illegalshurtus.com http://illegalshurtus.com Why Illegal Immigration Hurts Us All Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:29:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 en Utah - 42 arrested in ICE-led operation targeting street gang members http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/utah-42-arrested-in-ice-led-operation-targeting-street-gang-members/ http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/utah-42-arrested-in-ice-led-operation-targeting-street-gang-members/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:29:25 +0000 http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/utah-42-arrested-in-ice-led-operation-targeting-street-gang-members/ Actions part of agency’s national anti-gang effort — Operation Community Shield

SALT LAKE CITY - A total of 42 foreign nationals are facing federal and state criminal charges or deportation following a week-long, multi-agency enforcement operation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) targeting violent street gangs in the greater Salt Lake City area.

The arrests, which began last Monday and concluded Saturday, cap one of the largest gang enforcement actions carried out in Utah so far, as part of ICE’s Operation Community Shield. ICE agents, aided by the Salt Lake City and Midvale police departments, the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Marshal’s Service , the FBI, the U.S. Attorney, and the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office, fanned out across the greater Salt Lake City area searching for foreign national gang members and their associates.

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]]> http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/utah-42-arrested-in-ice-led-operation-targeting-street-gang-members/feed/ Morale at Homeland Security Still Shaky After Five Years http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/morale-at-homeland-security-still-shaky-after-five-years-4/ http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/morale-at-homeland-security-still-shaky-after-five-years-4/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:29:24 +0000 http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/morale-at-homeland-security-still-shaky-after-five-years-4/ Most employees at the Department of Homeland Security like their work, believe it is important and cooperate with others to get the job done. That, no doubt, is a great comfort to the department’s senior leaders.

]]> http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/morale-at-homeland-security-still-shaky-after-five-years-4/feed/ Bush Fills Key Posts In Homeland Security http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/bush-fills-key-posts-in-homeland-security-8/ http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/bush-fills-key-posts-in-homeland-security-8/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:29:24 +0000 http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/bush-fills-key-posts-in-homeland-security-8/ President Bush yesterday tapped veteran prosecutor Kenneth L. Wainstein to serve as his White House homeland security adviser as he moved to name another key counterterrorism official and defuse criticism that he has left important positions unfilled.

]]> http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/bush-fills-key-posts-in-homeland-security-8/feed/ Homeland Security’s Struggle http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/homeland-securitys-struggle-8/ http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/homeland-securitys-struggle-8/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:29:24 +0000 http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/homeland-securitys-struggle-8/ The Department of Homeland Security celebrates its fifth birthday this week, and hopefully not with a bang. This has to be the only agency in government whose biggest achievement is when nothing happens.

]]> http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/homeland-securitys-struggle-8/feed/ Homeland Security Chief To Lose Job In Overhaul http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/homeland-security-chief-to-lose-job-in-overhaul-10/ http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/homeland-security-chief-to-lose-job-in-overhaul-10/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:29:24 +0000 http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/homeland-security-chief-to-lose-job-in-overhaul-10/ Homeland security chief Gordon Aoyagi is planning to end his 23-year career with the county in the spring. Aoyagi’s plans were inadvertently disclosed at County Executive Isiah Leggett’s news conference last week to flesh out his reorganization of government departments and agencies.

]]> http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/homeland-security-chief-to-lose-job-in-overhaul-10/feed/ Homeland Security Prepares for Its First Transition http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/homeland-security-prepares-for-its-first-transition-10/ http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/homeland-security-prepares-for-its-first-transition-10/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:29:24 +0000 http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/homeland-security-prepares-for-its-first-transition-10/ The handoff to the next administration is a year off, but Paul. A. Schneider, the acting deputy secretary of Homeland Security, is making plans and keeping track of key lieutenants with a color-coded chart.

]]> http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/homeland-security-prepares-for-its-first-transition-10/feed/ Funds Cut for Homeland Security Headquarters http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/funds-cut-for-homeland-security-headquarters-10/ http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/funds-cut-for-homeland-security-headquarters-10/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:29:24 +0000 http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/funds-cut-for-homeland-security-headquarters-10/ Congress has eliminated hundreds of millions of dollars requested by President Bush for 2008 to start building a giant headquarters for the Department of Homeland Security in the District, officials said yesterday.

]]> http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/funds-cut-for-homeland-security-headquarters-10/feed/ Homeland Security Adviser Townsend Leaving White House http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/homeland-security-adviser-townsend-leaving-white-house-10/ http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/homeland-security-adviser-townsend-leaving-white-house-10/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:29:24 +0000 http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/homeland-security-adviser-townsend-leaving-white-house-10/ President Bush’s chief terrorism adviser announced yesterday that she is stepping down early next year, the latest in a series of high-level exits from the White House as the Bush presidency heads toward its final year.

]]> http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/homeland-security-adviser-townsend-leaving-white-house-10/feed/ ICx Technologies Debuts on Stock Market http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/icx-technologies-debuts-on-stock-market-10/ http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/icx-technologies-debuts-on-stock-market-10/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:29:24 +0000 http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/icx-technologies-debuts-on-stock-market-10/ ICx Technologies, an Arlington homeland security company with a slate of former government officials serving as board members and top executives, went public yesterday, raising $80 million.

]]> http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/icx-technologies-debuts-on-stock-market-10/feed/ Homeland Security Retreats From Facets of ‘Real ID’ http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/homeland-security-retreats-from-facets-of-real-id-10/ http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/homeland-security-retreats-from-facets-of-real-id-10/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:29:24 +0000 http://illegalshurtus.com/2008/08/20/homeland-security-retreats-from-facets-of-real-id-10/ The Bush administration is easing its demand for tough national standards for driver’s licenses, acting at the behest of state officials who say the “Real ID” plan is unworkable and too costly, officials familiar with the new policy said.

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