Last week, the Department of Homeland Security revealed a rash of cyber attacks on natural gas pipeline companies. There was no damage, but security experts worry it may only be a matter of time.... Read more»
Immigration officials announced Friday that illegal immigrants who are arrested on minor traffic violations and have no criminal history will no longer automatically face detention.... Read more»
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week in State of Arizona v. United States, which challenges the authority of a state to enact its own immigration enforcement laws.... Read more»
Pentagon and Homeland Security officials assured a House subcommittee Tuesday that they can continue border security despite a reduction in the National Guard.... Read more»
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum didn’t shy from comments he made last year, saying JFK’s speech about separating church and state still makes him sick.... Read more»
While Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano outlined five budget priorities for next year during House hearings Wednesday, lawmakers wanted answers on two department missions – border security and immigration-law enforcement.... Read more»
The Texas Border Coalition is claiming that President Obama’s budget proposal excludes funding to improve port infrastructure and increase staffing. Meanwhile, rights groups are balking at the proposed expansion of an immigration-enforcement policy they say is discriminatory.... Read more»
The Texas Border Coalition, a group of elected officials and private-sector leaders, released a scathing report last week that says no matter how much the government spends on border security, the current “ad hoc” strategy doesn’t hinder cartels from moving their products.... Read more»1
Homeland Security officials said Monday they are gathering data to appease U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio, after his powerful House committee threatened to hold the agency in contempt of Congress for failing to provide immigration enforcement information.... Read more»1
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention officer was indicted Tuesday on federal drug trafficking charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.... Read more»
So ... that ten years we’ve just had of taking our shoes off for airport screenings? Um ... never mind!... Read more»
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says travelers may soon be able to keep their shoes on when they pass through airport security checkpoints.... Read more»
In June, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced it was urging prosecutors to use discretion when placing illegal immigrants in deportation proceedings, but Border Patrol is still detaining those covered by the directive.... Read more»
National Guard troops will remain on the border and continue to “be the eyes and ears of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection” until Sept. 30, under a move announced Friday by the Department of Homeland Security.... Read more»
A multi-agency task force led by the Border Patrol netted 95 arrests and the seizure of more than 680 pounds of marijuana and cocaine, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.... Read more»
In a move contrary to the most cherished of American values, a band of ultraconservative activists are targeting the U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants—and others—to score political points. Their stated objective is to overturn a bedrock constitutional right: the right of citizenship by birth on American soil.... Read more»
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