The Department of Homeland Security this week announced its plan to end the parole program for individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, and their immediate family members. The program’s termination, which would take effect on April 24, 2025, would also end work authorization for individuals from these countries participating in the program.
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins this week announced new actions to reduce burdens on U.S. chicken processing facilities, allowing for greater efficiency while maintaining food and worker safety standards. The directive instructs the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to eliminate outdated administrative requirements that have slowed production and added unnecessary costs for American producers.
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Rep. Josh Riley (D-NY) this week introduced “The Lowering Egg Prices Act” with Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), and Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), that would cut bureaucratic red tape that forces farmers to discard hundreds of millions of eggs each year.
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