US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has criticized a bipartisan amendment to the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 that seeks to loosen the worker verification program by requiring employers to verify...
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The White House over the weekend defended an immigration reform agreement reached Thursday with key Republican and Democratic senators which has drawn opposition from both aisles of Congress, threatening what President Bush called a "secure, productive, orderly,...
US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff met with the European Parliament Civil Liberties Committee Monday in his latest bid to convince the EU to allow the transfer of...
US District Judge Jay Zainey has dismissed part of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by families whose relatives died during Hurricane Katrina . The son of Ethel Mayo Freeman sued the federal government, including former FEMA director...
Gonzales' future as AG uncertain as White House considers possible replacements
The US Senate Monday considered the possibility of taking away the authority of US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to unilaterally appoint replacement US Attorneys as comments from the White House regarding his future seemed less than confident...
Bush to veto anti-terror bill if TSA labor union provision included
The White House said Tuesday that President Bush will veto a new anti-terror bill if it contains a provision which would allow Transportation Security Administration airport screeners to unionize. While other federal employees already have similar union...
Legitimate asylum seekers in the US may be ignored or detained for months or even years given the current expedited removal practices of domestic security officials, according to a report card released Thursday by the US...
European Commission wants to keep limits on US use of passenger data
The European Commission (EC) said Monday that it will seek to keep restrictions on the US government's use of EU airline passenger information in the new agreement being negotiated between the European Union (EU) and...
Both the Maine House of Representatives and Senate approved a joint resolution Thursday refusing to implement the federal Real ID Act . The resolution had broad support across both parties,...
Anthony D'Amato : "Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is US UN Ambassador John Bolton dressed up in sheep's clothing and wearing velvet gloves. He is no friend of internationalization, international law, or human rights.His main point...
