| *Maine Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Tuesday November 19, 2024 ( 5 items ) |
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CBP Aligns Hours of Operations at Northern Border Ports of Entry
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release:
Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in collaboration with Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), will adjust hours of operation for 38 ports of entry (POEs) along the U.S. northern border, beginning at midnight, Jan. 6, 2025.
This will allow CBP to increase border security while facilitating legitimate cross-border trade and travel. CBP officers will be deployed to
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Pingree: Release of Additional H-2B Visas a Win for Maine's Small Businesses and Economy
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release:
Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) welcomed news from the Biden-Harris Administration that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Labor (DOL) will double the number of available H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas available for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 to nearly 131,000. The additional 64,716 H-2B visas that will be available is on top of the congressionally mandated 66
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Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly 65,000 Additional H-2B Visas Expected to be Issued
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su are expected to make an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas available for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 25), on top of the congressionally mandated 66,000 H-2B visas that are available each fiscal year.
"The release
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Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly 65,000 Additional H-2B Visas Expected to be Issued
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su are expected to make an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas available for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 25), on top of the congressionally mandated 66,000 H-2B visas that are available each fiscal year.
"The releas
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U.S. Attorney for D.C.: Maine Man Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison for Assaulting Law Enforcement With a Dangerous Weapon During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release:
A Maine man was sentenced to more than four years in prison today after he previously pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement with a weapon during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.
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