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  • October 2007

    • Judge Blocks Crackdown on Immigrant Workers

      Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 11, 07 4:12 AM CDT

      Judge Blocks Crackdown on Immigrant Workers

      (Newser) - In a major blow to the Bush Administration, a federal judge has blocked a controversial program to find illegal immigrants in the workplace by tracking discrepancies in their Social Security data. A US district judge ruled the crackdown by the Department of Homeland Security would "subject employers to greater compliance costs and employees to an increased risk of termination," the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

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      Department of Homeland Security  • illegal immigrant  • Social Security  • AFL CIO  • Chamber of Commerce

    • DHS Delays Domestic Spy Sat Plans

      InformationWeek  |  Oct 2, 07 6:45 PM CDT

      DHS Delays Domestic Spy Sat Plans

      (Newser) - Amid a privacy hullaballoo in Congress, the Department of Homeland Security has postponed the opening of an office that would share domestic spy satellites images with law enforcement, InformationWeek reports. House committee members overseeing DHS had threatened to block funding until better civil liberties safeguards are in place. More »

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      House of Representatives  • privacy  • Department of Homeland Security  • law enforcement  • moratorium  • satellites

  • September 2007

    • Traveling? Uncle Sam is Watching

      Washington Post  |  Sep 22, 07 3:39 PM CDT

      Traveling? Uncle Sam is Watching

      (Newser) - The Feds are stockpiling data on millions of Americans as they travel, the Washington Post reports. Civil liberties activists charge Homeland Security with violating the Privacy Act, saying that travel partners, hotel bookings and reading material should not be in the Feds’ database. But Michael Chertoff claims that the data helps unravel terrorist plots and avoid "inconvenient screening of low-risk travelers."  More »

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      Department of Homeland Security  • homeland security  • domestic surveillance

  • July 2007

    • US Airports Warned of Terror Attack Rehearsals

      Associated Press  |  Jul 25, 07 5:10 AM CDT

      US Airports Warned of Terror Attack Rehearsals

      (Newser) - Airport security teams have been warned to be on the lookout for terrorists attempting to carry explosive components onto planes as part of a dry run for future attacks, the AP reports. The TSA issued the alert last week after four passengers were caught with clay, wire, pipes, switches and other materials officials said may be "improvised explosive device components."  More »

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      Department of Homeland Security  • San Diego  • Baltimore  • TSA  • Houston  • Milwaukee

    • Homeland Security Faces Staffing Crisis

      Washington Post  |  Jul 9, 07 9:13 AM CDT

      Homeland Security Faces Staffing Crisis

      (Newser) - Nearly 150 top-level management positions at the Department of Homeland Security—nearly a quarter of all available jobs—remain unfilled, a new congressional report warns. The gaps, which include high-level positions at FEMA, immigration agencies, and the Coast Guard, could seriously affect the nation's preparedness for a terrorist threat, according to the review. More »

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      terrorist  • Department of Homeland Security  • Michael Chertoff  • FEMA  • Coast Guard  • recruitment

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