DHS
Americanabbreviation
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(in Canada) district high school
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(in the US) Department of Homeland Security
Example Sentences
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DHS did not respond to inquiries from the Fox affiliate.
From Los Angeles Times
A member of a Homeland Security task force was hospitalized with a “possible sternum fracture” after being hit by a car in November in National City, just outside of San Diego, according to DHS.
From Los Angeles Times
DHS regulations allow continued detention when “there is a significant likelihood of removing a detained alien in the reasonably foreseeable future.”
From Los Angeles Times
We also contacted the DHS and CIA, who did not get back to us.
From BBC
The OIG said this problem was partly as a result of the DHS not having a list of Afghan evacuees "who lacked sufficient identification documents".
From BBC
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