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Archive of Homeland Security on Tuesday May 13, 2008
States, locals swamp immigration program
Sudden demand by state and local police to join the federal 287(g) initiative, which lets local police start deportation proceedings for suspects and criminals who are illegal immigrants, is overwhelming the federal government. That means long waits and alternative programs offered to police departments that want to join. Read More
Oh say, is that banner made in the U.S.A.?
Lawmakers in 10 states have taken steps to require that American flags bought with state funds be manufactured in this country. While not all the legislation has passed, one state’s new law even bans the sale of foreign-made American flags in that state. Read More
Immigration raids shake California schools
Raids by federal authorities on undocumented immigrants in Northern California panic parents and school officials as fears spread that students might be targeted. Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums and other big-city mayors are denouncing the raids. Read More
Study says foreigners in U.S. adapt quickly
Immigrants of the past quarter-century have been assimilating in the United States at a notably faster rate than did previous generations, according to a study released today. Read More
Chiefs' hirings need oversight, lawmakers told
Arkansas has about 350 police chiefs, but no state agency checks to see whether the cities conducted the required background checks. Read More
Culver 'very troubled' by allegations
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver has formed a working group of top state officials to help the community of Postville after a raid on its meatpacking plant by federal immigration officials Monday. Read More
Feds say more than 300 arrested in Postville immigration raid
Federal authorities say more than 300 workers at the Agriprocessors meat processing plant in Postville in northeast Iowa have been arrested for immigration violations. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered the plant at ten this morning (Monday). Read More
Immigration raid at Postville plant
There's been an immigration raid at the meat packing plant in Postville and sources tell Radio Iowa as many as 700 people may be arrested. Postville Police Chief Michael Halse isn't participating in the action, but the plant on the west corner of town appears to be surrounded. Read More
Immigration raid -- Town's Hispanics shutter businesses, scatter
POSTVILLE, Iowa -- The phone calls started at 5 a.m. They carried the same message: Immigration was coming. Read More
Immigration raid -- Union fears action hurts probe
A union trying to organize Postville meatpacking workers had asked federal immigration authorities earlier this month not to raid the Agriprocessors Inc. plant while a government investigation of possible labor law violations was under way. Read More
ID fraud claims bring state's largest raid
POSTVILLE, Iowa -- The largest workplace raid in Iowa history Monday resulted in the arrest of more than 300 people and reignited the debate over immigration. Read More
Immigration raid -- State agency gathered student data last month
School officials in early April were served with a 21-point subpoena from Iowa Division of Labor Services seeking the records of Postville middle and high school students and information about some school employees, the district's superintendent said. Read More
What Vilsack said -- Ex-governor was not surprised by the raid
Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack said Monday that the Postville investigations may be warranted, despite his concerns that federal officials violated the rights of people during past immigration raids. But a state senator who represents Postville expressed doubt about the motivation for Monday's raid. Read More
What Culver said -- State gathers agencies to aid city in aftermath
Gov. Chet Culver said Monday he has appointed a group of state agencies to assist Postville as the community deals with the effects of the raid. Read More
State's universities assist homeland security
SOMERSET, Ky. - Several federally funded homeland-security projects at Kentucky universities are nearly ready for commercial use. Read More
Maine Senator Asks Reopening Of Border Station
A senator from Maine is asking that the U.S.-Canadian border station at Van Buren, which was closed May 1 as a result of flooding, be reopened as soon as possible. Read More
King, Allen postpone fundraiser
Democratic Rep. Tom Allen on Monday postponed a campaign fundraiser with bestselling horror writer Stephen King, who asked for the delay after being criticized for remarks he made about the U.S. Army. Read More
Immigration bill loses steam
This just in from the Missouri legislature, which wraps up its 2008 session Friday: A Senate immigration bill was sent back to committee today, lessening the chances that legislators will enact measure to crackdown on those who employ illegal immigrants. Read More
Mo. House panel rejects Senate immigration bill
A House committee rejected a Senate-approved immigration bill Monday while the governor's office touted state troopers' arrest of 250 illegal immigrants since last summer. Read More
Law silent on illegals in colleges
North Carolina is free to admit illegal immigrants to public colleges and universities, federal officials said. "It is left for the school to decide whether or not to enroll" illegal immigrants, said a statement released last week by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Read More
Cooper refuses to expand on admissions advice
Attorney General Roy Cooper has steadfastly refused to discuss the advisory letter his office sent out last week, which recommended barring illegal immigrants from the state's 58 community colleges. Read More
16 National Guard members to return home
Sixteen members of the Nebraska Army National Guard will be welcomed home during a ceremony Tuesday at the Lincoln armory. Read More
Assembly committee advances death benefits for Guardsmen
With more than half of New Jersey's Army National Guard troops bound for Iraq this fall, a state Assembly committee approved two separate pieces of legislation yesterday that would pay a total of $500,000 to the families of troops killed while on active duty. Read More
Yucca foe fought till his death - and beyond
WASHINGTON - Even in death, Joe Egan plans to keep fighting Yucca Mountain. Read More
Negotiations under way to ease Ground Zero deal
In 2005, state and city officials were so eager to keep Goldman Sachs downtown that they provided the investment bank with one of the biggest incentive packages in city history to build itself a new headquarters across West Street from ground zero. Read More
N.Y. farmers fear a shortage of skilled workers
BATAVIA, N.Y. - New York farmers say a shift in state policy is making it harder for them to hire experienced seasonal workers through federal guest-worker contracts. Read More
For Picher residents, it's not as simple as just rebuild
PICHER, Okla. - Sue Sigle was hoping for the government to offer more money for her home before moving away from this pollution-scarred town. Then the tornado came. Read More
Various Oklahoma Co. bond issues are on today's ballot
Today's Oklahoma County bond issue election is mostly about Tinker Air Force Base. Read More
R.I. National Guard chief makes frequent trips out of state
In his first 22 months as Rhode Island's adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Robert T. Bray spent at least 130 days out of state at conferences, ceremonies and on military trips, at times collecting two paychecks -- his state salary plus pay from the federal government. Read More |
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