Homeland Security

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Kenrya Rankin  Sep 28, 2016 3:11PM EDT

Coalition Petitions Homeland Security to End Privatization of Detention Centers

Jacinta Gonzalez of Mijente: “The country’s detention system represents a major crisis made worse by companies profiting from the suffering of the people kept inside.”
Sameer Rao  Nov 25, 2015 2:51PM EST

Arab-American Journalist Put Through 'Psychological Torture' By Federal Officials

Kim Badawi, a Paris-born American photojournalist, recently tweeted about how Homeland Security detained and interrogated him over his work in the Middle East. 
Brentin Mock  Oct 17, 2013 4:19PM EDT

Morehouse Alum Jeh Johnson Tapped to Head Homeland Security

Obama will tap an African American, Jeh Johnson, to succeed Janet Napolitano as head of the Department of Homeland Security
Brentin Mock  Jul 18, 2013 1:51PM EDT

Is Obama Poised To Create Stop-and-Frisk Nation?

Amidst national debates around racial profiling, Obama endorses the head cheerleader for stop-and-frisk policies to head Homeland Security.
Jorge Rivas  Apr 13, 2012 1:41PM EDT

U.S. Says Sorry for Holding Up 'King of Bollywood' at NY Airport

Khan’s incident might be gaining international attention because he is a celebrity, but the truth is that ordinary American citizens and immigrants here in the United States grapple with racial and religious profiling routinely at airports.
Catherine Traywick  Oct 21, 2010 11:10AM EDT

Obama's Ongoing Detention Disaster

Promises, promises of reform, but still no follow through.
Seth Freed Wessler  Oct 19, 2010 10:47AM EDT

Government Snoops Use Facebook. The Only Question is, for What?

A watchdog’s suit is jarring open the once hidden, unregulated world of online surveillance.