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March 15, 2010

DHS: Forging A “Criminal Alien” Label For Immigrants – DHS: Membrete de “criminales alienígenas” para inmigrantes

March 10, 2010

DHS corrects report that overstated ICE deportations under Obama – conveniently lowered from 47% to 5%

March 1, 2010

At the price of $14 million, the UAV program (border drones) cost U.S. taxpayers about $7,800 to catch each illegal border crosser. – (The $14 million figure is what DHS paid for its first Predator system. This price included a remote piloting team and other General Atomics support. But it does not include the costs of making the actual arrests and seizures, which includes the crews of Border Patrol agents, their vehicles, and often manned aircraft.) – Measured in terms of the confiscated marijuana, the UAV program cost U.S. taxpayers roughly $70,000 to help the Border Patrol seize each pound of the smuggled illegal drug.

E-Verify Immigration System Misses HALF Of Illegal Workers: REPORT

February 10, 2010

The number of illegal immigrants living in the United States dropped by 1 million in two years, according to new estimates by the Department of Homeland Security. – The government thinks that 10.8 million illegal immigrants lived in the country in January 2009, down from a peak of nearly 12 million in 2007.

February 3, 2010

New Report to ABA Addresses Crisis Within Immigration Removal System

January 27, 2010

DOZENS OF U.S. CITIZENS BLOCK STREETS OUTSIDE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PROTESTING FEDERAL INACTION ON IMMIGRATION REFORM

January 19, 2010

U.S. to reassess ‘virtual’ fence on border with Mexico – The Department of Homeland Security’s latest version of a border “virtual fence” has suffered another setback.

December 10, 2009

Secretary Janet Napolitano Testifies Before Congress – Outlines Enforcement Program, Looks Forward to Immigration Reform

December 3, 2009

Immigration Detention System Lapses Detailed – Growing numbers of noncitizens, including legal immigrants, are held unnecessarily and transferred heedlessly in an expensive immigration detention system that denies many of them basic fairness, a bipartisan study group and a human rights organization concluded in reports released jointly on Wednesday.

November 30, 2009

LULAC In Partnership with American GI Forum, The Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security for the 4th Annual LULAC Veterans Summit

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