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- DHS identified specific individuals arrested during the operation and listed the crimes they were convicted of (Ger Vang; Flavio Rodrigo-Panza; Vong Chai Xiong; Luis Trejo-Miranda; Ezequiel Juarez-Arizmendi; Antonio Onofre-Morales; Neri Ronaldo Castro).
Updated 1/31/2026, 10:00:51 AM
- DHS arrested multiple sex offenders, violent assailants, and drug traffickers in Minnesota yesterday during Operation Metro Surge.
Updated 1/31/2026, 9:57:12 AM
- Awad entered the United States in 2017 under the Diversity Lottery program and has prior arrests including domestic violence, intimidation, possession of a weapon, violation of a court order, and vehicle theft.
Updated 1/31/2026, 9:55:20 AM
- Awad was apprehended in Louisville on January 16, 2026, extradited to Tennessee the following week, and charged with aggravated rape with a weapon, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and aggravated burglary.
Updated 1/31/2026, 9:53:29 AM
- ICE placed the named individual in removal proceedings and lodged a detainer to prevent release.
Updated 1/31/2026, 9:51:48 AM
- ICE lodged an arrest detainer against Mena Mohsen Farez Nmn Awad.
Updated 1/31/2026, 9:50:11 AM
- HIRE Vets Medallion Award recipients attested to meeting specific rigorous criteria covering hiring, retention, resources, leadership programs, HR, compensation, and tuition assistance.
Updated 1/31/2026, 9:47:42 AM
- Public Assistance Category B funding was identified as supporting immediate emergency actions such as generators, debris clearance, shelters, law enforcement operations, activation of emergency operations centers, logistics/communications, and temporary heating/medical support.
Updated 1/31/2026, 9:47:17 AM
- EBSA is responsible for protecting more than 156 million workers, retirees, and their families across specified numbers of health, private retirement, and welfare benefit plans holding about $13.8 trillion in assets.
Updated 1/31/2026, 5:46:56 AM
- EBSA recovered more than $1.4 billion for benefit plans, participants, and beneficiaries in fiscal year 2025, with more than half coming from enforcement actions.
Updated 1/31/2026, 5:45:12 AM
- Seventy percent of ICE arrests are of noncitizens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S., according to the release.
Updated 1/31/2026, 5:41:35 AM
- The $480 million allocation includes specified amounts for infrastructure, emergency measures, and debris removal.
Updated 1/31/2026, 5:39:40 AM
- The funds will be distributed through FEMA’s Public Assistance program to support more than 500 recovery projects across Florida.
Updated 1/31/2026, 5:38:06 AM
- DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced an additional $480 million for Florida disaster recovery.
Updated 1/31/2026, 5:36:26 AM
- The FTC submitted a draft Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on the Negative Option Rule to OIRA for review.
Updated 1/31/2026, 5:35:57 AM
- The FTC submitted a draft Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on rental housing fees to OIRA/OMB for review.
Updated 1/31/2026, 5:35:37 AM
- In its brief, the Department of Labor argues there is no per se rule forbidding plan fiduciaries from using forfeited employer contributions to reduce future employer contributions instead of offsetting administrative costs.
Updated 1/31/2026, 5:33:58 AM
- The HIRE Vets Medallion Program was signed into law in 2017 and is the only federal-level program recognizing veteran employment and employers.
Updated 1/31/2026, 4:18:23 AM
- Employers have hired nearly 290,000 veterans since the HIRE Vets program began, including over 74,000 hired by 2025 medallion honorees in the past two years.
Updated 1/31/2026, 4:15:38 AM
- The Department of Labor states it has primary authority to interpret and enforce Title I of ERISA.
Updated 1/31/2026, 4:14:34 AM