authorized

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The board’s unanimous action this week authorized the administration to purchase a new round of “judgment obligation bonds.”

From Los Angeles Times

And in a memo released this week, the agency said agents are authorized to detain refugees who have not yet filed applications for lawful permanent residence after their first year in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

Contractors were also provided only 40 hours of training, a fraction of at least 42 days typically required of regular ICE agents, according to those officials who were not authorized to speak publicly.

From Salon

I received a credit warning about a three-month overdue payment on a credit card held by my wife, with me listed as an authorized user.

From MarketWatch

In December, the city authorized payments of $5 million for AECOM’s first set of reports — which were originally due in mid-November — and an additional $3 million to the company for long-term recovery planning.

From Los Angeles Times