Homeland Security

Several Northwest lawmakers are calling on Homeland Security for an exemption when it comes to COVID vaccination requirements. Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security announced essential personnel crossing into the U.S. via land border show proof of a CDC-approved COVID-19 vaccination ...

A group of a dozen lawmakers, many of whom come from the Pacific Northwest, are calling on the Department of Homeland Security to reverse its decision when it comes to travel to the United States. The Department recently announced that those traveling to the U ...

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said a federal vaccine mandate on non-U.S. citizens traveling to the United States will lead to more supply chain issues. Last week, the Department of Homeland Security announced enforcement of the vaccine requirement, which includes essential workers, traveling to the United States ...

In an effort to protect workers from what he calls the Administration’s overreach, Dan Newhouse recently introduced the Exemption for Critical Workers Act. The Chair of the Western Caucus said HR 5978 would provide an exemption for federal workers in the supply chain identified as “critical” or “essential” from President Biden’s vaccine mandate. Newhouse said early in the pandem ...

It's called the National Bio and and Agro Defense Facility, N-BADF, a top lever secure facility being built near Kansas State University under the ownership and control of the Department of Homeland Security.  Its mission, to work with, prepare for, and prevent animal diseases. ...

Nine month ago, many farmers were worried as the Trump Administration looked to crack down on those in the country illegally.   That move by the federal government made many wonder if they would have the needed labor force to harvest their crops, as many migrant workers were going into a modified form of hiding.  Ag...