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Statement on Secretary Napolitano's Travel to the Midwest
Statement by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Spokesman Sean Smith on Secretary Napolitano's travel to the midwest including a visit to Kentucky to assess the ongoing ongoing emergency response and recovery efforts.Napolitano Appoints Schriro Special Advisor on ICE, Detention & Removal
Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano appointed Dora Schriro as her Special Advisor on Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Detention & Removal, a new position focusing on the significant growth in immigration detention over the last five years and ICE's arrest priorities.
Statement by Secretary Napolitano on Ongoing Winter Storm Response
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano discusses the ongoing winter storm response in Kentucky, Arkansas and Missouri on February 2, 2009.Immigration and Border Security Action Directive Issued
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced a wide-ranging action directive on immigration and border security. The directive requires specific department offices and components to work together and with state and local partners to review and assess the plans and policies to address: criminal and fugitive aliens; legal immigration benefit backlogs; southbound gun smuggling; cooperation with the National Guard; widows and widowers of U.S. citizens; immigration detention centers; and electronic employee verification.
Ivan K. Fong to Be Nominated as Homeland Security General Counsel
President Obama announced today his intention to nominate Ivan K. Fong as General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Secretary Janet Napolitano also announced several key members of her staff: David A. Martin, Principal Deputy General Counsel; Brian De Vallance, Senior Counselor to the Secretary; and Sean Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs.