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Jeh Johnson, DHS Head, Says ‘Secure Communities’ Immigration Law-Enforcement Program To Come Under Review
DHS secretary Jeh Johnson said the program might be changed to target immigrants after they were convicted of a crime rather than simply after being booked or arrested.
Homeland Security Chief Jeh Johnson Meets With Immigrant, Anti-Immigration Advocates To Discuss Deportation Policy
Jeh Johnson met with separate groups of Dreamers, sheriffs, and anti-immigration proponents on Wednesday.
Driver’s Licenses In California For Undocumented Rejected By Homeland Security Over Design
DHS officials said that the new licenses for undocumented immigrants needed to be clearly marked as different from regular ones.
DHS Watchdog ‘Compromised’ As Inspector, Says Senate Report On Misconduct
A one-time inspector general responsible for oversight of the Department of Homeland Security has been found to have had an improperly close -- and insufficiently independent -- relationship with top DHS officials.
Obama Administration Deportation Policy Changes May Come In ‘Two Step Process’
Initial changes may include granting lengthier background checks of detainees and shortening the time period undocumented immigrants are considered recent entries.
Immigration Reform 2014: Republican Senators Denounce Obama’s Enforcement Review As Threat To ‘Entire Constitutional System’
Some 22 Republican senators addressed a letter to President Barack Obama this week, which slammed the use of proprietorial discretion in immigration enforcement and expressed "grave concern" with proposed changes.
Homeland Security Head Said To Be Considering Expansion Of Deportation Protections
Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus returned from a meeting with DHS head Jeh Johnson seeming pleased with what they'd been told.
Immigration Reform 2014: Congressional Hispanic Caucus Calls On Obama To Use ‘All Legal Means Available’ To Broaden Deportation Protections
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus has released a series of recommendations for the Obama administration which includes extending protection from deportation to a much greater group of undocumented immigrants.
What Does Obama Administration Immigration-Enforcement Review Mean For Deportation Policy?
Obama considering policy changes on immigration-enforcement which would cut back on deportations of noncitizens who were only guilty of immigration violations.
Obama Deportation Policy: President Orders Immigration Enforcement Review After Facing Pressure From Latino Groups
Obama has ordered Homeland Security secretary Jeh Johnson to review how the agency can "conduct enforcement more humanely."
National Day Laborer Organizing Network Group Files Petition With DHS For Halt On Deportations
An immigrant advocacy group has filed a petition to temporarily halt deportations. They cite a law on federal agency procedure in saying DHS must explain its decision to deny or grant the request.
Immigration Reform 2014: Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson Endorses ‘Earned Path To Citizenship’ For Undocumented
The new head of the Department of Homeland Security came out in favor of what he called an “earned path to citizenship” for some undocumented immigrants during the US Conference of Mayors last week.
Federal Judge: What Is Homeland Security Hiding On Immigrant Detentions?
A federal judge questioned whether the Department of Homeland Security is trying to hide something by refusing to comply with an earlier court order for them to turn over some 22,000 documents on immigrant detainees to the ACLU.
Homeland Security Says Release Of Long-Awaited Immigrant Detainee Info ‘Not Feasible’
The ACLU had filed a lawsuit in 2011 over the release of some 22,000 individual case files of immigrant detainees. The government says they can't provide them.
On International Migrants Day, Homeland Security Warns Potential Border Crossers No Citizenship In Their Future
Alan Bersin, the Department of Homeland Security's "border czar", warned those who might attempt an illegal crossing that any future immigration reform bill to be passed into law would be unlikely to extend a legal status to them.