Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

U.S. Revises Entry Procedure For Those On Student Visas

Eyder Peralta — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:04:00 +0000

The department of Homeland Security is changing the way border agents process those people entering the country on student visas.

"Effective immediately," the AP reports, agents will have to "verify that every international student who arrives in the U.S. has a valid student visa."

The AP adds:

"The order from a senior official at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, David J.

Bill Would Put Immigration Verification System To The Test

Ted Robbins — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:35:00 +0000

Some employers around the nation have been using E-Verify to check the immigration status of employees for years. Operated by the Department of Homeland Security, the online system is designed to make it harder to hire unauthorized workers — and harder for those workers to find jobs.

While participation in the program has been voluntary since 1996, the immigration bill now in the Senate would make E-Verify mandatory.

In Arizona, the Tucson-based social services organization PPEP employs more than 500 workers.

Boston Bombings Point To Growing Threat Of Homegrown Terrorism

Greg Myre — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:24:00 +0000

U.S. security officials have been warning for years that one of their biggest challenges is detecting homegrown terrorists — extremists who grow up in America, or have lived here for years, know the customs, speak the language, blend in easily and can fly below the radar of law enforcement.

As details of Boston bombing suspects emerge, reports point to two young men of Chechen origin who had been in the U.S.

Napolitano: Airport Lines Have Seen '150 to 200 Percent' Increase Since Sequester

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:33:00 +0000

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the across-the-board spending cuts that went into effect on Friday are already causing headaches at the nation's airports.

"Now that we are having to reduce or eliminate basically overtime both for TSA and for customs, now that we have instituted a hiring freeze...

Report: Emails Show Sen. Menendez Focused On Port Security Contract

S.V. DÁTE — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:47:00 +0000

Emails between Sen.