http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/bordersecurity/ en-us Tue, 2 Mar 2010 14:58:24 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2462361/posts (CNSNews.com) – Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told senators it is a national security concern that people from countries with ties to terrorism could 'potentially' gain entry into the United States by crossing the country’s southern border. But according to the Department of Homeland Security’s own reports, thousands of people from 14 “special interest” countries already have come into the United States illegally, including some across the U.S.-Mexico border. (The State Department designates some nations as "special interest" counties because of their links to terrorism.) Napolitano testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday. Her remarks... CNS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2462361/posts#comment Tue, 2 Mar 2010 14:58:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2457925/posts Federal authorities have arrested a Virginia man for allegedly helping hundreds of Somalis, possibly including ones with terrorist ties, enter the United States illegally. Anthony Joseph Tracy, 35, was arrested earlier this month, after admitting to U.S. authorities that he helped about 272 citizens of war-torn Somalia come to the United States illegally, according to documents filed in federal court. Tracy allegedly set up a business in Kenya, Noor Services Limited, that procured fraudulent Cuban travel visas for Somalis, who would then travel from Kenya to Cuba and, ultimately, to the United States, according to court documents. He allegedly traveled... foxnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2457925/posts#comment Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:42:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448433/posts IRVING – Gov. Rick Perry tried to shore up his border security credentials Monday as he campaigned for re-election by calling for a Predator drone at the Texas-Mexico border and highlighting a transnational gang initiative. Perry, a Republican seeking his third full term as governor, said he has asked the Defense Department to deploy an unarmed drone to the Texas border to assist in border security and provide "real-time" data. "Why not fly them from Brownsville to El Paso?" Perry said in remarks at the Irving Police Association Hall. Dallas News Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448433/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:39:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447345/posts USS Freedom (LCS 1), the Navy's first littoral combat ship, is underway off the coast of Florida for final training and certification prior to its maiden deployment to the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) region. Counter-illicit trafficking (CIT), damage control, and systems training began soon after Freedom's arrival at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., on Jan. 25. "This training is extremely important for Freedom and will help us prepare for the CIT mission we expect to perform while in the 4th Fleet area of operations," said Lt. Cmdr. Mark West of Imperial Beach, Calif., operations officer for the Gold Crew, one of... Navy.mil http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447345/posts#comment Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:34:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2441606/posts Washington — Even as health care reform twists in the wind, immigration policy looms as the next big political debate — and Hispanics and Jews are moving to the forefront in a burgeoning political alliance. The next three months are seen as critical in the fight for immigration reform, but the weakening of the Democrats’ grip on Congress with the recent loss of a key Massachusetts Senate seat does not bode well for the passage of reform legislation. The Jewish-Latino alliance on immigration issues builds on the heritage and experience of the Jewish community and on the enthusiasm and urgent... Forward http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2441606/posts#comment Mon, 1 Feb 2010 02:49:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2435665/posts The date for operating the first major section “virtual fence” (Secure Border Initiative Network, or SBInet) the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been touting appears to have slipped farther into the future. The section around Sasabe, Arizona (“Sasabe grid” or Tuscon-1 test section of the SBInet) was to have been operating by December 2009. It is not complete, however, and DHS reports further delays are expected. The entire fence was supposed to be in place by Fall 2009 but now the US government says 2016-- maybe. The virtual fence consists of radars, towers, digital sensors (acoustic, seismic, etc),... Strategy Page http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2435665/posts#comment Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:30:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2426815/posts "Failure to enforce state and federal laws has contributed to abuse of property and humanity all along the Texas border. We can no longer turn a blind eye on the situation and will, in order to protect our citizens and their property, take matters into our own hands to insure peace and protection along the Texas border," stated Medina. TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2426815/posts#comment Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:54:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2424553/posts Forget about no-fly lists, full-body scanners and air marshals. All the loud recriminations about who should have done what to stop the underwear bomber from boarding a plane to Detroit on Christmas Day miss a more fundamental point: Young, single, rootless foreign Muslim Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab should never, ever have received a temporary visa into our country in the first place. No visa, no plane ticket. No ticket, no passage to airline jihad. Even absent the intelligence we had on this al Qaeda-trained operative before his fateful trip, Hillary Clinton's State Department was required to know better NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2424553/posts#comment Sat, 9 Jan 2010 10:48:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2423509/posts President Obama came back to work this week after leaving the Presidency for his Hawaiian holiday vacation. Hawaii proved to be a restful retreat for the President, his team and the White House press corps who all took time off from their regular duties to enjoy the Hawaiian sun and ignore their responsibilities. But after 10 days of tropical silence, this week there is a sudden flurry of security reviews, media statements, ass-covering and more misstatements coming out of Washington from the Obama Administration. But we still don’t know why the State Department didn’t revoke the visa of a man... Big Government http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2423509/posts#comment Fri, 8 Jan 2010 01:29:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421714/posts State Department revokes attempted bomber's visa 8 mins ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Tuesday said it had revoked the visa it had given a Nigerian man after his alleged attempt to blow up an airliner on Christmas Day with explosives hidden in his underwear. President Barack Obama on Tuesday said U.S. intelligence agencies had enough information about Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to have discovered and possibly disrupted the plan to destroy the Detroit-bound airline but "failed to connect those dots." Obama said the intelligence community knew Abdulmutallab had traveled to Yemen and established contact with extremists. The... Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421714/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 22:30:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421572/posts Published in the Ramona Sentinel, Alpine Sun and East County Herald It has been almost one year since I first walked on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives as your elected Member of Congress. It was an experience that has stayed with me every day since, whether I am voting on legislation or speaking with constituents at public meetings or other venues. In each of these situations, I am reminded of that first day and the responsibility to ensure the majority viewpoint of our community is well represented. Many of you are aware of the challenges facing our... House.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421572/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 19:28:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419384/posts The ongoing controversy surrounding the debate over illegal immigration and border security issues in the United States, specifically as it applies to the porous U.S.-Mexico frontier and the status of millions of undocumented workers and other migrants that enter the country each year from Mexico, continues to dominate headlines. Although the overwhelming majority of those entering the United States from Mexico each day are in search of opportunity, many observers worry that it is only a matter of time before al-Qaeda exploits this vulnerability for its own ends. In assessing this threat, Muslim communities in Mexico have come under increasing... Jamestown Foundation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419384/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 08:56:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411389/posts Lil Wayne's rap sheet just got a lil longer. The rapper was detained in Texas Friday night after U.S. Border Patrol officers found marijuana on two of his tour buses, authorities told the Associated Press. Lil Wayne was questioned along with 11 others from his entourage, then released. His case was referred to a local sheriff's office, officials said. Drug dogs detected the odor of substances on one of the buses when officials pulled the convoy over in Falfurrias, Tx., border officials said. This isn't the first time the "Lollipop" chart-topper has gotten into hot water with the law --... NBC Chicago http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411389/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:35:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406192/posts Express-News OJINAGA, Mexico — A day after being caught in Arizona by the U.S. Border Patrol, a weary and disoriented Federico Vélez Vargas found himself a free man in Texas, hundreds of miles from his last point of reference. “I don't have any idea where I am. I don't know what I'm going to do. I don't have any money to go home,” Vargas, 37, said as he collected his thoughts in the Mexican immigration office at the international bridge. Around him, dozens of other Mexicans who also had just arrived from Arizona were eating sandwiches, pulling their belongings from... San Antonio Express-News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406192/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:51:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395349/posts Cuban nationals land at Florida nuclear plant: NRC Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:38am EST NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of Cuban nationals who fled their country by boat landed in the cooling canal of a nuclear power plant along Florida's coast on Thanksgiving Day, according to a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission event report issued Friday. The plant's operations were not disrupted by the incident, according to the report. The Turkey Point nuclear power plant control room received a call from an individual stating that he was a member of a group of 33 Cuban nationals that had landed in... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395349/posts#comment Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:08:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387210/posts In the battle on the U.S.-Mexico border, the fight against illegal immigration often loses out to environmental laws that have blocked construction of parts of the "virtual fence" and that threaten to create places where agents can't easily track illegal immigrants. Documents obtained by Rep. Rob Bishop and shared with The Washington Times show National Park Service staffers have tried to stop the U.S. Border Patrol from placing some towers associated with the virtual fence, known as the Secure Border Initiative or SBInet, on wilderness lands in parks along the border. In a remarkably candid letter to members of Congress,... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387210/posts#comment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:40:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386308/posts Nothing to see here. Move along. "Syrian carrying $880,000, Hezbollah ring, 9/11 videos, stopped at Canadian border," Jihad Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386308/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:55:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383900/posts The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security completed an investigation of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and their ability to detect chemical of biological weapons that might be smuggled into the country by terrorists,via our nation's waterways. The news is not good: CBP officials said that new devices are currently being developed and tested that could better enable officers to rapidly detect and identify biological and chemical threats during cargo inspections. However, CBP has not conducted a formal risk assessment to determine which pathways, including maritime cargo, pose the highest risk of biological and chemical weapons... CNSNEWS/The Lid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383900/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:25:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379485/posts Note: The following text is a quote: Secretary Napolitano Announces Full Deployment of Radiation Scanning Technology to the Northern Border Ahead of Schedule Release Date: November 5, 2009 For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced the final deployment of non-intrusive scanning equipment to detect radiation emanating from materials used in nuclear devices at all Northern border land ports of entry—a major security milestone completed two months ahead of schedule that reflects Secretary Napolitano’s ongoing commitment to strong, layered security at the U.S.-Canada border. “Securing our Northern border while facilitating... DHS.gov - News Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379485/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 22:59:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375233/posts WASHINGTON -- President Obama will lift a 1987 ban on foreigners with AIDS entering the country. "We talk about reducing the stigma of this disease, yet we've treated a visitor living with it as a threat," Obama said Friday. Obama said an order lifting the restriction will be issued Monday and take effect after 60 days. Poll on page! nydailynews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375233/posts#comment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:32:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374840/posts WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Friday the U.S. will overturn a 22-year-old travel and immigration ban against people with HIV early next year. The order will be finalized on Monday, Obama said, completing a process begun during the Bush administration. The U.S. has been among a dozen countries that bar entry to travelers with visas or anyone seeking a green card based on their HIV status. "If we want to be the global leader in combatting HIV/AIDS, we need to act like it," Obama said at the White House before signing a bill to extend the Ryan White HIV/AIDS... New.Yahoo.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374840/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:16:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374777/posts The US is to end its 22-year ban on people with HIV entering the country, President Barack Obama has confirmed. Mr Obama made the announcement as he extended funding for an act that provides HIV/Aids related health care. "If we want to be the global leader in combating HIV/Aids, we need to act like it," Mr Obama said. The US is one of only about a dozen countries barring entry on HIV status. The ban is expected to be lifted at the beginning of 2010. 'End the stigma' Mr Obama confirmed the move as he signed the Ryan White HIV/Aids... bbc http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374777/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:51:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353948/posts DHS Report Shows that 90 Percent of U.S. Borders Are Not 'Effectively Controlled' No Plans to Expand Control for FY 2010 WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the new fiscal year begins, the Department of Homeland Security's Annual Performance Report indicates that the department has no plans to increase control of U.S. borders beyond the 894 miles they now claim to have under "effective control." The report reveals how little control the United States actually has over its land and sea borders, despite the 9/11 Commission's report citing uncontrolled borders as a threat to homeland security. According to DHS's own... PR Newswire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353948/posts#comment Sat, 3 Oct 2009 04:16:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348512/posts Even though the Border Patrol now reports that almost 1,300 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border is not under effective control, and the Department of Justice says that vast stretches of the border are “easily breached,” and the Government Accountability Office has revealed that three persons “linked to terrorism” and 530 aliens from “special interest countries” were intercepted at Border Patrol checkpoints last year, the administration is nonetheless now planning to decrease the number of Border Patrol agents deployed on the U.S.-Mexico border. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348512/posts#comment Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:11:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341617/posts A sobering excerpt from an astonishing documentary on border security and illegal immigration...BORDER. www.bordermovie.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341617/posts#comment Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:51:53 GMT