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NEWS ABOUT: Homeland Security

Homeland Security stories: 14 news summaries

Ariz. Sheriff Defies Feds with Immigration Sweep

Arpaio continues arresting suspected illegal immigrants despite loss of powers

Oct 16, 09 9:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The "toughest sheriff in America" isn't going to let anything stop him enforcing the law—not even the law. Joe Arpaio launched crime and immigration sweeps in Phoenix yesterday in defiance of a federal order stripping his deputies of the right to make immigration arrests in the field. "... More »

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Arizona • illegal immigration • Immigration and Customs Enforcement • sheriff • Homeland Security • Joe Arpaio

 Feds Rein In Fiery Sheriff 
 on Immigration Checks 

Joe Arpaio calls officials 'liars,' vows to continue sweeps

Oct 7, 09 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - The self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff in America” was not pleased. Homeland Security yesterday stripped Joe Arpaio’s deputies of the power to make immigration arrests in the field as though they were ICE agents, sending the flamboyant Phoenix-area cop into a sputtering, rambling outburst, the New York Times reports.... More »

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Arizona • Phoenix • illegal immigration • Homeland Security • Joe Arpaio

(Newser) - Air passengers booking flights in the US can expect some extra questions starting this weekend, the Washington Post reports. Travelers will be asked for their sex and birth date, which will be forwarded along with other information to federal officials checking watch lists. The move comes as the Transportation Security... More »

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airline industry • airport security • air travel • screening • Homeland Security • Transportation Security Administration

 FEMA Too Slow 
 on Katrina Trailer  
 Toxins: Federal Report  

Agency didn't announce toxin find until 2 years after people moved in

Jul 24, 09 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - FEMA was too slow to deal with reports of toxins in trailers used to house Hurricane Katrina victims, potentially posing a “significant health risk” to thousands along the Gulf Coast, a Homeland Security report says. Residents of the trailers had reported bloody noses, headaches, and worse as a result... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • Department of Homeland Security • FEMA • toxin • formaldehyde • Gulf Coast • FEMA trailers • report • Homeland Security

Swine Flu Emergency Is
a Cover-Up: Pro-Life Groups

Obama trying to push Sebelius nom through

Apr 28, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Is the swine flu emergency just an Obama administration plot? Anti-abortion groups think so, noting that confirmation hearings begin today for would-be Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. “Some people think that declaring a state of emergency about the flu was a political thing to push the Sebelius nomination through,”... More »

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abortion • Health and Human Services • confirmation hearings • Kathleen Sebelius • anti-abortion activists • Homeland Security • swine flu

US Warns
of Rise in Right-Wing Extremism

Homeland Security:
Recession is catalyst

Apr 14, 09 9:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Right-wing extremist groups may be taking advantage of volatile economic times and the election of the first black president to drum up membership in the US, the Homeland Security Department says. The nine-page report, sent to police agencies nationwide, says extremism isn't limited to racist hate groups but "may... More »

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extremists • right wingers • hate groups • Homeland Security

 Ill. Puts Blago 
 Impeachment 
 on Fast Track 

Gov's access to Homeland Security info yanked

Jan 3, 09 9:38 AM CST
(Newser) - The Illinois House speaker is calling lawmakers back to session early for a possible impeachment vote on Rod Blagojevich next week, the Chicago Tribune reports. The move could help Democrats block Blago nominee Roland Burris from taking Barack Obama's Senate seat, reports the New York Times. Illinois House officials say... More »

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corruption • impeachment • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Homeland Security • Illinois House of Representatives • Roland Burris

Terrorists Up to Dangerous New Tricks Next 5 Years: US

Report predicts increase in homegrown terrorists, growing danger of biological attack

Dec 26, 08 2:23 AM CST
(Newser) - The number of homegrown Islamic militants in the US is expected to increase sharply over the next 5 years, according to a Homeland Security assessment obtained by AP.  A pool of "terrorist wannabes" will be recruited online and used to carry out attacks, including sophisticated cyberattacks for which... More »

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cyberattack • Michael Chertoff • terrorist attack • bioterrorism • Homeland Security

Border Protection Chief Busted for Hiring Illegals

Homeland Security official was responsible for stopping illegal immigrants entering country

Dec 6, 08 3:46 AM CST
(Newser) - A top Homeland Security official could be facing a stiff prison sentence for hiring illegal immigrants to clean her home, the Boston Globe reports. Lorraine Henderson, a regional director whose responsibilities include stopping illegal immigrants from entering Massachusetts, is accused of employing a Brazilian woman who entered the country illegally... More »

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illegal immigrant • Massachusetts • illegal immigration • border security • Homeland Security

OPINION

No Country for Single Women?

Praising Napolitano as 'perfect' for Homeland Security because of 'no family' really a diss

Dec 4, 08 10:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Single? Career woman? Then you must be a cold, power-hungry spinster perfect for the 24/7 job of securing our nation's borders from terrorists. Or at least according to Pa. Gov. Ed Rendell, writes Gail Collins in the New York Times, who damned his unmarried Arizona counterpart Janet Napolitano as “... More »

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Condoleezza Rice • Ed Rendell • Janet Napolitano • single women • Homeland Security

ANALYSIS

Napolitano Pick Suggests Focus on Immigration

Rumored Homeland Security nominee has hawk cred on border

Nov 21, 08 12:45 PM CST
(Newser) - If Janet Napolitano is indeed Barack Obama’s pick for Homeland Security chief, it likely signals a shift in the department away from terrorism and toward immigration issues, CQPolitics reports. The Arizona governor has been on the front lines of the immigration battle. “She would do a pretty serious... More »

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immigration • John McCain • border control • Department of Homeland Security • Michael Chertoff • Janet Napolitano • Obama administration • President Obama • Homeland Security

Airport Security Loophole Gets High-Tech Fix

Encryption makes boarding pass 'impossible' to forge

Nov 18, 08 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - The government is finally closing a well-known loophole that makes it easy for would-be terrorists to board planes, Wired reports. Under current rules, it’s possible to forge a boarding pass at home. But new measures will put the passes, with secure barcodes, on smartphones, making it “well-nigh impossible... More »

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airline industry • Michael Chertoff • airport security • smartphones • bar codes • Homeland Security

 Lieberman Keeps 
 Chairmanship 

Will lose some meaningless subcommittee job instead

Nov 18, 08 11:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Senate Democrats voted 42-13 today to let Joe Lieberman keep his perch atop the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, hoping to prevent the Connecticut Independent from becoming a full-fledged Republican, the Hill reports, The former Dem, who actively supported John McCain's presidential bid, will instead lose his chairmanship of... More »

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Senate Democrats • Democratic caucus • Joe Lieberman • chairman • Homeland Security

Dems Likely to Let 'Wayward' Lieberman Keep Senate Chair

Only token punishment for McCain support

Nov 18, 08 3:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Senate Democrats are likely to allow Joe Lieberman to retain chairmanship of the powerful Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee despite his vocal support for John McCain and repeated attacks on Barack Obama during the election, Politico reports. The Connecticut independent has threatened to leave the Democratic caucus and join... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Harry Reid • Democratic caucus • Joe Lieberman • Homeland Security • Republican caucus • Armed Services • Environment and Public Works

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