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Hispanic y Latino News :: November 16th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

A Chicago City Council committee wants federal officials to halt deportation proceedings against immigrant students. – The Human Relations Committed on Friday approved a resolution urging the Department of Homeland Security to allow immigrant students to stay in the U.S. – Rigo Padilla

CAUSA: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Needed To Keep Country Secure, Administration Committed to Reform says Napolitano

The Center for American Progress applauds Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s push to move forward with the congressional debate.

Statement on Sec. Napolitano’s First Speech on Immigration Reform

AILA WELCOMES SEN. MENENDEZ (D-NJ) INTRODUCTION OF THE MILITARY FAMILIES ACT

Hispanic y Latino News :: November 11th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Reporting for the Big Bend Sentinel, Sterry Butcher reported on the US Department of Homeland Security’s new mass deportation program taking place in Presidio, Texas.

ICE gives voice to victims of human trafficking in the United States

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: November 2nd, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has selected interactive agency Sensis to launch a targeted advertising campaign to increase participation in the E-Verify program

American Rights at Work – Immigration Study Finds Enforcement Has Undermined Workers’ Rights

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: October 17th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: October 9th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Department of Homeland Security should revoke the 287(g) program until there is immigration reform

Government Terminates “No Match” Rule Harmful To Legal Workers

DHS Plan To Improve Immigration Detention An Encouraging Step – Due Process, Enforceable Detention Standards And Overhaul Of ICE Enforcement Programs Still Needed

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: October 2nd, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

A U.S. government task force (Southwest Border Task Force) recommended Wednesday that the federal Department of Homeland Security scale back an initiative – 287(g) – that allows local authorities to enforce the country’s immigration law.

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 15th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Federal Contractors Required to Use E-Verify Beginning Sept. 8, 2009 – verify their employees’ eligibility to work in the United States

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 3rd, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

New GAO Report: Border Patrol: Checkpoints Contribute to Border Patrol’s Mission, but More Consistent Data Collection and Performance Measurement Could Improve Effectiveness

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 1st, 2009 :: 5 minute to empowerment

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: August 27th, 2009

Over 500 Organizations Demand White House End Flawed State And Local Immigration Enforcement Program – Federal 287(g) Program Results In Illegal Profiling And Threatens Public Safety, Say Groups

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: August 26th, 2009

The Department of Homeland Security is requiring counties that participate in its illegal-immigration enforcement program 287(g) to agree to a new focus on violent criminals.

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: August 24th, 2009

President Obama and Secretary Napolitano Reaffirm Commitment to Advancing Immigration Reform and Bringing Accountability to Current Practices

Statement by LULAC National President Rosa Rosales on White House Meeting on Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: August 18th, 2009

Homeland Security’s Revolving Door – Contracts with the Department of Homeland Security are spewing billions of dollars into private industry, largely to companies that also rely on Pentagon military contracts.

DHS Announces 11 Previously Unreported Deaths In Immigration Detention

LATINA Style Welcomes Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez as the Honorary Chairwoman of the 6th Annual National LATINA Symposium

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: August 12th, 2009

NCLR Applauds Introduction of Legislation on Immigration Detention Standards

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: August 3rd, 2009

The self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff in America” has never gotten so much resistance from the federal government. The Homeland Security Department wants Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., to stop arresting illegal immigrants whose only crime was crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without documents.

Maria Conchita Alonso Narrates New Documentary About Latin American Dictators And Immigration

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: July 23rd, 2009

Police chiefs press for immigration reform – About 100 police chiefs and administrators from Framington, Mass., to San Diego joined Department of Homeland Security officials in Phoenix for a National Summit on Local Immigration Policies

The Department of Homeland Security is changing the way it tackles illegal immigration, in many cases remaking or rescinding Bush administration policies. The changes put heavier emphasis on employers, including more investigations of hiring records and fines for violations

National Council of La Raza Urges Administration and Congress to Get Serious about Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Leahy, Sessions Announce Witness List For Sotomayor Hearing – scheduled to begin on July 13 at 10:00 a.m

Government Rescinds “No Match” Rule – would have unlawfully used the error-ridden Social Security Administration database

Obama Administration Mandates Bush Administration E-Verify Rule For Federal Contractors

President Obama Leads Immigration Reform Debate – Executive Branch to Shepherd Legislative Process

Full Text: Remarks by the President at the Esperanza National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast

Hispanic y Latino News :: June 11th, 2009

The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday it is temporarily freezing a policy of deporting widows and widowers of U.S. citizens, a sign of the Obama administration’s interest in new approaches to immigration.

Hispanic y Latino News for Monday June 8th, 2009

Hispanic y Latino News for Friday June 5th, 2009

A prominent North Carolina leader for Hispanic affairs has joined a border taskforce for the Department of Homeland Security. Andrea Bazan

Minnesota Rejects Real ID Act Of 2005 – 23 States Push Back Against Unfunded Mandate To Create National ID

Reporte Hispano Selected as Official Translation Agency for State of New Jersey

TELEPHONE PRESS CONFERENCE: YA ES HORA ¡CIUDADANIA! CAMPAIGN RE-LAUNCHES NATIONAL CITIZENSHIP EFFORT Historic campaign helped set a naturalization record last year, Will re-launch in 2009 with naturalization workshops April 18 in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Denver, Houston, Phoenix and other Cities around the nation

Latinos Pursuing Dream of U.S. Citizenship Help Set Naturalization Record in 2008 – Dramatic increase in Latino naturalized citizens reflects success of ya es hora campaign

House Hearing Will Examine Illegal Profiling and Police Misconduct By Local Law Enforcement Acting As Federal Immigration Agents – U.S. Department Of Homeland Security Should Suspend Agreements With Local And State Law Enforcement, Says ACLU

Michael Chertoff, the former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, is writing a book about his experiences at the department and his previous time as the head of the Justice Department’s criminal division

News Summaries for February 1st, 2009

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced today a wide-ranging action directive on immigration and border security.

Border Fence Project Surpasses 500-Mile Mark Pedestrian, Vehicle Fence Installed Along the Border in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas + Fact Sheet

News Summary for December 19th-22nd, 2008

Department of Homeland Security ads on NPR raise ire – NPR’s Ombudsman Alicia Shepard said she received more than 60 letters in response to the spots – a considerable sum on a single topic – primarily in protest

News Summaries for Friday – December 12th, 2008 – includes Business & Entertainment

ACLU report blasts violations of basic rights for hundreds of immigrants detained in Massachusetts – First-of-its-kind study details poor jail conditions, denial of medical care and violations of due process against immigrants held for months without being accused of a crime

News Summary for November 20th & 21st, 2008

News Summary for Tuesday – November 18th, 2008

New report underscores urgency for dismantling and recreating the Department of Homeland Security

The Largest Business and Hispanic Civil Rights Groups In The Country Speak Out Against the Bush Administration’s Latest Attempt At No-Match Letters Which Hurt American Workers

News Summary for October 27th, 2008

ACLU Urges House Judiciary Committee to Support Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 – Legislation is first congressional action to provide basic medical care of immigration detainees

News Summary for Wednesday – September 3rd, 2008

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Launches New Phase of National Public Education Campaign

News Summary for Sunday – August 17th, 2008

Newspaper series reveals rampant abuse of power under Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s watch (Latina Lista)

2008 Republican National Convention Committee on Arrangements :: 2008 Republican National Convention Expands Outreach to Hispanics – (their website gets a Spanish section)

Blogante News for Tuesday – June 24th, 2008

Border fence challenge rebuffed by Supreme Court – The justices decline to hear a petition from environmentalists, allowing the Department of Homeland Security to continue construction.

The Dragnet for “Fugitive Aliens”

Homeland Security says Adios to Tijuana

MAYA’s Luis Vasquez launches new book: “Inside the Minds” Surviving the Economic Crisis through Marketing

Humanitarian legislation to keep federally detained undocumented immigrants safe before Senate. (Latina Lista)

Hit & Run > E-Verify: It’s Electronic! – (a very interesting read)

Blogante News for Wednesday – June 11th, 2008

DHS: Remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Department of Commerce Secretary Gutierrez at the State of Immigration Address

Rep. Heath Shuler’s immigration bill got another hearing Tuesday, but time is running out on his plan to require employers to use a government database to screen out unauthorized workers.

Boeing awarded contract on border fence: Chertoff

Resistance at US/Mexico border heats up in anticipation of next month’s fence construction (Latina Lista)

Overcrowding for immigrant detainees to end at Otay facility – San Diego

Wildlife coalition to file federal suit over waiving of environmental laws for border fence

The government’s immigration enforcers run amok.

Judge Orders Second Trial for Twelve-Year-Old Hispanic Boy – Durham, North Carolina

Geraldo Rivera: Secretary Chertoff, Call Off These Raids – Politics on The Huffington Post

Paying the Price of the Immigration Crackdown – Are Americans willing to pay for the intensifying crackdown on immigrants?

As Border Efforts Grow, Corruption Is on the Rise – Border Agents, Lured by the Other Side

Blogante News for Thursday – May 22nd, 2008

Department of Homeland Security Will Face Questions on Care of Detained Immigrants

ACLU Demands Government Restore Basic Legal Protections To Meatpacking Workers Arrested In Iowa Raids

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