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The Biden administration has made no changes to COVID-19 testing policies for either U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border Patrol. But a claim circulating online falsely suggests that the administration has stopped testing detained immigrants before they are released.
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A Texas sheriff toldFoxNews host Tucker Carlson on Feb. 9, “it’s absolutely true” that immigrants detained after crossing the border have been released into the U.S. without being tested for COVID-19.
The sheriff, A.J. Louderback, then cited and misrepresented a memo issued by David Pekoske, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, on the first day of President Joe Biden’s term.
US sanctions on China lifting Samsung, LG, SK
Posted : 2020-12-24 16:29
By Baek Byung-yeul
Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, SK hynix and other Korean companies are expected to capitalize on the U.S. government s continued sanctions against Chinese companies, reinforcing the optimistic outlook for local tech firms in 2021, according to industry analysts and officials, Thursday.
Throughout this year, the U.S. has imposed a series of sanctions on Chinese tech companies as part of an ongoing trade dispute. A representative case is Huawei Technologies which was banned from using American technology in its production of semiconductors.
The ban prevents U.S. firms, or companies using American technology or software, from giving material assistance through trade to Huawei in the manufacture of its own chipsets used in its connected devices. Citing national security risks, Washington also recently blacklisted dozens of China s tech firms including its largest chipmaker SMIC.