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Secretary Jeh C. Johnson on Establishing a Review Of Privatized Immigration Detention
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- Published: 04 September 2016 04 September 2016
Washington, DC - "On August 18, the Department of Justice announced that the Bureau of Prisons will reduce and ultimately end its use of private prisons. On Friday, I directed our Homeland Security Advisory Council, chaired by Judge William Webster, to evaluate whether the immigration detention operations conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement should move in the same direction.
Multiagency federal probe leads to conviction of prison drug dealer
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- Published: 04 September 2016 04 September 2016
Phoenix, Arizona - A man currently serving his fifth year in the Arizona Department of Corrections on state drug charges was convicted Friday of federal drug trafficking violations after a multiagency probe, that included U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), revealed he was continuing to operate his drug scheme from within the walls of the state prison system.
ICE arrests 101 in Mid-Atlantic enforcement operation targeting convicted criminals
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 04 September 2016 04 September 2016
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 101 individuals during an operation that concluded August 26, targeting criminal aliens and other agency enforcement priorities primarily in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
ICE officers remove twice-deported Mexican man who faces homicide charges
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 04 September 2016 04 September 2016
San Antonio, Texas - A Mexican national wanted in his home country on homicide charges was deported Wednesday and turned over to Mexican law enforcement authorities.
Offense Explodes Late as Sun Devil Football Downs NAU in Opener, 44-13
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- Published: 04 September 2016 04 September 2016
Tempe, Arizona - Starting quarterback Manny Wilkins shined in Sun Devil Football's season-opening 44-13 win over Northern Arizona on Saturday at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. The Sun Devils (1-0) moved to 5-0 in season openers at home under Todd Graham while extending their overall home opening win streak to 18 games - the third-longest active streak in the FBS.
U.S. Department of Education Announces $2.5 Million in Grants to Operate Centers for Parents of Children with Disabilities
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- Published: 03 September 2016 03 September 2016
Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Education announced the award of $2.5 million in grants to operate 23 Community Parent Resource Centers in 17 states and a Parent Training and Information Center to serve American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau. The centers provide parents with the training and information they need to work with professionals in meeting the early intervention and special needs of children with disabilities.
Two thirds of US adults believe pharmacies should not sell tobacco
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- Published: 03 September 2016 03 September 2016
Washington, DC - Two-thirds of American adults believe pharmacies should not be allowed to sell tobacco, while 14 percent strongly oppose such a policy, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Researchers also found nearly half of cigarette smokers, as well as nearly half of tobacco users who don’t smoke cigarettes, support such a policy.