These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'agent.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, Social Security agents will inform people of their ability to obtain early retirement benefits. Munir Ahmed And Riazat Butt, Anchorage Daily News, Border Patrol agents had apprehended more than 10,000 migrants Tuesday, according to internal data obtained by The Times. Jason Hanna, CNN, Khan was in court for one set of charges, when anti-graft agents barged in, dragged him away and shoved him into an armored vehicle in connection to other charges. Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, Asylum officers, Secret Service agents and troops have surged toward border with Title 42's expiration This isn’t the first time El Paso has seen an influx at the border, and responding every few months to such swells is not sustainable, Mayor Oscar Leeser told CNN Thursday. Ken Tran, USA TODAY, Connect with an agent to learn about what’s coming to market soon. Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, Shortly before its expiration, House Republicans passed a sweeping border security bill that restores construction of a border wall, increases funding for border patrol agents and imposes new restrictions on those seeking asylum. ![]() Miriam Jordan, New York Times, Title 42 ended the ability of border agents to expel asylum seekers on arrival, without legal process. “That said, most historians think she was guilty.Recent Examples on the Web Alejandro Mayorkas, Homeland Security secretary, said on Sunday that agents apprehended only 6,300 migrants on Friday and 4,200 on Saturday. Some of the individuals who worked on the Manhattan Project were spies and provided valuable information on the design of the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. and in Soviet documents released decades later,” explains Kislenko. Wednesday, ApEspionage was a major concern for the United States government during the Manhattan Project. “Ethel’s guilt remains a question because of a lack of documentation, both in terms of proofs offered during and after her conviction in the U.S. ![]() ![]() In 2016, the Rosenberg’s sons asked President Barack Obama to pardon their mother. There has been continued doubt specifically about Ethel’s role in the spy scheme. “Needless to say, it was also a bit of pander to the increasingly vitriolic anti-communism of the period, mostly coming from Joseph McCarthy and his associates,” Kislenko says. Arne Kislenko, professor of history at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada, sees the convictions as coded to a time when the United States wanted to look strong on Soviet aggression around the world, particularly during the Korean War. One reason for the lasting controversy about the case is due to the perceived harshness of the sentencing. Cold War paranoia influenced the proceedings. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg children, Michael, 10, and Robert, 6, reading the news about their parents in home of friends in Toms River, New Jersey. The Rosenbergs were executed by electric on June 19, 1953, at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York. David Greenglass got a 15-year sentence, serving just over nine years. Edgar Hoover suggested a 30-year sentence for Ethel, believing she would eventually name names in jail.īut Judge Irving Kaufman chose death for both Rosenbergs. Sentencing guidelines gave the judge two choices for Julius and Ethel: 30 years imprisonment or execution. ![]() The Rosenbergs and Greenglass were all found guilty. Greenglass later told New York Times journalist Sam Roberts that he had entered into a deal with the government, implicating his sister in exchange for his wife’s immunity. The FBI hoped her arrest would force Julius to name names of other Communist sympathizers. Ethel was later arrested while leaving a federal courthouse in New York City after testifying she had no knowledge of espionage efforts. Soon after, the FBI raided the Rosenberg home and arrested Julius. WATCH NOW Ethel Rosenberg was arrested on the courthouse steps.
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