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homeland

[hohm-land, -luhnd] / ˈhoʊmˌlænd, -lənd /
NOUN
fatherland
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The Department of Homeland Security is concerned about people remaining in the country after visas have expired and says there were more than 538,000 "overstay events" between October 2023 and September 2024.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The Department of Homeland Security initially asked the Social Security Administration to mark about 6,000 living people as dead, and those people were added to the death file, according to the latest complaint.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Homeland Security data from the first quarter of the 2025 fiscal year, the latest available, shows that of some 350,000 new permanent residencies issued, about 190,000—54 percent—were adjustments, which is in keeping with historical trends.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

At a meeting in May, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told Sheinbaum that the Trump administration expects Mexico to send Rocha Moya to the U.S., according to sources.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

And thus the prisoners, including Zeitoun, were overseen by the Department of Homeland Security.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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