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Martin echoes Napolitano in call for federal money
State Treasurer Dean Martin has sent a $1 billion invoice to his old nemesis, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, to recoup Arizona's costs of incarcerating illegal immigrants who have been convicted of crimes.
ICE: If Arpaio continues sweeps, it will be under state, not federal, law
Now that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's federal authority to arrest illegal immigrants during crime-suppression sweeps has ended, any future sweeps and immigration enforcement he engages in will be under the authority of state law, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Arpaio blasts feds, vows to continue immigration enforcement
Blaming a conspiracy by his political enemies for the apparent end to his authority to arrest illegal aliens on immigration violations, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio vowed to continue the crime-suppression sweeps that have rounded up nearly 300 illegal immigrants during the past two years.
Napolitano expected to take lead on immigration reform in 2010
After years of dealing with border issues in Arizona, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will have a lead role in President Obama's push for nationwide immigration reform. In Obama's tumultuous first year, comprehensive immigration reform has taken a back seat to the economy, health care and the environment.
Arpaio: DHS decision on 287 (g) won’t stop crime sweeps
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said he won’t stop enforcing laws against illegal immigration or conducting his crime suppression sweeps because of changes made to the 287 (g) program by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Arizonans abundant at U.S. Department of Homeland Security
There are no saguaros growing on the banks of the Potomac, but Washington, D.C., is starting to look a lot like Phoenix — at least at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Rough first 100 days for Napolitano
Former Gov. Janet Napolitano had to deal with a Republican-controlled state Legislature in Arizona, but the new secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security now faces a barrage of criticism from congressional Republicans who see her as the easiest target in the Obama administration.
