‘Virtual fence’ plans for US borders described by DHS News
‘Virtual fence’ plans for US borders described by DHS

[JURIST] The US Department of Homeland Security [official website] laid out its plans to put up a "virtual fence" along the US borders with Canada and Mexico [JURIST news archive] during a press conference Friday announcing that Boeing Corp. has been awarded a $67 million contract to begin the project [DHS press release; Boeing press release]. The virtual fence, a key part of the DHS Secure Border Initiative [Border Patrol fact sheet], will consist of sensors, cameras and drones designed to prevent illegal immigration [JURIST news archive], drug trafficking and terrorism. The system will be rolled out first along 28 miles of the US-Mexico border near Tucson, AZ.

Last week, the US House passed a bill providing for the construction of 700 miles of physical fencing along part of the US-Mexico border and also calling for a study to determine whether a fence should be constructed along the Canadian border; the Senate is considering the measure [JURIST reports]. The two chambers have been unable to reach an agreement on a comprehensive immigration bill [AP report]. CanWest News Service has more.

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UN Security Council called for Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied in Six Days' War

On November 22, 1967, the UN Security Council called for Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied during the Six Days' War, and for respect of the right of all States in the area to "live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries." Read Resolution 242, which remains a cornerstone of efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East.

President Kennedy assassinated, VP Lyndon Johnson sworn inin

On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Later that day, Vice-President Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States. Earl Warren, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was later tasked with leading a commission to investigate the assassination. President Johnson received the final report of the Warren Commission on September 24, 1964. Read the Warren Commission Report.