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Janet Napolitano

Momentum Grows to End Human Trafficking

Kevin M. Ryan | Posted 05.10.2013 | Impact
Kevin M. Ryan

Too often, those of us who fight against human slavery beat our heads against the walls of misinformation and prejudice.

How to Close the Distance Between Washington and the Reality of Immigration

Pablo Alvarado | Posted 05.02.2013 | Latino Voices
Pablo Alvarado

The debate changes when it becomes about political equality, and it is won by 11 million people who call this country home speaking for themselves, asserting their right to citizenship.

Jim Inhofe: Federal Government Has 'Taken' All The Ammo

The Huffington Post | Preston Maddock | Posted 04.29.2013 | Politics

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) thinks the federal government will stop at nothing to abridge America's Second Amendment rights. The federal government is s...

Obama Official Defends Alleged Boston Bombers' Asylum

Posted 04.23.2013 | Politics

By ERICA WERNER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (neh-pahl-ih-TAN'-oh) is defending the security p...

Obama Official Comes Before Skeptical GOP

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 04.23.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Sweeping immigration legislation would improve U.S. security by helping authorities to know who is in the country, Homeland Securit...

Napolitano Says Cuts Won't Affect Border

AP | Posted 04.04.2013 | Politics

HOUSTON — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says a new congressional budget should ease the need to furlough or cut overtime hours fo...

Elise Foley

Solitary Confinement Report Puts Immigration Advocates In Tough Spot

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 03.27.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- There's a long-simmering tension between President Barack Obama's administration and immigrant rights advocates, who support his views, ...

Elise Foley

Napolitano Argues Against Key Immigration Reform Element

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 03.26.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Tuesday that tying green cards to immigration reform would be counterproductive, th...

Elise Foley

Immigration Officials To Review Solitary Confinement Policies After NYT Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 03.26.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that immigration officials will go back and look at their policies after The N...

White Sox, Bulls Chairman Starts Security Firm With Former Secret Service Director

Andrew Becker | Posted 03.25.2013 | Politics
Andrew Becker

The chairman of the Chicago White Sox and Bulls is going into the global security business with an eclectic and controversial group of partners tied to the Obama administration, documents and interviews show.

Official Acknowledges Release Of Thousands Of Undocumented Immigrants

Posted 03.14.2013 | Politics

By ALICIA A. CALDWELL, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The Obama administration contradicted itself Thursday, acknowledging to Congress that it...

Homeland Security Approves Their Right to Search and Seize Your Electronics Without Suspicion

Tarun Wadhwa | Posted 05.04.2013 | Technology
Tarun Wadhwa

The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution already provides us with protection against unreasonable search and seizures for people in their "persons, houses, papers, and effects" -- is it time that we add "data" to this list?

Napolitiano: Sequestration Already Causing Airport Delays

AP | ALICIA A. CALDWELL | Posted 05.04.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — U.S. airports, including Los Angeles International and O'Hare International in Chicago, are already experiencing delays in customs ...

Elise Foley

Immigration Agency Releases Detainees As Spending Cuts Loom

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 02.27.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement released some people from immigrant detention facilities across the country on Monday in response to...

Reading the Pictures: The Border Fence: Still Everybody's Dog Whistle

Michael Shaw | Posted 04.23.2013 | Politics
Michael Shaw

2013-02-21-ScreenShot20130221at7.21.43AM.pngPlain and simple, scenes of the border, the fencing of the border and the securing of the border remain the dog whistle of the immigration debate.

Napolitano Denies Knowledge Of Intern Scandal

Posted 02.13.2013 | Politics

By ALICIA A. CALDWELL, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says she was unaware of an immigration case...

Obama Official Touts 'Incredible' Spending On Border

Posted 02.05.2013 | Politics

By ELIOTT SPAGAT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN DIEGO — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano toured the Mexico border Monday to trumpet i...

Janet Napolitano Defends Arrest Of Immigrant Activist's Mother

The Huffington Post | Elise Foley | Posted 01.23.2013 | Politics

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano responded on Tuesday to allegations that the agency targeted an undocumented immigrant's fa...

Obama Cabinet Member Staying On

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 01.14.2013 | Politics

As President Barack Obama's second-term cabinet continues to take shape, add Secretary Of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano's name to the list of tho...

What's With the Latest Immigration Reprieve?

Erwin de Leon | Posted 03.14.2013 | Politics
Erwin de Leon

Some unauthorized immigrants who are in the process of obtaining visas for permanent residency can now expect shorter separation from American family members.

Napolitano Speaks Out On 'Senseless Tragedy'

AP | ALICIA A. CALDWELL | Posted 12.14.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is expressing condolences to families of those killed in the Connecticut school shooting. ...

Matt Sledge

Terrorism Agency A Federal 'Pre-Crime' Squad

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 12.13.2012 | Politics

An obscure counterterrorism agency now has access to an array of data on ordinary Americans so vast and with so few restrictions that critics are like...

Elise Foley

Mississippi Joins Lawsuit Against Obama Immigration Policy

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 10.10.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The state of Mississippi joined a lawsuit Wednesday against the Obama administration over its decision to stop deporting some undocument...

Gay Binational Couples Need More Than Discretion

Erwin de Leon | Posted 12.08.2012 | Gay Voices
Erwin de Leon

Now, if President Obama is re-elected, he can issue an executive order recognizing legally married same-gender couples, granting them immigration and other benefits. Judging from the past four years though, the chances of this happening are slim to none.

Elise Foley

Same-Sex Couples To Be Officially Considered Families In Deportation Decisions

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 09.28.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday that she will instruct immigration agents to consider same-sex ...