http://www.newsvine.com/homeland-security-departmentNewsvine - homeland-security-departmenten-usCopyright 2013Tue, 9 Apr 2013 18:39:21 +0000Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:07:52 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17673766-dhs-second-in-command-to-leave-departmenthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17673766-dhs-second-in-command-to-leave-departmentuspoliticshomeland-securityresignationhomeland-security-departmentTue, 9 Apr 2013 18:38:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17619577-high-skilled-visa-requests-exceed-supply-in-1-weekhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17619577-high-skilled-visa-requests-exceed-supply-in-1-weekuspoliticsvisashomeland-security-departmentimmigration-visasFri, 5 Apr 2013 20:10:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17563343-high-skilled-visa-requests-likely-to-exceed-supplyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17563343-high-skilled-visa-requests-likely-to-exceed-supplybusinessusappoliticsvisashomeland-security-departmentimmigration-visasTue, 2 Apr 2013 07:04:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE – This Aug. 5, 2008, file photo, shows the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services building Phoenix. The Homeland Security Department expects applications for high-skilled immigration visas to outpace the available supply in a matter of days, one of the fastest runs on the much-sought-after work permits in years and a sign of continued economic recovery amid new hiring by U.S. technology companies. The urgent race for such visas &#8212; highly desired by Microsoft, Apple, Google and other leading technology companies &#8212; coincides with congressional plans to increase the number available to tech-savvy foreigners. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17557134-dhs-re-evaluating-furlough-plans-overtime-cutshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17557134-dhs-re-evaluating-furlough-plans-overtime-cutsussecuritybudgetpoliticsborderbattlehomeland-security-departmentMon, 1 Apr 2013 21:38:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17311967-govt-acknowledges-thousands-released-from-jailshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17311967-govt-acknowledges-thousands-released-from-jailsusbudgetimmigrantspoliticsbattlereleasedhomeland-security-departmentimmigrants-releasedThu, 14 Mar 2013 14:50:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2013 file photo, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton speaks during a news conference at ICE headquarters in Washington. The Obama administration reversed itself Thursday, acknowledging to Congress that it had, in fact, released more than 2,000 illegal immigrants from immigration jails due to budget constraints during three weeks in February. Four deemed especially dangerous have been placed back in jail. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/08/17239155-sen-mccain-slams-release-of-illegal-immigrantshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/08/17239155-sen-mccain-slams-release-of-illegal-immigrantsusimmigrantsmccainjohn-mccainhomeland-security-departmentreleaseus-newsFri, 8 Mar 2013 19:43:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/01/17149632-dhs-freed-over-2000-immigrants-since-februaryhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/01/17149632-dhs-freed-over-2000-immigrants-since-februaryusbudgetimmigrantspoliticsbattleassociated-presshomeland-security-departmentreleaseimmigrants-releaseFri, 1 Mar 2013 20:33:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2103 file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano briefs reporters at the White House in Washington. The Homeland Security Department released more than 2,000 illegal immigrants facing deportation from immigration jails in recent weeks due to looming budget cuts and planned to release 3,000 more during March, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17103399-dhs-official-retires-after-immigrants-are-freedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17103399-dhs-official-retires-after-immigrants-are-freedusimmigrantspoliticshomeland-securityreleasedassociated-presshomeland-security-departmentcustoms-enforcementTue, 26 Feb 2013 17:24:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In a March 13, 2012 file photo, Gary Mead, executive associate director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Enforcement and Removal Operations, speaks to reporters by a soccer field at a new civil detention facility for low-risk detainees in Karnes City, Texas. Mead, the senior Homeland Security Department official in charge of arresting and deporting illegal immigrants announced his retirement the same day the agency said that hundreds of people facing deportation had been released from immigration jails due to looming budget cuts, according to a letter obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. The government said he had told his bosses weeks ago that he planned to retire. Mead disclosed his departure in an email to his staff Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 26, 2013. The announcement of the release of the illegal immigrants had come earlier in the day. (AP Photo/Will Weissert, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16964106-homeland-security-and-its-cache-of-bulletshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16964106-homeland-security-and-its-cache-of-bulletsuspoliticsgovernmenthomeland-security-departmentammoThu, 14 Feb 2013 19:08:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This handout photo provided by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), taken in Feb. 2010, shows training activities at the indoor range Glynco, Ga. Yes, it's true, the government is buying ammo big time. No, it's not to take up arms against the people, as an online conspiracy buzz has it. The Homeland Security Department is ordering more than 1.6 billion rounds over the next four or five years, roughly the equivalent of five bullets for every person in the U.S. But the cache is for training agents and regular law enforcement, nothing sinister, officials say. (AP Photo/FLETC)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/07/16886257-report-menendez-emails-sought-to-aid-donors-firmhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/07/16886257-report-menendez-emails-sought-to-aid-donors-firmuspoliticsdominican-republichomeland-security-departmentrobert-menendezmenendeznew-jersey-democratThu, 7 Feb 2013 16:49:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 28, 2013 file photograph, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., right, and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, announce with other senators that they have reached agreement on the principles of sweeping legislation to rewrite the nation's immigration laws, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. Menendez said Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, that allegations that he engaged with prostitutes in the Dominican Republic are false "smears." He said he has done nothing wrong and that allegations otherwise are "totally unsubstantiated." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2013 file photo, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Menendez is defending actions he took that appeared to benefit a top campaign contributor, saying that being a donor shouldn't disqualify someone from getting a lawmaker's assistance. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Jab. 24, 2013 file photo, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Emails between Menendez's office and the Homeland Security Department describe efforts by the New Jersey Democrat in January to thwart any U.S. donations of cargo-screening equipment to the government of the Dominican Republic. Donated equipment could have jeopardized a Dominican port security contract benefiting a close Menendez associate and fundraiser. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/12/15867571-lawmaker-probes-arrest-of-sex-offender-hill-internhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/12/15867571-lawmaker-probes-arrest-of-sex-offender-hill-internussenatearrestedpoliticsnew-jerseyassociated-presshomeland-security-departmentrobert-menendezinternWed, 12 Dec 2012 19:02:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Sept. 27, 2012 file photo shows Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. speaking in Sayreville, N.J. Menendez employed as an unpaid intern in his Senate office an illegal immigrant and registered sex offender who has now been arrested by immigration authorities, The Associated Press has learned. The Homeland Security Department instructed federal agents to wait weeks and not to arrest him until after Election Day, a U.S. official involved in the case told the AP. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)</p><p>FILE In this Oct. 6, 2011 file photo, Senate Banking Committee member, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. listens to testimony by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Menendez employed as an unpaid intern in his Senate office an illegal immigrant and registered sex offender who has now been arrested by immigration authorities, The Associated Press has learned. The Homeland Security Department instructed federal agents to wait weeks and not to arrest him until after Election Day, a U.S. official involved in the case told the AP. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/05/15704824-homeland-security-grant-spending-questionedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/05/15704824-homeland-security-grant-spending-questionedussecuritypoliticshomeland-securityspendinghomeland-security-departmentWed, 5 Dec 2012 20:31:52 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Feb. 5, 2012 photo shows the exterior of Lucas Oil Stadium before the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game in Indianapolis. In a 54-page report focused on Homeland Security Department spending in the last few years in several states, Sen Tom Coburn, R-Okla, says some projects, including a $250,000 security upgrade at Lucas Oil Stadium, were questionable in an age of budget austerity and as the federal government faces a $16 trillion debt. (AP Photo/Pat Semansky, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/03/15647204-feds-dinosaur-skull-seized-from-wyoming-homehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/03/15647204-feds-dinosaur-skull-seized-from-wyoming-homeushomeland-security-departmentskullus-newsdinosaur-skullMon, 3 Dec 2012 18:10:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15195549-ice-agent-settles-harassment-lawsuit-with-govthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15195549-ice-agent-settles-harassment-lawsuit-with-govtuslawsuitpoliticshomeland-security-departmenticediscrimination-lawsuitcustoms-enforcementThu, 15 Nov 2012 20:42:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This undated image provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security shows Chief of Staff Suzanne Barr. A senior agent for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. government have agreed to settle a discrimination lawsuit out of court, according a court record filed Thursday. In a two-sentence notice, a lawyer for ICE Agent James T. Hayes Jr. said the “parties have come to an agreement in principal” to settle the case for $175,000. Hayes’ attorney Morris Fischer, wrote that along with the money, "a formal settlement agreement will be executed within the next several days" that will include other conditions, including Hayes keeping his job. Hayes filed the lawsuit in May and described a "frat house" environment at ICE that humiliated male employees under Barr. (AP Photo/U.S. Department of Homeland Security)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/21/14015503-white-house-no-wrongdoing-in-prostitution-scandalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/21/14015503-white-house-no-wrongdoing-in-prostitution-scandaluswhite-housepoliticsassociated-pressservicesecret-servicehomeland-security-departmentbarack-obamaFri, 21 Sep 2012 18:21:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/10/13785487-draft-order-seeks-to-improve-us-digital-defenseshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/10/13785487-draft-order-seeks-to-improve-us-digital-defensesuspoliticsplancybersecurityassociated-presshomeland-security-departmentMon, 10 Sep 2012 20:20:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/06/13710722-no-really-govt-warns-of-zombie-apocalypsehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/06/13710722-no-really-govt-warns-of-zombie-apocalypseuspoliticshomeland-security-departmentzombie-apocalypseThu, 6 Sep 2012 21:39:02 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This image released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a public service poster on Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic. "The zombies are coming!" says the Homeland Security Department. Tongue firmly in cheek, the U.S. government urged citizens Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, to prepare for a zombie apocalypse, part of a public health campaign to encourage better preparation for genuine disasters and emergencies. The theory: If you're prepared for a zombie attack, the same preparations will help you during a hurricane, pandemic, earthquake or terrorist attack. (AP Photo/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/15/13301996-thousands-line-up-for-right-to-work-legally-in-ushttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/15/13301996-thousands-line-up-for-right-to-work-legally-in-ususimmigrationpoliticshomeland-securityunited-stateshomeland-security-departmentus-newsnathaly-uribeWed, 15 Aug 2012 21:52:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this June 15, 2012 file photo, Ricky Campos, 23, of Silver Spring, Md., left, Katye Hernandez, 22, both illegal immigrants originally from El Salvador, who live in Silver Spring, Md., hold signs saying "Thank You President Obama," along with Rachelle Robertello, 18, of Fairfax, Va., and others from the group Casa de Maryland, rally outside the White House in Washington, in support of the president's announcement that the U.S. government will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives. On Tuesday, Aug. 14, the Department of Immigration (USCIS) made the forms available online for applicants. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)</p><p>FILE - In this June 15, 2012 file photo, Ricky Campos, 23, of Silver Spring, Md., left, Katye Hernandez, 22, both illegal immigrants originally from El Salvador, who live in Silver Spring, Md., hold signs saying "Thank You President Obama," along with Rachelle Robertello, 18, of Fairfax, Va., and others from the group Casa de Maryland, rally outside the White House in Washington, in support of the president's announcement that the U.S. government will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives. On Tuesday, Aug. 14, the Department of Immigration (USCIS) made the forms available online for applicants. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)</p><p>Mayra Rivera, center, with her children, Aixa Martinez, 18, left, and Aryam Rivera, right, from Philadelphia, wait inside the Embassy of Honduras Consulate Section in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. The Department of Homeland Security is releasing for the first time details on how illegal immigrants brought to the US as children can apply to avoid deportation and receive a work permit. Alejandro Mayorkas, director of U.S. Immigration and Citizenship Services, said people who qualify for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program can download the application, including forms needed to get a work permit, from the agency's website, beginning Tuesday. They can start submitting applications on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>Luis Martinez, 20, from Philadelphia, right, walks in the hallway inside the Embassy of Honduras Consulate Section in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. The Department of Homeland Security is releasing for the first time details on how illegal immigrants brought to the US as children can apply to avoid deportation and receive a work permit. Alejandro Mayorkas, director of U.S. Immigration and Citizenship Services, said people who qualify for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program can download the application, including forms needed to get a work permit, from the agency's website, beginning Tuesday. They can start submitting applications on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>Leonardo Irias Navas, head of the Consular Section at the Embassy of Honduras in gestures in his office in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. The Department of Homeland Security is releasing for the first time details on how illegal immigrants brought to the US as children can apply to avoid deportation and receive a work permit. Alejandro Mayorkas, director of U.S. Immigration and Citizenship Services, said people who qualify for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program can download the application, including forms needed to get a work permit, from the agency's website, beginning Tuesday. They can start submitting applications on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>Young immigrants stand in a long line at Chicago's Navy Pier on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, for guidance with a new federal program that would help them work legally in the United States and avoid deportation. At least 11,000 people showed up for the workshop led by immigrant rights advocates for help in putting together identity documents and filling out the detailed forms on the first day that the federal government began accepting applications. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)</p><p>Children stand in line with some of the thousands of young immigrants at Chicago's Navy Pier on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, waiting for guidance with a new federal program that would help them work legally in the United States and avoid deportation. At least 11,000 people showed up for the workshop led by immigrant rights advocates for help in putting together identity documents and filling out the detailed forms on the first day that the federal government began accepting applications. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)</p><p>Applicant Laura Sanchez, from Mexico, left, fills the Casa de Maryland registration form, with help of her sister Nancy, before they can apply this afternoon for the Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, at Casa de Maryland in Langley Park, Md. Hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants scrambled to get papers in order Wednesday as the U.S. started accepting applications to allow them to avoid deportation and get a work permit &#8212; but not a path to citizenship. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)</p><p>Casa de Maryland volunteer Nathaly Uribe helps applicants with the documents they need to apply this afternoon for the Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, at Casa de Maryland in Langley Park, Md. Hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants scrambled to get papers in order Wednesday as the U.S. started accepting applications to allow them to avoid deportation and get a work permit &#8212; but not a path to citizenship. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)</p><p>A line of illegal immigrants wait outside the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights in Los Angeles offices Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants scrambled to get papers in order, as the U.S. started accepting applications to allow them to avoid deportation and get a work permit, but not a path to citizenship. President Barack Obama announced the program in June after pressure from Hispanic voters and others who said he hasn't fulfilled a campaign promise to overhaul tangled U.S. immigration laws. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)</p><p>A line of legal immigrants wait outside the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights in Los Angeles offices Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants scrambled to get papers in order, as the U.S. started accepting applications to allow them to avoid deportation and get a work permit, but not a path to citizenship. President Barack Obama announced the program in June after pressure from Hispanic voters and others who said he hasn't fulfilled a campaign promise to overhaul tangled U.S. immigration laws. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)</p><p>Stephanie Ramirez, left, from New Rochelle, N.Y., looks over her paperwork as she attends an orientation workshop and legal clinic for potential deferred action applicants, at St. Mary's Church, on New York's Lower East Side, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants scrambled to get papers in order Wednesday as the U.S. started accepting applications to allow them to avoid deportation and get a work permit under a new government program. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>People fill the hall of St. Mary's Church attending an orientation workshop and legal clinic for potential deferred action applicants, on New York's Lower East Side, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants scrambled to get papers in order Wednesday as the U.S. started accepting applications to allow them to avoid deportation and get a work permit under a new government program. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>Immigrants Daniel Nino, left, with his mother Patricia Cara from Colombia, get help with documents and filling with the Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals applications at Casa de Maryland in Langley Park, Md., on Wednesday Aug. 15, 2012. Thousands of young illegal immigrants lined up hoping for the right to work legally in America without being deported. The Obama administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals could expand the rights of more than 1 million young illegal immigrants by giving them work permits, though they would not obtain legal residency here or a path to citizenship. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)</p><p>Immigrant Angel Eduardo Aguiluz, left, from Honduras, get help with documents and filling for the Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals applications at Casa de Maryland in Langley Park, Md., on Wednesday Aug. 15, 2012. Thousands of young illegal immigrants lined up hoping for the right to work legally in America without being deported. The Obama administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals could expand the rights of more than 1 million young illegal immigrants by giving them work permits, though they would not obtain legal residency here or a path to citizenship. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/14/13280103-us-government-launches-new-immigration-programhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/14/13280103-us-government-launches-new-immigration-programusapimmigrationpoliticshomeland-securityunited-stateshomeland-security-departmentTue, 14 Aug 2012 17:39:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this June 15, 2012 file photo, Ricky Campos, 23, of Silver Spring, Md., left, Katye Hernandez, 22, both illegal immigrants originally from El Salvador, who live in Silver Spring, Md., hold signs saying "Thank You President Obama," along with Rachelle Robertello, 18, of Fairfax, Va., and others from the group Casa de Maryland, rally outside the White House in Washington, in support of the president's announcement that the U.S. government will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives. On Tuesday, Aug. 14, the Department of Immigration (USCIS) made the forms available online for applicants. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)</p><p>FILE - In this June 15, 2012 file photo, Ricky Campos, 23, of Silver Spring, Md., left, Katye Hernandez, 22, both illegal immigrants originally from El Salvador, who live in Silver Spring, Md., hold signs saying "Thank You President Obama," along with Rachelle Robertello, 18, of Fairfax, Va., and others from the group Casa de Maryland, rally outside the White House in Washington, in support of the president's announcement that the U.S. government will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives. On Tuesday, Aug. 14, the Department of Immigration (USCIS) made the forms available online for applicants. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)</p><p>Mayra Rivera, center, with her children, Aixa Martinez, 18, left, and Aryam Rivera, right, from Philadelphia, wait inside the Embassy of Honduras Consulate Section in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. The Department of Homeland Security is releasing for the first time details on how illegal immigrants brought to the US as children can apply to avoid deportation and receive a work permit. Alejandro Mayorkas, director of U.S. Immigration and Citizenship Services, said people who qualify for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program can download the application, including forms needed to get a work permit, from the agency's website, beginning Tuesday. They can start submitting applications on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>Luis Martinez, 20, from Philadelphia, right, walks in the hallway inside the Embassy of Honduras Consulate Section in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. The Department of Homeland Security is releasing for the first time details on how illegal immigrants brought to the US as children can apply to avoid deportation and receive a work permit. Alejandro Mayorkas, director of U.S. Immigration and Citizenship Services, said people who qualify for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program can download the application, including forms needed to get a work permit, from the agency's website, beginning Tuesday. They can start submitting applications on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>Leonardo Irias Navas, head of the Consular Section at the Embassy of Honduras in gestures in his office in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. The Department of Homeland Security is releasing for the first time details on how illegal immigrants brought to the US as children can apply to avoid deportation and receive a work permit. Alejandro Mayorkas, director of U.S. Immigration and Citizenship Services, said people who qualify for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program can download the application, including forms needed to get a work permit, from the agency's website, beginning Tuesday. They can start submitting applications on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>People fill out paperwork inside the Embassy of Honduras Consular Section in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. The Department of Homeland Security is releasing for the first time details on how illegal immigrants brought to the US as children can apply to avoid deportation and receive a work permit. Alejandro Mayorkas, director of U.S. Immigration and Citizenship Services, said people who qualify for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program can download the application, including forms needed to get a work permit, from the agency's website, beginning Tuesday. They can start submitting applications on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>Hundreds of illegal immigrants counting on the DREAM Act passing wait in line to get a passport or any other kind of assistance outside the Mexican Consulate, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, in Houston. Illegal immigrants are scrambling to get passports and other records in order as the Department of Homeland Security starts accepting applications to allow them to avoid deportation and get a work permit. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Nick de la Torre)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/21/12874543-feds-advise-local-police-no-terror-plot-uncoveredhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/21/12874543-feds-advise-local-police-no-terror-plot-uncoveredusshootingpoliticsintelligencecoloradohomeland-security-departmentSat, 21 Jul 2012 13:16:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Police block the road in front of an apartment where the suspect in a theatre shooting lived in Aurora, Colo., on Friday, July 20, 2012. As many as 12 people were killed and 50 injured at a shooting at the Century 16 movie theatre on Friday. The suspect is identified as 24-year-old James Holmes. 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