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United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Apr 2, 2012

Janet Napolitano to give speech in AZ at training event

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will deliver a speech Wednesday in Phoenix on information sharing among state, local and tribal officials.

Mar 5, 2012

Maricopa college leader appointed to DHS panel

The chancellor of Maricopa Community Colleges has been appointed to a panel of college presidents and other academic leaders who will advise the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on security, preparedness and academic research.

Jan 31, 2012

Napolitano touts border crackdown, urges support for Dream Act

Calling the nation’s immigration laws “sorely outdated and in need of revision,” Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano pressed Monday for passage of the DREAM Act, saying it is the most-urgently needed change to immigration policy.

Jan 20, 2012

Napolitano tells sheriffs group that border security is a priority

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano defended the government’s decision to funnel most of a federal border-security grant program to the southern border, telling a national sheriffs group Thursday that the government is “very serious” about stopping illegal traffic.

Dec 7, 2011

Arrests at the Mexican border continue to drop

Arrests of illegal immigrants along the U.S. border with Mexico are at the lowest level since the Nixon administration, indicating that fewer people are attempting to cross the border to live or work in the United States.

Nov 7, 2011

GAO report questions feds’ plan for Arizona border technology

U.S. Customs and Border Protection needs to do a better job of justifying its plans for $1.5 billion border surveillance project at the Arizona-Mexico border, according to a government report released Friday.

Oct 6, 2011

Napolitano confident more suspected criminals will be deported this year

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that immigration officials expect another record-breaking number of deportations when the final numbers for fiscal 2011 are tallied.

Aug 19, 2011

Brewer rips Obama for ‘backdoor amnesty’

Ratcheting up her long-running feud with President Barack Obama over illegal immigration and border issues, Gov. Jan Brewer lambasted the president over an announcement that he would effectively put deportations for about 300,000 illegal immigrants on hold.

Jul 7, 2011

Border plan puts emphasis on drug prevention

The government's updated security plan for the U.S.-Mexico border keeps its focus on trying to stop drug and gun smuggling but contains an added emphasis on preventing and treating drug use in communities along the border.

Jul 7, 2011

Napolitano, others to unveil plan to combat drugs

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and other Obama administration officials will use an Arizona border city as a backdrop to unveil their latest plan to confront drug smuggling.

Jun 29, 2011

Arizona students carry message in support of DREAM Act to Washington

WASHINGTON _ A group of Arizona students went door-to-door asking friends and businesses for funds to help them take a message to Congress: They want to continue their education here in the country they have always known as home.

May 19, 2011

Tucson among more than 30 cities losing federal anti-terror funding

The Department of Homeland Security has notified more than 30 cities across the country a�� including Tucson, Ariz. a�� that they are losing anti-terror funding from the federal government.

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