Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Tuesday that the department would extend temporary immigration protections for an additional eighteen months for Haitians currently residing in the United States. #
In a press release Napolitano announced the extension of Temporary Protected Status More…
A roundup of the top immigration stories of the week:
- Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law had its first day in court Thursday, when a judge heard a challenge of the law from a Phoenix police officer but issued no ruling. District Court Judge Susan Bolton will hear More…
Seriously, that’s the gist of a panel next week at the U.S. Institute of Peace.
The peace-building think tank wants to explore the lessons of SMS-based relief campaigns for victims of the Haiti earthquake and Pakistani military push against Taliban insurgents for the Afghanistan conflict. Both were heavily promoted More…
From the White House press secretary…
As the people of Haiti observe a national day of mourning to remember those lost in the catastrophic earthquake one month ago, the United States continues to stand with our Haitian friends as they recover and rebuild. Our thoughts and prayers also remain with
Nathan Hodge of Danger Room traveled to the earthquake-stricken country and has a heartbreaking photo essay here.
Danger Room’s Nathan Hodge is off the Haitian coast aboard the USS Bataan, which he reports has become a “new hub of Haiti operations” now that the immediate disaster relief mission has transitioned into one of providing sustained humanitarian resources. What’s that mean for the ship? A lot of partnering More…
From the Naval blogger Raymond Pritchett, aka Galrahn, a stunning observation:
The State Department told NBC news on Tuesday that there are still 5,500 missing Americans in Haiti. What the article does not mention is that no Americans have been pulled out of rubble alive in 2
The USS Bataan arrived in Port-au-Prince harbor yesterday and by 9 a.m., the Marines on board went ashore to prep the beach for Bataan’s mission to render aid and get supplies ashore. The medical ship Comfort is still at least several hours away from Haiti. And judging from a conference More…
Ken Keen, a three-star Army general, was in Haiti on Tuesday at the U.S. ambassador’s office shortly before nightfall when the quake began. The ambassador’s office is high above the city of Port-au-Prince. Keen heard “the screaming and yelling of the people in the valleys below.”
Now Keen is the More…
From the White House’s readout of a call between President Obama to President Rene Preval of Haiti:
President Obama spoke for roughly thirty minutes with President Preval of Haiti this morning. President Obama said that the world has been devastated by the loss and suffering in Haiti, and pledged the
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