lawmakers overseeing homeland security on Wednesday joined calls for authorities to impose a temporary ban on travel from West Africa, in order to prevent an Ebola outbreak.
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US Policy On Deporting Haitians On Hold In Wake Of Hurricane
The US Homeland Security secretary says Hurricane Matthew's devastation in Haiti has put on hold a new policy of deporting Haitians in the United States without permission, but the government intends to resume it in the future.
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US Senator Seeks To End Issuing Visas To India For 'Non-Cooperation'
A top American Senator has asked the Obama Administration to discontinue issuing immigrant and non-immigrant visas to citizens from 23 countries, including India and China, while alleging them of being non-cooperative in taking back illegal immigrants from the US.
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US Not Prepared To Confirm Mullah Mansour's Death: Official
The US is not prepared to "positively confirm" that Mullah Mansour, the chief of Afghan Taliban, was killed in a drone strike deep inside Pakistan, a top official said on Sunday.
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US Readies New Year Push To Expel Migrants
President Barack Obama's administration is planning a vast operation to round up and expel from the United States migrant families who fled drought and violence in Central America, reports said Thursday.
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Divers Search Lake For Evidence In Southern California Massacre
A week-old investigation into the shooting rampage that left 14 people dead at a holiday party in Southern California turned on Thursday to a small lake near the scene of the massacre, where divers searched the water's depths for new evidence in the case.
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Barack Obama Administration Assures Governors on Refugee Vetting
The Obama administration is assuring governors that refugees who come to the United States in its resettlement program undergo a "rigorous security vetting process," particularly if they are fleeing from Syria.
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New York, Other US Cities Beef Up Security After Paris Attacks
New York, Boston and other cities in the United States bolstered security on Friday night after deadly gun and bomb attacks on civilians in Paris, but law enforcement officials said the beefed-up police presence was precautionary rather than a response to any specific threats.
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US Security Chief Warns of 'New Phase' in Terror Threat
The global terrorist threat has entered a "new phase," where media-savvy Islamist extremists are successfully drawing lone wolf attackers to their cause, the US secretary of Homeland Security warned Sunday.
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US Homeland Security to Set Up Cyber Security Office in Silicon Valley
The US Department of Homeland Security is in the final stages of planning to set up a satellite office in California's Silicon Valley, aiming to build relationships with the technology industry and scout for talent there, the department's secretary said on Tuesday.
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US Homeland Security Chief Worried about Al Shabaab Mall Threat
The US homeland security chief said on Sunday that he takes seriously an apparent threat by Somali-based Islamist militants against prominent shopping sites in the West including the Mall of America in Minnesota and urged people there to be careful.
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US Secret Service Too Insular, Needs Outside Leader, More Agents: Review
The US Secret Service is in dire need of an overhaul that requires an outside leader, an infusion of agents and more training - not to mention a better fence - to protect the White House, an independent review concluded on Thursday.
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US offers Protection for People of Ebola Hit Countries
The United States is offering a temporary haven to citizens from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, protecting them from deportation to the Ebola-struck countries, officials said today.
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US offers Protection for People of Ebola Hit Countries
The United States is offering a temporary haven to citizens from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, protecting them from deportation to the Ebola-struck countries, officials said today.
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US Enhances Security Screening For Travellers From Europe, Asia
Concerned about foreign fighters from Syria and Iraq, Washington imposed tighter security screening on Monday for travelers from countries, mostly in Europe and Asia, whose citizens do not need a visa to get into the United States.
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Ebola: Top US Lawmakers Urge West Africa Travel Ban
Senior US lawmakers overseeing homeland security on Wednesday joined calls for authorities to impose a temporary ban on travel from West Africa, in order to prevent an Ebola outbreak.
