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DHS press secretary highlights Texas flood response, cites rise in assaults on ICE and announces TSA "shoes-on" policy
Summary
DHS press secretary Paloma Chacon said the department deployed Coast Guard, Border Patrol and FEMA assets to Texas flood response, reported an 830% increase in assaults on ICE personnel, described recent California raids that rescued 14 children, and announced a change allowing passengers to keep shoes on at domestic TSA checkpoints.
DHS press secretary Paloma Chacon said in a weekly briefing that the Department of Homeland Security surged Coast Guard, Border Patrol and FEMA assets to assist Texas after recent flooding, reported a large increase in assaults against ICE personnel, and announced a new Transportation Security Administration rule allowing travelers to keep their shoes on at domestic checkpoints.
Chacon said the department’s work matters because it accelerates recovery for affected communities and aims to protect law enforcement officers and children the department says were rescued in recent operations.
In her prepared remarks, Chacon said, “Immediate disaster response was swift and efficient,” and that DHS assets “surged into heroic action alongside Texas first responders.” She…
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