All Posts Tagged With: "Homeland Security"

Officials Say Security was not compromised by releasing Immigrants

March 20th, 2013 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
John Morton, the Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, defended the decision his agency took of releasing 2,228 undocumented immigrants from different detention centers. Morton spoke at a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee and told members of the committee the detainees were released due to budget constraints and were put under alternative supervision, which [...]

Border Patrol Accused of Abuse

March 13th, 2013 - 1 comment - Filed Under - by
A group of undocumented immigrants and U.S. citizens has filed a group of lawsuits claiming they had been abused by Border Patrol and Customs agents. The Tuesday filings said the agents had forced the people to sit in holding cells that were freezing for days in the southern part of Texas. The lawsuits, which an [...]

Napolitano Accused of Favoring Women and Humiliating Men

August 12th, 2012 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
A veteran special agent with the Department of Homeland Security filed a discrimination lawsuit that claims he was pushed aside in favor of another employee, a woman, with connections to Janet Napolitano, the DHS Secretary. The suit claims Napolitano was in charge of a female frat-house that often times humiliated men who were employed there. [...]

Obama Celebrates Fourth of July with New U. S. Citizens

July 5th, 2012 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
For the fourth straight Fourth of July, President Barack Obama joined military families with a barbeque and watched fireworks from the White House lawn. He started the day by holding a citizenship ceremony where 25 people became new Americans. He also celebrated the 14th birthday of his older daughter Malia. It was a busy Fourth [...]