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November 16, 2009
A Chicago City Council committee wants federal officials to halt deportation proceedings against immigrant students. – The Human Relations Committed on Friday approved a resolution urging the Department of Homeland Security to allow immigrant students to stay in the U.S. – Rigo Padilla
The Center for American Progress applauds Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s push to move forward with the congressional debate.
Statement on Sec. Napolitano’s First Speech on Immigration Reform
November 11, 2009
Reporting for the Big Bend Sentinel, Sterry Butcher reported on the US Department of Homeland Security’s new mass deportation program taking place in Presidio, Texas.
November 2, 2009
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has selected interactive agency Sensis to launch a targeted advertising campaign to increase participation in the E-Verify program
October 28, 2009
American Rights at Work – Immigration Study Finds Enforcement Has Undermined Workers’ Rights
October 17, 2009
The Homeland Security Department said Friday that it has revamped pacts that allow for greater cooperation between federal immigration authorities and local law enforcement in 55 states and cities, including Carrollton and Farmers Branch.
October 12, 2009
U.S. Can’t Trace Foreign Visitors on Expired Visas – about 40% of the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States came on legal visas and overstayed. (of course they weren’t all Latinos)
October 9, 2009
Department of Homeland Security should revoke the 287(g) program until there is immigration reform
October 8, 2009
Government Terminates “No Match” Rule Harmful To Legal Workers
October 7, 2009
What Does DHS Know About You? – (wow)
DHS Plan To Improve Immigration Detention An Encouraging Step – Due Process, Enforceable Detention Standards And Overhaul Of ICE Enforcement Programs Still Needed
October 1, 2009
A U.S. government task force (Southwest Border Task Force) recommended Wednesday that the federal Department of Homeland Security scale back an initiative – 287(g) – that allows local authorities to enforce the country’s immigration law.
September 24, 2009
Obama picks border czar for Customs commissioner – Alan Bersin
September 15, 2009
The National Security Complex — Integrating Military, Intelligence, and Homeland Security
September 4, 2009
Federal Contractors Required to Use E-Verify Beginning Sept. 8, 2009 – verify their employees’ eligibility to work in the United States
September 2, 2009
N.C. native wrongly deported to Mexico – Federal investigators ignored evidence the man is a U.S. citizen, documents show.
New GAO Report: Border Patrol: Checkpoints Contribute to Border Patrol’s Mission, but More Consistent Data Collection and Performance Measurement Could Improve Effectiveness
August 27, 2009
Over 500 Organizations Demand White House End Flawed State And Local Immigration Enforcement Program – Federal 287(g) Program Results In Illegal Profiling And Threatens Public Safety, Say Groups
August 25, 2009
The Department of Homeland Security is requiring counties that participate in its illegal-immigration enforcement program 287(g) to agree to a new focus on violent criminals.
August 18, 2009
Homeland Security’s Revolving Door – Contracts with the Department of Homeland Security are spewing billions of dollars into private industry, largely to companies that also rely on Pentagon military contracts.
August 17, 2009
DHS Announces 11 Previously Unreported Deaths In Immigration Detention
July 23, 2009
Police chiefs press for immigration reform – About 100 police chiefs and administrators from Framington, Mass., to San Diego joined Department of Homeland Security officials in Phoenix for a National Summit on Local Immigration Policies
July 21, 2009
The Department of Homeland Security is changing the way it tackles illegal immigration, in many cases remaking or rescinding Bush administration policies. The changes put heavier emphasis on employers, including more investigations of hiring records and fines for violations
June 11, 2009
The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday it is temporarily freezing a policy of deporting widows and widowers of U.S. citizens, a sign of the Obama administration’s interest in new approaches to immigration.
June 5, 2009
A prominent North Carolina leader for Hispanic affairs has joined a border taskforce for the Department of Homeland Security. Andrea Bazan
April 1, 2009
House Hearing Will Examine Illegal Profiling and Police Misconduct By Local Law Enforcement Acting As Federal Immigration Agents – U.S. Department Of Homeland Security Should Suspend Agreements With Local And State Law Enforcement, Says ACLU
February 1, 2009
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced today a wide-ranging action directive on immigration and border security.
December 22, 2008
Department of Homeland Security ads on NPR raise ire – NPR’s Ombudsman Alicia Shepard said she received more than 60 letters in response to the spots – a considerable sum on a single topic – primarily in protest
November 18, 2008
New report underscores urgency for dismantling and recreating the Department of Homeland Security
September 3, 2008
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Launches New Phase of National Public Education Campaign
June 24, 2008
Border fence challenge rebuffed by Supreme Court – The justices decline to hear a petition from environmentalists, allowing the Department of Homeland Security to continue construction.
June 19, 2008
Homeland Security says Adios to Tijuana
June 11, 2008
DHS: Remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Department of Commerce Secretary Gutierrez at the State of Immigration Address
June 10, 2008
Boeing awarded contract on border fence: Chertoff
Resistance at US/Mexico border heats up in anticipation of next month’s fence construction (Latina Lista)
May 22, 2008
Department of Homeland Security Will Face Questions on Care of Detained Immigrants
May 21, 2008
Homeland Security Stands by Its Fence – (great graphic from the NY Times as well)
May 5, 2008
Breaking News: Chicago Church Receives Word that DHS is Ending Truce with Sanctuary Movement (Latina Lista)
April 8, 2008
Did the Department of Homeland Security Hold a Roundtable Discussion with Fake Bloggers? (Latina Lista)
February 13, 2008
Virtual Fence on Border to Get Approval – Arizona
