Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application from Agilent Technologies, Inc., which seeks Commission approval of a cross-license agreement under which Agilent would reacquire assets it divested as part of a 2010 consent agreement.

Blaine, Washington - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations at the Peace Arch Port of Entry, detained a 40-year-old McFarland, California, woman Friday when a systems check revealed she was the subject of a National Crime Information Center (NCIC) warrant for burglary in the second degree, criminal trespass in the first degree and contributing to delinquency of a child.

West Palm Beach, Florida - The Department of Justice and the City of West Palm Beach announced today that they had reached an agreement regarding Resolution Number 112-17.  The Department had been investigating whether West Palm Beach’s Resolution Number 112-17 and polices related to the resolution comply with 8 U.S.C. § 1373, which protects information sharing between local law enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Washington, DC - Since March 1991, certain Liberian nationals and persons without nationality who last habitually resided in Liberia (collectively, “Liberians”) have been eligible for either Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED), allowing them to remain in the United States when they would otherwise be removable.  In 1999, President Clinton first authorized DED for Liberians, for a 1‑year period, after a civil war had recently ended.  At the end of that year, President Clinton found that the political and economic conditions in Liberia remained fragile and he reauthorized DED for Liberians. 

Salt Lake City, Utah - A federal court entered an order against three Utah-based telemarketing companies and their owner, the Department of Justice announced today. That order permanently enjoins them from engaging in deceptive and abusive telemarketing practices.  The order also imposes a civil monetary penalty.

Washington, DC - Commentators agree that by appointing John Bolton as National Security Advisor (NSA), the President has made an excellent choice to confront the challenges of a dangerous world and build on the accomplishments of outgoing NSA H.R. McMaster.