Brig. Gen. John Hoefert, Arizona’s Joint Task Force commander, was sitting in a meeting with Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan of U.S. Army North and Mexican military representatives on a Wednesday in early April. Such meetings were commonplace and nonpolitical, Hoefert told Homeland411, and were a great opportunity for information sharing and working through any border […]
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Report: Immigrants Deserve IDs, Legal Support
A report from the Center for American Progress (CAP) says immigrants, regardless of legal status, deserve guaranteed legal representation, U.S. identification, and occupational licensing ease. The recommendations were part of CAP’s 142-page Bold Ideas for State Action report, which presents “a new progressive vision for shared prosperity” and covers numerous social and economic topics. “As […]
Preventive Detention at Odds with Civil Liberties
To justify the use of preventive detention, it is necessary to consider the authority from where it comes. For example, that authority may come from the Constitution, legislative acts or the powers given to the president. However, there is now a growing concern about civil liberties and preventive detention in cases involving counter-terrorism intelligence and […]
Register May 17 for DHS Vendor Outreach in D.C.
Registration for the May 24 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Vendor Outreach Session opens at noon Eastern Time on Thursday, May 17. The May sessions are reserved for small companies operating and employing individuals in Historically Underutilized Business Zones, known as HUBZones. “The primary purpose is to give the small businesses an opportunity to discuss […]
Wilson Center: U.S. Alone on JCPOA Withdrawal
A day after President Trump announced withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Wilson Center Senor Vice President and Director of International Security Studies Robert Litwak said the decision could pit Iran and the world vs. the United States. “This is the most consequential foreign policy decision taken by the Trump administration,” Litwak […]