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September 12, 2012

Washington, D.C. - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that it has received 72,000 applications from illegal immigrants seeking deferred action and work authorization, and that it has approved some of them in just three weeks since the program began.  On August 15, DHS began accepting applications for its amnesty program that stops the deportation of ce

August 24, 2012

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security Chairman Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano requesting that the agency not retaliate against U.S.

August 24, 2012

Washington, D.C. - The House Judiciary Committee has obtained internal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) documents, which show that the Obama administration is cooking the books to achieve their so-called ‘record’ deportation numbers for illegal immigrants and that removals are actually significantly down - not up - from 2009.

August 14, 2012

Washington, D.C. - The Department of Homeland Security tomorrow will begin accepting applications from illegal immigrants seeking to benefit from the President’s amnesty program.  On June 15, President Obama announced that his Administration will stop deporting and begin giving work permits to illegal immigrants who came to the U.S.

August 13, 2012

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano expressing concern about the Department’s plan to grant deferred action and work permits to illegal immigrants, particularly with regard to how the Pr

August 7, 2012

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano expressing concern about the Department’s plan to grant deferred action to illegal immigrants, particularly with regard to how the plan will be funded

August 3, 2012

Washington, D.C. - The Department of Homeland Security today issued implementation guidance for the Administration’s DREAM Act amnesty to stop deporting and begin giving work permits to potentially millions of illegal immigrants. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) criticized the Obama administration’s announcement in the statement below.

August 2, 2012

Washington, D.C. - Last night, the House of Representatives passed the Child Protection Act of 2012 (H.R. 6063) by voice vote.

August 2, 2012

Washington, D.C. - Last night, the House passed bipartisan legislation to help protect the trade secrets of American companies from foreign thieves. The Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 (H.R. 6029) helps deter individuals and organizations outside the U.S.