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The threat level in the airline sector is HIGH or Orange . Read more
January 26, 2007 — Almost all of the over 73,000 citizens from the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda presented a passport to enter the United States when arriving by air from any part of the Western Hemisphere on the first day of the new requirement.
The expectation of a smooth transition to the new passport requirement is being realized as 99 percent of travelers arrived at U.S. airports with passports. Read More
January 23, 2007 — President Bush called on Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform during his State of the Union address. Secure borders, employer accountability, a temporary worker program, rationally dealing with undocumented workers already in the country and guidance for new citizens are key tenets of his plan. Read more on whitehouse.gov
January 9, 2007 — The Department released fiscal year 2007 grant guidance and application kits for $1.7 billion in the Homeland Security Grant Program for state and local counterterrorism efforts and for $445 million in funding for state, local and private industry infrastructure protection initiatives. More about Grants