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Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson Offers ‘Fresh Start’ With Controversial Deportation Program

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In yet another sign that the Obama administration is planning to revise its immigration-enforcement priorities, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said a controversial deportation program needs a “fresh start,” the Washington Post reports. Johnson said the program, Secure Communities, needs some revision but should not be scrapped. The program, which started during…

Washington Times Editorial: Obama Chooses Crook’s Errand Boy to Help Run Homeland Security

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By The Washington Times Editorial Page Jeh C. Johnson, only recently confirmed as chief of the Department of Homeland Security, is off to an inglorious start. As our own Jim McElhatton and Kelly Riddell reported Monday, Mr. Johnson’s own right-hand man, Christian Marrone, was previously the right-hand man of a Philadelphia politician with a…

Union Calls for Repeal of Homeland Security’s Suspension of Overtime Pay

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association is urging Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to reconsider his department’s decision to suspend a troubled overtime program, the Washington Post reports. The overtime was halted last week after a federal investigation found widespread abuse of the “administratively uncontrollable overtime” – as it’s called. The pay…

Jeh Johnson’s Newest appointee at Homeland Security Was Key Figure in Pennsylvania Corruption Case

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson’s newest appointee has a checkered past, the Washington Times reports. According to court records, Johnson’s chief of staff, Christian Marrone, oversaw the private renovations of a mansion owned by state Sen. Vince Fumo. At the time, Marrone was one of Fumo’s legislative aides. According to the report…

Illegal Immigrants Have ‘Earned the Right to Be Citizens,’ DHS Secretary Says

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com About 11 million illegal immigration in the U.S. have “earned the right to be citizens,” said new Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. The Daily Mail reports that Johnson called for “comprehensive, common sense, immigration reform” during his speech at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington D.C. “An earned path to citizenship…

Sen. McCain Slams Protection of Border, Calls for Better Way to Monitor Effectiveness

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Sen. John McCain, one of the leading voices in the immigration debate, sharply criticized how the border is patrolled, the Washington Times reports. The Arizona Republican said Homeland Security needs to devise a way to measure the effectiveness of its border protection. “I have concluded that not only is the border unsafe,…

New York Times: New Homeland Security Head Jeh Johnson Needs to Fix Immigration Enforcement

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New York Times Editorial The Senate has confirmed Jeh Johnson, once the Pentagon’s top lawyer, to lead the Department of Homeland Security. Mr. Johnson brings a sharp legal mind and reputation for probity to the job. He will need both to manage the department, a daunting agglomeration of agencies and missions and chronic management problems….

Sen. McCain Still Unsatisfied with Senate’s Confirmation of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Already, the new Homeland Security secretary and Sen. John McCain have gotten off on the wrong foot, the Arizona Republic reports. After missing the Senate’s 57-37 vote to confirm Jeh Johnson, McCain said he would have voted against the nomination. Johnson was tapped by President Obama to replace Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano,…