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280 Foreign Nationals Employed At Pilgrim’s Pride Plants in Five States Arrested for Suspected Identity Theft
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Justice and an array of other local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, have arrested more than 280 foreign nationals employed at Pilgrim’s Pride...Real Problems with the REAL ID – Political Opinion
It’s been nearly three years since Congress passed the REAL ID Act, which established federal standards for the issuance of state driver’s licenses and identification cards. In January, the Department of Homeland Security finally published...Bush Administration Suspends Laws Along U.S./Mexico Border
Today, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced that he is imposing a blanket waiver of environmental and land management laws along 470 miles of the U.S./Mexico border. Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club have asked...Low Iraqi Resettlement Rate Is Troubling – Political Opinion
The United States admitted 444 Iraqi refugees in the month of February, a nominal increase over the disappointing numbers resettled in recent months. However, the Department of Homeland Security does appear to be stepping up its efforts to interview Iraqi...Bush’s Border Fence Full of Holes
In October 2006, President Bush authorized the construction of a 700-mile border fence between the United States and Mexico. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is facing strong opposition from Texans who don’t want the fence cutting through...Florida Family Charged With Forcing Immigrants Into Farm Labor
Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Grace Chung Becker and U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida Robert E. O’Neill today announced the indictment of six Immokalee, Fla., family members for enslaving Mexican...DHS’s Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program Rolls Out in Port Arthur
Port workers, longshore workers, truckers and others at the port of Port Arthur will begin enrolling tomorrow in the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program. The program’s goal is to...
