Posts Tagged: Department of Homeland Security
Jewish Orgs to Receive $94 Million from DHS to Harden Defenses Against ‘the Deeply Disturbing Rise in Antisemitic Attacks’
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Friday it would supply 512 Jewish faith organizations with $94,416,838 to strengthen their security measures following a...
Why Deportation of Dr. Rasha Alawieh Is Justified
The US Department of Homeland Security on Monday issued a simple statement of the "commonsense security" considerations that led to the deportation of Dr. Rasha...
The FBI’s Counterterrorism Operations Against Iran’s Terrorist Sleeper Cells
JNS.org - The invisible but alarming threat of Iranian terrorist sleeper cells in the United States has become a major concern for the FBI and...
US Senate Confirms Mayorkas as Homeland Security Secretary Over Republican Opposition
The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed Alejandro Mayorkas to head the Department of Homeland Security, making him the first Latino and immigrant to hold the...
Israel-US Binational Industrial R&D Foundation to Offer $1 Million for Winning Security Technology
CTech - The Israel-US Binational Industrial R&D Foundation (BIRD) has issued a call for proposals to promote and fund US-Israel joint development projects of advanced...
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $178 Million in Federal Anti-Terror Funding for New York, With Synagogue Protection Among Priorities
New York State will receive more than $178 million in anti-terror funding from the federal government to protect synagogues and other houses of worship, Senators...
Trump Calls for Stronger ‘Extreme Vetting’ Following Deadly New York City Terror Attack
Following the terror attack in New York City Tuesday, President Trump said he ordered the Department of Homeland Security to "step up" the nation's "extreme...
Trump Continues Policy of Engaging Radical Islamic Group
Donald Trump might be the president of the United States, but the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to treat the Council on American-Islamic Relations...
Former Obama Administration Official on Killing of Egypt’s Christians by ISIS: ‘What Goes Around Comes Around’
JNS.org - A former Obama administration Department of Homeland Security official said this past weekend of the Islamic State terror group's mass murder of Egyptian Coptic...
Think Tank Sues US Homeland Security Department Over Alleged Hiding of Potential Funding of Islamist Groups
JNS.org - A Philadelphia-based think tank focusing on Mideast issues has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over the Obama-era Countering Violent...
Trump Pushes for Stronger Enforcement of Immigration Laws, Deportation Rules
President Trump has directed his administration to enforce the nation’s immigration laws more aggressively, unleashing the full force of the federal government to find, arrest...
Department of Homeland Security Says Trump’s Immigration Restrictions Still in Force Despite Federal Court Ruling
Hours after a federal judge issued a stay on President Donald Trump's executive order temporarily restricting entry to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries, the...
Antisemitic Attacks in US Are Often Precursor to Larger-Scale Terrorist Strikes Against General Population, New Report Says
Antisemitic attacks in the US are often a precursor to larger-scale terrorist strikes against the general American population, a new report published by a nonprofit...
Trump Picks Gen. John Kelly to Lead Homeland Security
Donald Trump formally nominated retired Marine Gen. John Kelly on Monday to be secretary of Homeland Security, saying his focus will be stopping terrorism and...
