Public Safety & Justice : Homeland Security & Disasters


  • Federal Deportation Program Loses Los Angeles County's Support
  • A day after California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris made compliance with the program optional, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca announced that he will not comply with federal requests to detain suspected illegal immigrants arrested in low-level crimes.

  • Study: Immigration-Reporting Law Costs Colorado Millions Each Year
  • A six-year-old Colorado law that requires local law enforcement to report suspected illegal immigrants to federal authorities is costing local agencies in the state more than $13 million annually, according to a study.


  • California AG to Police: Federal Deportation Program is Optional
  • California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris told local law enforcement agencies that they were not obligated to comply with a federal program whose stated goal is to deport illegal immigrants convicted of serious crimes. It was Harris' first public assessment of Secure Communities.

  • Christie to Lobby Congress for Sandy Relief
  • First, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo came to Washington to press Congress for Sandy relief money. Next up is New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.


  • Obama Opposes GOP Immigration Bill
  • The Obama administration announced its opposition to an immigration bill that is designed to boost the number of visas for foreign-born graduates with advanced technical degrees from U.S. universities, saying it fails to fulfill the President's long-term goal of achieving comprehensive immigration reform.

  • Dream Act Alternative Introduced by GOP Senators
  • Under political pressure to take action on immigration reform, three Republican senators introduced an alternative version of the Dream Act that would give legal status for young immigrants brought to the U.S. unlawfully as children.

  • Immigrants' Applications for Deportation Relief Have Slowed
  • As many as 1.7 million people are potentially eligible, but only about 264,000 applied between August, when the government began accepting applications, and the end of October.

  • Sandy "More Impactful" Than Katrina, Says Cuomo in Aid Appeal
  • New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo acknowledged that more people had been killed by Hurricane Katrina, but said that Hurricane Sandy had had a greater economic impact because of the dense population in the New York City area.

  • Maryland a Hub for Cybersecurity
  • Maryland lawmakers have jockeyed for years to position their state as an epicenter for protecting the nation’s digital defenses.


  • Immigration Bill's Biggest Hurdle May be Guest Workers
  • The debate over how to manage future flows of legal immigration, particularly the size and scope of some kind of temporary worker program, could just as easily derail any type of immigration overhaul.

  • Hurricane Sandy Cost New Jersey Nearly $30B, Christie Says
  • Gov. Chris Christie said that Hurricane Sandy caused $29.4 billion in damages to New Jersey but cautioned the estimate would probably rise once next summer’s tourism season, populations shifts and the effect on real estate values were taken into consideration.

  • Storm Protection on Cities, States' Minds
  • Numerous U.S. municipalities and states are looking to make small steps to fend off the higher seas and more frequent storms forecast to accompany climate change. Sandy's destructiveness is only likely to increase those efforts.


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