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Congress Passes Legislation Standing Up Cybersecurity Agency in DHS

November 23, 2018

On November 16, 2018, President Trump signed into law a bill that authorizes the reorganization of the US Department of Homeland Security’s National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) into a new cybersecurity agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).  The new federal agency operating within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will have a…

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Arizona Immigration Law – Summary and Background Information*

June 25, 2012

We have been following the infamous Arizona immigration law, as well as similar immigration laws in other states, closely. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down three of the four provisions in the controversial Arizona immigration law.  However, the most controversial element of the law, which requires police officers to review a person’s immigration status if…

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Vorbereitung auf den Einbürgerungstest

June 6, 2012

Um die Staatsbürgerschaft der USA zu erhalten, muss man unter anderem einen Englisch Test und einen Einbürgerungstest machen. Das Departement of Homeland Security stellt dafür auf seiner Webseite Übungsmaterialien zur Verfügung. Als neues Feature bietet das Smithsonian National Museum of American History ein Internet basiertes Übungsprogramm an, das Einwanderern helfen soll, sich auf den Bürgerkundeteil des Tests…

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Das EB-5 Visum gewinnt Bedeutung

April 30, 2012

Das EB-5 Visum des Department of Homeland Security der USA erfreut sich neuerdings wieder größerer Beliebtheit. Das Visum, das 1990 vom Kongress entwickelt worden war um die Wirtschaft anzukurbeln, hat mit dem Absturz der US-amerikanischen Banken eine neue Bedeutung erlangt. Das EB-5 Visum für ausländische Investoren ist ein US-Visum, das unter dem Immigration Act von…

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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Monitors Social Networks

April 13, 2012

Behind the ostensibly innocuous abbreviation “IOI” stands a vast list of terms monitored -through a subcontractor- by the Department of Homeland Security. The terms are supposed to help the Department uncover “Items of Interest.” IOIs currently relate to 14 categories: 1) Terrorism2) Weather/Natural Disasters/Emergency Management3) Fire4) Trafficking/Border Control Issues5) Immigration6) HAZMAT7) Nuclear8) Transportation Security9) Infrastructure10)…

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New Countries Eligible to Participate in H-2A and H-2B Programs

January 20, 2011

WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State, has identified 53 countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B programs for the coming year. To read more about this topic and to view a list…

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