Archive for the ‘John Morton’ Category

US Halts Removals to Haiti Temporarily

Friday, January 15th, 2010

According to the statement issued by Matt Chandler, Deputy Press Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano and Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Secretary John Morton have temporarily halted all removal of Haiti in the wake of earthquake there. ICE continues to closely monitoring the situation. For ...

DHS’ New Program, to Recognize Employers Committed to Maintaining a Legal Workforce

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Janet Napolitano, along with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Secretary John Morton, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Alejandro Mayorkas had announced the “I E-Verify” campaign to recognize the approximately 170,000 businesses nationwide that seek to maintain legal workforces by ...

New Immigration Detention Reform Initiatives

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton announced a detention reform initiative Tuesday that targets seven major components. These reforms will include centralizing ICE’s system of contracts, advancing the effective use of Alternatives to Detention (”ATDs”), placing different detained populations in more appropriate settings, developing a medical ...

Payroll Audits as Worksite Enforcement – Is This a Change in ICE Tactics?

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Changing the tactics and using payroll audits rather than the guns and dogs as in the Bush era, an immigration crackdown by the Obama administration has led to the firing of about 1,800 workers at American Apparel in Los Angeles, according to an editorial written in the New York Times. ...

DHS, DOJ & Mexico Sign Letter of Intent to Strengthen Cooperation

Friday, August 14th, 2009

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have joined hands with Mexico through a Letter of Intent to develop a coordinated and intelligence driven response to the threat of cross border smuggling and trafficking of weapons and ammunition. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano, Mexican Attorney General ...

John Morton Sworn in as New ICE Chief

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

With the completion of his swearing-in ceremony at Potomac Center North headquarters building in the nation’s capital, the new head John T. Morton became the third Assistant Secretary of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to lead the agency in its six years of existence. The ceremony was officiated by the ...