U.S. Government

House Passes Homeland Security Legislation to Improve Disaster Preparedness, Secure Borders, and Streamline DHS Programs
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - 00:00
The establishment of Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) teams, interagency forums designed to combat cross-border crime, which will include representatives from DHS components and State and local governments.
Increased Syrian Activity in the Western Hemisphere Poses a Clear and Growing Threat to U.S. and Regional Security, Ros-Lehtinen Says
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - 00:00
One state sponsor of terrorism after another continues to receive the royal treatment from these tyrants of Latin America.
Alan Gross
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - 00:00
Concern over the detention of Alan Gross has put a hold on efforts to improve relations and the case shows that Cuba is not serious about moving forward and has stalled any effort in the Senate to move towards normalizing our relationship.
ATF and Mexican Authorities Work Together to Arrest an ATF Fugitive in Mexico
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - 00:00
Torrado, a United States citizen with prior felony convictions absconded to Mexico in early 2012.
U.S and Chilean Police Work Together in Search of Chilean Citizen on FBI Most Wanted List
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - 00:00
Felix Marcelo Labarca Baez, a Chilean citizen, is wanted on charges of crimes against children.
Alan Gross Begins Fourth Year of Unjust Imprisonment
Monday, December 3, 2012 - 00:00
We continue to ask the Cuban Government to grant Alan Gross's request to travel to the United States to visit his 90-year-old mother, Evelyn Gross, who is gravely ill. This is a humanitarian issue.
The Caribbean Basin Security Initiative: A Shared Regional Security Partnership
Monday, December 3, 2012 - 00:00
Working together through the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI), the United States and the nations of the Caribbean are combating the drug trade and other transnational crimes that threaten regional security.
The Caribbean Basin Security Initiative: A Shared Regional Security Partnership (Trinidad and Tobago)
Monday, December 3, 2012 - 00:00
This partnership fulfills the commitment to deepen regional security cooperation that President Barack Obama made at the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago in April 2009.
U.S. Delegation To Travel to Trinidad and Tobago for Third Caribbean-United States Security Cooperation Dialogue
Monday, December 3, 2012 - 00:00
A U.S. delegation will travel to Port of Spain December 3-6 for the third Caribbean-United States Security Cooperation Dialogue on December 5, marking the third year of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI).
Readout of Vice President Biden's Meetings with President Enrique Pena Nieto of Mexico and President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia
Monday, December 3, 2012 - 00:00
Vice President Biden met with President Enrique Pena Nieto of Mexico while in Mexico City to attend his inauguration on Saturday.Vice President Biden also met with President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia while in Mexico City.

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