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Making Travel Easier: Kennedy Announces Passage of NEXUS for Families Act Through Homeland Security Committee

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Kennedy-Sponsored Legislation Requires Customs & Border Protection to Link NEXUS Applications for Families Together, Prevents Tedious Repeated Visits for NEXUS Interviews Families can be Forced to Return to CBP Facility Multiple Times for Each Member’s Interviews, Adding Unnecessary Burden for Travelers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) announced that H.R.9382, the…

With 15 Cosponsors, Kennedy Introduces the DHS Release Transparency Act - Legislation Introduced in Memory of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, Buffalo Refugee who Died Following DHS Release

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Co-Sponsors Include House Homeland Security Ranking Member Bennie Thompson, Judiciary Ranking Member Jamie Raskin, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Grace Meng Shah Alam, Mostly Blind, Unable to Speak English, and With Mobility Issues, Died Five Days After Being Released Alone in Parking Lot of Closed Coffee Shop in Buffalo by DHS Washington, D.C. - Joined by House…

Congressman Kennedy Presses DHS Secretary Mullin for Answers on Death of Buffalo Refugee Shah Alam

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Kennedy Demands Accountability After DHS Released Blind, Disabled Refugee Into Freezing Buffalo Winter; Secures Verbal Confirmation of Investigation From Mullin WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin for answers regarding the death of Nurul Amin Shah…

Following the Death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, Kennedy Introduces DHS Release Transparency Act to Ensure Family Notification of Release

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Shah Alam, a Rohingya Refugee with Legal Status, was Released by DHS Agents at a Closed Tim Hortons in the Buffalo Winter Without any Notice to Family Speaking Little to No English, Nearly Blind, and Without Shoes, Shah Alam Suffered for Days While his Family Desperately Tried to Find Him - Death has Been Ruled a Homicide BUFFALO, N.Y. - Standing under an etching of the Constitution and…

Ranking Members Thompson, Kennedy Request Investigation into the Politicization of FEMA Disaster Declarations

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Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, announced they are requesting a Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) disaster declaration process amid concerns that disaster aid…

Thompson, Kennedy Demand Answers From FEMA Over Troubling Changes to Disaster Mitigation Grant Program

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WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, announced they are demanding answers from FEMA over troubling changes to the agency’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program. In a letter to FEMA…

Kennedy Leads Bipartisan SAFEGUARDS Act to Enhance Airport Security

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Representatives Kennedy and Strong Lead Legislation to Ensure Proper Allocation of 9/11 Passenger Security Fee Revenue BUFFALO, NY – Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) introduced the “Spending Aviation Fees for Equipment, Guaranteeing Upgraded and Advanced Risk Detection and Safety Act,” or SAFEGUARDS Act, alongside Congressman Dale Strong (AL-05), to ensure that revenue collected through…

Congressman Kennedy Statement on Final Passage of DHS Funding Bill

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Tim Kennedy released the below statement today following final passage in the House of the Senate-led DHS funding bill: “For 76 days, Republicans kept the Department of Homeland Security shuttered, risking national security, jeopardizing pay for TSA workers, and halting essential missions at FEMA. And for more than a month, House Republicans refused to pass…

Kennedy Sounds Alarm on GOP Threats to Election Integrity, Defends Western New Yorkers’ Right to Vote

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With Misinformation and Threats of Interference Coming from White House in Lead-up to November Elections, Kennedy Highlights Need to Maintain Independence of State-run Elections WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) participated in a Homeland Security Committee hearing focused on protecting American elections from federal overreach, using the platform to underscore what is…