The chair of the House Homeland Security Committee Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) told CNN Monday night that Massachusetts law enforcement has a “person of interest” in custody in the investigation of Monday’s bombing at the Boston Marathon finish line.
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon, everybody. Earlier today, I was briefed by my homeland security team on the events in Boston. We’re continuing to monitor and respond to the situation as it unfolds. And I’ve directed the full resources of the
CHRIS WALLACE, FOX NEWS HOST: All right. Let’s look at the other side of this. While illegals are going to have to wait probably 15 years before they can become citizens, they get temporary legal status — I guess it’s
From Congressman Louie Gohmert: Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) addressed key issues in a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations Hearing. He asked the witnesses about the relationship between the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland
President Obama’s proposed budget is a monstrosity of spending, but in several targeted areas, Obama proposes cuts. One of those cuts comes in funding for detaining illegal immigrants. The new budget provides $39 billion for “discretionary funding” for the Department
There are dozens of articles hyping government purchases of ammunition over the last nine months. After spending weeks researching this topic, this is a collection of commonly held myths that are based more on panic than fact. With the recent
Immigration and Customs Enforcement union president Chris Crane told reporters on Wednesday that the Mexican drug cartels’ influence inside the United States has been “almost completely absent” from the immigration reform debate but needs more attention. “I mean, if these
There was a heated exchange today between White House press secretary Jay Carney and Fox News’ Ed Henry about Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s claims that America was going to be less safe because of the Administrations claims the sequester
Lowering the bar to participate in these programs is a big part of the problem. Obama did this reversing course on Clinton’s welfare reforms. Many states including Republican-controlled states went along with this. Italicized paragraphs as reported in the Wall
Republican subcommittee chairs of the House Committee on Homeland Security, led by Chairman Mike McCaul (R – TX), sent a letter on Wednesday to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano regarding their concern over DHS’s action to extend
Sometimes the truth is best said and predicted through humor. In this case, the truth is not only funny but downright scary. The Fox News Channel aired a parody news show in 2007 called the Half-Hour News Hour. The show starred
As local police departments across the country are beginning to find ammunition difficult to find, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has ordered up to 1.6 billion rounds for its more than 100,000 armed agents. Rep. Timothy Huelskamp (R-KS) has
The Department of Homeland Security released their inspector general’s report on Operation Fast and Furious. The first part explores how the top officials became aware of Fast and Furious. Operation Fast and Furious was a gun-walking operation through the Phoenix
In order to stay within budget the US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement released 2,228 detainees from detention. At the time ICE spokeswoman Gillian Christiansen said the people were low-risk or “noncriminal” and serious offenders remained detained. Yet, it appears some
In response to Sequester panic and REAL budget cuts: Spending cuts now, tax increases never. And by “now” I mean right now. I want Harry Reid tearing up the subsidy checks before a band of snarling cowboy poets. I want
Judicial Watch recently earned a major victory against the Obama Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in its efforts to uncover records detailing the Obama administration’s “stealth amnesty” initiative. And with DHS releasing thousands of illegal alien criminals onto the streets,
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is asking Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano tough questions about the recent jail release of 2,000 illegal immigrants awaiting deportation hearings, several of which reside in McCain’s home state of Arizona. The Obama Administration reportedly had
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) failed to comply with a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from Judicial Watch seeking records involving DHS’s suspension of some
In the Wall Street Journal Wednesday, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) warned that the United States must remain vigilant about cyber attacks from foreign countries that would threaten Americans in vital ways. McCaul cited the fact that Mandiant, a U.S. cybersecurity
Two of the largest airports in the United States have contradicted claims from the federal government that the minor spending cuts of the Budget Control Act’s sequester have caused delays for passengers. On Monday, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said that airports
(Reuters) – The number of extreme anti-government groups in the United States grew to an all-time high in 2012, and a backlash against federal gun control measures could fuel more growth in the movement, the Southern Poverty Law Center said
Recently uncovered government documents reveal that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) unmanned Predator B drone fleet has been custom designed to identify civilians carrying guns and track cell phone signals. “I am very concerned that this technology will
On Monday, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano exaggerated the impact the sequester has had on the country’s airports, saying lines at the country’s busiest airports would “cascade” in the next weeks due to the budget cuts imposed on her agency
So, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is saying that only hundreds, not thousands of illegal immigrants were released from jail because of the sequester spending cuts. Rest assure that even though we didn’t have the federal pesos to keep the
The AP: The Homeland Security Department released from its jails more than 2,000 illegal immigrants facing deportation in recent weeks due to looming budget cuts and planned to release 3,000 more during March, The Associated Press has learned. The newly
