DHS gives final approval to 'virtual fence' along US-Mexico border
The US government has granted final approval to the first stretch of "virtual fencing" , which will run for 28 miles along the US-Mexico border southwest of Tucson, Arizona, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Friday...
The US government plans to approve the first stretch of "virtual fencing" for border control, which will run for 28 miles along the US-Mexico border southwest of Tucson, Arizona, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said...
DHS readying lawsuits over properties blocking path of US-Mexico border fence
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is preparing over 100 court cases against landowners along the US-Mexico border who have refused to allow construction of a 670-mile border fence on their properties, DHS officials said Wednesday....
Sawsaan Tabbaa et al. v. Michael Chertoff et al., United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, November 26, 2007 [ruling that the US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection did not violate the First and Fourth Amendments by...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certiorari in Richlin Security Service v. Chertoff (06-1717) , a case where the Court will consider whether paralegal services can be recovered at the...
Environmental groups challenge Chertoff lift of barriers to border fence
Two environmental advocacy groups Thursday filed an amended complaint challenging the constitutionality of the Real ID Act in response to actions taken by US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff last month. Defenders of Wildlife and...
Chertoff lifts environmental barriers to border fence construction
US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff Monday utilized his power under the Real ID Act to circumvent a federal district court decision handed down last week that on environmental grounds ordered the...
American Federation of Labor, et al., v. Michael Chertoff, et al., US District Court for the Northern District of California, October 10, 2007 [order granting a preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Homeland Security from implementing new regulations intended to...
Gonzales leaves Justice Department as AG resignation takes effect
Alberto Gonzales bade farewell to public service Friday, officially leaving the US Justice Department after a stormy 2 1/2 years as Attorney General. Gonzales resigned late last month in the midst of...
The Bush administration Friday announced new reforms that are designed to "address border security and immigration challenges." In a statement Friday, Bush said that the new meausres "represent steps my Administration can take within the boundaries...
