Rep. Gutierrez Calls On Administration To Visit Alabama, Observe Immigration Law

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) calls on the director of ICE, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, and President Obama to personally visit Alabama and witness the effects of its “harshest in the nation” immigration law. (0:15)

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Only The Federal Government Has Deportation Authority, Says House Dem

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) tells reporters Friday at a press conference on Alabama’s new immigration law that only the federal government has the authority to process deportations, and he calls on Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and President Obama to emphasize that. (0:20)

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Sessions: DHS Allowed Fugitives To Go Free

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano denies Sen. Jeff Sessions’ (R-Ala.) accusation that ICE agents were ordered by the Obama administration not to arrest fugitives. (0:49)

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Senate Judiciary Committee Calls On Napolitano To Testify

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) comments on concerns he will raise Wednesday when Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (0:31)

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Napolitano: Priority Is Catching Criminals, Not Students

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano says immigration laws should be concerned with catching criminal undocumented immigrants and not children who are in the United States because of their parents and are trying to make a better life. (1:02)

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Napolitano Announces "Say Something" Campaign Partnership With Wal-Mart

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announces the expansion of DHS’s “If You See Something, Say Something” campaign to Wal-Mart stores across the country. (0:33)

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Napolitano: We Can't Prevent All Attacks, But DHS Is Doing All It Can

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano testifies before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on the current state of Homeland Security. (0:34)

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Homeland Security Starts With Hometown Security, Says Napolitano

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano testifies before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on the current state of Homeland Security. (0:13)

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Napolitano: Defense Requires Local Efforts As Much As National Intelligence

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano testifies before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on the current state of Homeland Security. (0:29)

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Lieberman: U.S Government Failed To Protect Public Safety Prior To BP Spill

Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s chairman said during a hearing Monday that the government failed to protect the public's safety prior to the BP spill.

“The U.S government has a responsibility for protecting the public safety … and that responsibility, I fear was not fulfilled in this case prior to the accident occurring. The result is the human, environmental and economic catastrophe we are now witnessing in the gulf.” (0:22)
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Secretary Napolitano Defends Response To Oil Spill

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano defended the Obama administration’s response to the massive oil spill off the Gulf Coast during her testimony Monday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

“We are doing everything we can to ensure that vital response assets and personnel and equipment are efficiently and effectively deployed and utilized,” Napolitano said. (0:10)
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Terrorist Watch List Needs Improvement, Says Secretary Napolitano

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Monday that her department will be working alongside other government organizations to improve the terrorist watch list. (0:17)
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Americans Should Anticipate More Full Body Scanners At Airports, Says Napolitano

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Monday that there will be an increase in full body scanners throughout U.S. airports during a conference held by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. (0:23)
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Homeland Security Secretary Outlines Focus Of The Department's 2011 Budget

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano outlines the five big responsibilities of the department and what the budget will focus on: Preventing terrorism, managing the border, enforcing immigration laws, securing cyberspace and providing aid for any type of disaster. (0:28)
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U.S. Has Enough Jobs For Both U.S. And Immigrant Skilled Workers Says Napolitano

Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano says Friday during an address to the Center for American Progress that there is enough U.S. jobs to incorporate both skilled Americans and foreigners (0:39)
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Janet Napolitano Talks Common Threats And Collective Response To Terrorist Attacks

Janet A. Napolitano, United States Secretary of Homeland Security addressed a packed crowd at the Council on Foreign Relations this morning in New York. Her speech entitled: Common Threat, Collective Response: Protecting Against Terrorist Attacks in a Networked World, underscored that America is still vulnerable and we must continue to "comprehend and anticipate the range of new threats, including nuclear, chemical and biological." She highlighted the greater use by insurgent groups around the world of these types of deadly weapons.

Napolitano also said under the Obama Administration, DHS (Department of Homeland Security) also prioritizes protecting the borders from immigration which she stated may also include terrorists trying to get into the country.

"We have to develop a global environment for security. We have to engage the American people in our collective efforts. "

She underlined getting greater support from American citizens and to promote airline passenger vigilance aids in building a "culture of preparedness". Napolitano said that 85 percent of our critical assets are owned by the private sector--and their knowledge of technical assistance can greatly help secure infrastructure. She said better training of local law enforcement is a major part of her workplan in the coming months --stating local law enforcement could work together to analyze and provide intelligence. She also cited the importance in maintaining international partners to broker agreements with allies on monitoring baggage and cargo and to forge agreements to combat serious crime in partnership with the Department of Justice.

"We are a nation of families. Think of us as a hub. We have to strengthen our own networks and build on our international partnerships" she said.
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Napolitano: Replacing REAL ID Act Just Makes Sense

In a hearing to discuss reforming the REAL ID Act of 2009, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano says that the PASS ID Act "just makes sense," and will fix the flaws of the REAL ID. (0:21)
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King Says Napolitano Is Obama's Puppet On Immigration

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) checks in live from the Arizona-Mexico border where he says DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano should understand the issue of illegal immigration, having been Governor of a border state. However, says King, Napolitano has her hands tied in terms of enforcing immigration laws because her boss, President Obama, doesn't support cracking down on illegals. (:28)
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King Says DHS "Going Backwards" On Immigration Enforcement

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) checks in live from the Arizona-Mexico border where he says Janet Napolitano's recent condemnations of work-site immigration raids demonstrates that the DHS is going the wrong way when it comes to enforcing this nation's immigration laws. (:28)
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Napolitano: Training Mexican Border Officers A Priority

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano explains that the U.S. is slated to start training Mexican officers to provide additional security around the U.S.-Mexico border. This is the result of the enhancement of the 2007 Bilateral Strategic Plan. (0:32)
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