US charges 193 people in USD 2.7 billion healthcare fraudNearly 200 individuals have been charged in a nationwide operation investigating false health care claims amounting to approximately USD 2....
28 Jun, 2024, 09.24 AM IST
Beijing urges US to end 'harassment' of Chinese studentsBeijing has repeatedly alleged that Chinese nationals with valid travel documents have been subject to aggressive interrogations and deport...
19 Feb, 2024, 09.38 AM IST
Antony Blinken to reach Mexico before 15,000 migrants crash US border this week. Mexican President has put this conditionLed by radical migrant rights activist Luis Garcia Villagran, the crowd began its march from the southern Mexican city of Tapachula to the ...
26 Dec, 2023, 10.40 PM IST
Hamas attack will inspire greatest US terror threat since ISIS - FBI director Christopher WrayThe remarks came during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee focused on threats to the Uni...
31 Oct, 2023, 10.52 PM IST
Britain sets up $125 million taskforce to drive AI in healthcare, educationThe taskforce will help develop foundation models - a type of artificial intelligence (AI) used by chatbots like ChatGPT - for use in field...
24 Apr, 2023, 05.07 PM IST
US Homeland security chief creating artificial intelligence task forceUS Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the technology would "drastically alter the threat landscape," adding: "Our departme...
21 Apr, 2023, 08.14 PM IST
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas refuses to step down as Republicans call for his resignation over migrant crisisUS Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has refused to step down from his position as Republicans continue to call for his resign...
08 Jan, 2023, 10.52 PM IST
US agent and suspected smuggler killed in gunfire exchange off coast of Puerto RicoOn Thursday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent and a suspected smuggler died in the gunfire exchange with people on board suspected ...
18 Nov, 2022, 01.21 AM IST
Should Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas resign over 'whipping scandal'?Video footage and photos of an incident made it appear that US agents were whipping migrants, leading to a furore among advocacy groups and...
13 Oct, 2022, 10.32 PM IST
US formally ends policy for asylum-seekers to wait in MexicoThe announcement appeared to be a foregone conclusion after Biden promised as a candidate to end the policy, known informally as "Remain in...
02 Jun, 2021, 09.16 AM IST
US says it is considering vaccine passport for Americans travelling abroad"We're taking a very close look at that," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said of the idea of special documentation for vacc...
28 May, 2021, 10.17 PM IST
India and US agree to re-establish Homeland Security DialogueThis comes a day after Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas spoke with India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Mond...
24 Mar, 2021, 03.40 PM IST
Joe Biden tells migrants 'don't come' as criticism growsSpeaking hours after his head of homeland security defended the administration's imigration policies, Biden also shrugged off claims that h...
17 Mar, 2021, 10.02 AM IST
US facing biggest migrant surge in 20 years: Homeland SecurityThe number of attempted border crossings by people from Central America and Mexico has steadily increased since April 2020 and most single ...
16 Mar, 2021, 10.41 PM IST
FEMA to help manage unaccompanied minors at US-Mexico borderFEMA will support a governmentwide effort over the next three months to safely receive, shelter and transfer minor children who arrive alon...
14 Mar, 2021, 08.53 AM IST
Biden administration to pay transportation, healthcare for families separated under TrumpThe announcement is part of a list of principles released by the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden to guide its family reunificati...
01 Mar, 2021, 11.00 PM IST
Senate confirms Mayorkas as Biden's homeland security chiefThe first immigrant to serve in the job, he will lead a broad policy overhaul of an agency that was accused of being deeply politicized as ...
03 Feb, 2021, 08.36 AM IST