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Zolan Kanno-Youngs

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World
9 Aug 2024
MISSOULA, Mont. — On his first day in this small college town cradled between the Flathead and Lolo national forests, Funugo Nsanzinfura made sure to submit the paperwork necessary for his daughter, Faith, and her mother, Ayingeneye, to join him in the growing community of Congolese refugees here.
These Refugees Escaped Congo, but Trump's Policies May Strand Loved Ones
World
26 May 2024
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security is beginning to address white supremacist terrorism as a primary security threat, breaking with a decade of flagging attention after bigoted mass shooters from New Zealand to Texas took the lives of nearly 100 people in the last six months.
New Focus at Homeland Security on Domestic Terrorism
World
3 Jul 2019
WASHINGTON — Overcrowded, squalid conditions are more widespread at migrant centers along the southern border than initially revealed, the Department of Homeland Security’s independent watchdog said Tuesday. Its report describes standing-room-only cells, children without showers and hot meals, and detainees clamoring desperately for release.
Squalor is pervasive in migrant detention centers, a report finds
World
22 Jun 2019
WASHINGTON — Immigration and Customs Enforcement is expected to send agents into communities Sunday morning to begin a coordinated operation deporting undocumented immigrant family members across the country, according to two Department of Homeland Security officials.
Operation set that will round up more than 2,000 for deportation
World
22 Mar 2019
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard’s top officer laid out a “dedicated campaign” Thursday to improve diversity in a military branch that has long struggled to recruit women and minorities, weeks after the service was shaken by the arrest of a lieutenant and self-described white nationalist accused of plotting terrorist attacks from its headquarters.
Coast Guard's Top Officer Pledges 'Dedicated Campaign' to Improve Diversity
World
19 Mar 2019
WASHINGTON — Kirstjen Nielsen, the homeland security secretary, said Monday that cyberthreats against the United States were a national security crisis that she described as her top priority — not the situation for which President Donald Trump last month declared a national emergency.
Homeland Security Chief Cites Top Threat to U.S. (It's Not the Border)