Dean Cain, actor who played Superman, says he will be "sworn in as an ICE agent ASAP"

Dean Cain, actor who played Superman, says he will be “sworn in as an ICE agent ASAP”

Dean Cain, the actor known for his role as television’s Superman throughout the 1990s, announced Wednesday that he intends to enlist as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, just hours after the agency announced it would waive age limits for new applicants.Ā  ICE Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told CBS News that Cain will be sworn…

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DHS and HHS among federal agencies hacked in Microsoft SharePoint breach

DHS and HHS among federal agencies hacked in Microsoft SharePoint breach

Washington — Department of Homeland Security headquarters, several of its component agencies and the Department of Health and Human Services have been hacked as part of a wider breach of Microsoft’s SharePoint service, according to multiple U.S. officials.Ā  Microsoft confirmed its software was targeted by Chinese actors who deployed ransomware on the file sharing and…

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Visiting the US will soon require a $250 ā€˜visa integrity fee’ | Local News

Visiting the US will soon require a $250 ā€˜visa integrity fee’ | Local News

The United States will require international visitors to pay a new ā€œvisa integrity feeā€ of at least $250, added to existing visa application costs, according to a provision in the Trump administration’s recently enacted domestic policy bill. The fee will apply to all visitors who are required to obtain nonimmigrant visas to enter the United…

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia asks to remain in federal custody, and Justice Department agrees

Abrego Garcia’s lawyers ask judge to delay potential release from criminal custody for 30 days amid deportation threat

Washington — Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge overseeing his criminal case to put off his release from custody for 30 days if the judge rejects a Justice Department bid to keep him in confinement while awaiting a trial. Abrego Garcica’s lawyers said in a filing that the 30-day pause in issuing…

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Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. arrested by ICE over alleged cartel ties, DHS says

Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. arrested by ICE over alleged cartel ties, DHS says

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have arrested Mexican boxer Julio CĆ©sar ChĆ”vez Jr. over alleged cartel ties, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday. He is “being processed for expedited removal from the United States,” DHS said on social media. Ā  He was arrested Wednesday in Studio City, California, the department said. ChĆ”vez, whoĀ recently lost…

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DHS to cut 75% of staff in its intelligence office amid heightened threat environment

DHS to cut 75% of staff in its intelligence office amid heightened threat environment

The Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence arm plans to cut nearly three-quarters of its full-time employees, shaving its Office of Intelligence & Analysis down from about 1,000 staff to just 275, according to four sources briefed on the matter.Ā  The exact timing of the cuts remains unclear; sources tell CBS News the staff reductions have…

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Undocumented immigrant faces $1.82 million fine for failing to leave U.S. after 2005 removal order, documents show

Undocumented immigrant faces $1.82 million fine for failing to leave U.S. after 2005 removal order, documents show

An undocumented immigrant who resides in Florida is facing a more than $1.82 million fine for failing to leave the country after receiving a removal order 20 years ago, CBS News has learned.Ā  According to the notice sent May 9 by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s civil fines department and provided to CBS News, the…

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