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DHS Ending 287(g) Program in Favor of Added Support of Secure Communities
February 23, 2012 | by USA TODAY | Latino Daily News
USA Today is reporting that the immigration program known as 287(g) is coming to an end. The program gives authority to local law enforcement officials to act somewhat continue reading »
Obama Administration Extends Hold on El Salvadoran Deportations
January 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Department of Homeland Security citing the “ongoing disruptions” from the 2001 earthquakes in El Salvadoran asked the administration to extend the freeze on Salvadoran deportations. continue reading »
Gutierrez Calls DHS Deportation Announcement An Important Victory For Sensible Immigration Policy
August 20, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The review of pending deportation cases and the instructions to all elements of DHS over how immigrants that meet certain criteria should be handled has come after months of sustained advocacy by Congressman Gutierrez, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, other Democratic leaders in the House and Senate, and determined public pressure by from clergy, advocates, immigrants, and DREAM Act students nationwide. continue reading »
Showing its true Colors: Dept of Homeland Security Comes Clean with its Mass Deportation Agenda
August 6, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced significant changes to Secure Communities(S-Comm), the department’s signature immigration enforcement program. Starting Friday, DHS will unilaterally rescind Memoranda of Agreement with 42 states that authorized fingerprint information sharing with DHS under the flawed S-Comm progra continue reading »
Senior Policy Analyst Michele Waslin Discusses Immigration on Univision (VIDEO)
April 30, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Watch IPC's Michele Waslin discussing discussses the Immigration Policy Center's Second Annual Review of Department of Homeland Security. continue reading »
Border Patrol Testing Iris Scanners
September 14, 2010 | by Homeland Security Newswire | Latino Daily News
The Border Patrol Station in McAllen Texas will be testing iris scan technology for the next two weeks. The Dept. of Homeland Sec (DHS) will be testing machines than can be used from 3 to 4 feet away including one that simply works as people walk by. The test will help the department determine how useful these scanners might be in the future on a broader basis. continue reading »
New Legal challenge to ICE Searches at Border
September 8, 2010 | by Homeland Security Newswire | Latino Daily News
The Obama administration has continued a Bush administration policy which permits officers at U.S. borders to detain travelers' laptop computers and examine their contents even without suspecting the traveler of wrongdoing -- continue reading »
