Despite Governor Deval Patrick’s objections, federal immigration officials announced the start of the Secure Communities program for May 15. The program is a controversial one that checks electronically everyone’s fingerprints who have been arrested and cross-references them with the FBI and databases for immigration. That allows the officials from immigration to look for and detain undocumented... 

One of the hottest and most controversial issues facing candidates for elected office is immigration. With the Supreme Court’s decision pending on the Arizona immigration law, many people are debating whether the issue is for states to handle or for the federal government. The Supreme Court can easily make a decision on that for everyone. If they decide to support the immigration law from Arizona,... 

On Friday, Conrad Black the former media mogul is expected to be released from prison, at which time he will be detained by U.S. Immigration officials. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman confirmed that Black had an immigration detainer in his name. That means, since he is not a U.S. citizen he will be apprehended for proceedings or removal. Black is expected to return to Canada after... 

A white supremacist and anti-immigration extremist who is well known in the area was found dead in an apparent murder-suicide. Jason Ready was running for sheriff in Pinal County Arizona and was involved in a shooting rampage that took the lives of four other people, including a young toddler, said authorities. Investigators now believe that Ready, the U.S. Border Guard founder, a militia group who... 

Three federal immigration agents in Petaluma, California were shot in the early morning hours Thursday while in the process of serving a federal warrant that was considered “high risk.” The shooting incident took place at around 4 a.m. Thursday morning. The SWAT officers were all taken to a local hospital with injuries that were considered non-life threatening. AN ICE spokesperson said one of the... 

President Barack Obama secretly went to Afghanistan on the anniversary of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. He stated that after years of sacrifice, the role of the US in the country is winding down just as it has already ended in Iraq. He added that the goal was to destroy the al Qaida and they are on the right path to achieve it. He spoke after signing a deal with Afghan President Hamid Karzai... 

President Barack Obama’s top counter terrorism advisor defended the use of drones to launch missile attacks against targets in Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen. He said that the use of unmanned aircraft has saved lives and caused few civilian casualties. John Brennan made the comments just before the first anniversary of the successful US Navy SEAL raid in Pakistan that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin... 

The Transportation Safety Administration has had its share of problems this year and they seem to be mounting each week. Last week the agency received criticism after two current and two former screeners for the agency were arrested for allegedly helping the flow of drugs to pass security checkpoints at Los Angeles International Airport. The latest problems with the agency reveal the uncertainty that... 

Mitt Romney, the presumptive presidential nominee for the Republican Party, like most other Republicans has rejected the Dream Act. The Act would have helped pave the way for some children of illegal immigrants, who have lived in the U.S. for a number of years to become green card holders. The illegal immigrant parents and children also had to be considered of good moral character. Romney however is... 

A recent poll says that Hispanics are in favor of President Barack Obama on policy over those of Mitt Romney his Republican rival. The difference is large but many in the voter group that is quickly growing are still not decided on all the issues with just over six months left before the election for the presidency in November. For the most part, Hispanics feel the Democrats better serve the needs...