Department of Homeland Security

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, February 25, US Representatives Martha Roby (R-Montgomery), Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), Gary Palmer (R-Hoover), and Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) today joined their fellow conservative lawmakers in a letter urging that House leadership hold firm in fully funding the Department of Homeland Security while specifically preventing funds from going to implement … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, February 17, both US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) and US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) both issued statements urging the Senate to Pass DHS Funding in light of a ruling by a federal judge enjoining President Barack H. Obama’s controversial unilateral policy of granting legal status and work … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Late last week Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that she was resigning from her position. U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama has been a vocal critic of Napolitano’s performance as Secretary of the Homeland Security Department including her interpretation of immigration law and her enforcement of border … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Department Of Homeland Security announced Friday that the Alabama State House has been awarded a $72,836 grant to upgrade the video surveillance system in both the House and Senate committee rooms and hallways. The Director of the Alabama Department of Homeland Security, Spencer Colllier said, “The protection … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter President Obama recently made headlines with his landmark executive order that halted the deportation process for most illegal immigrants under the age of 31.  The President is promising every undocumented person in the U.S. who has been in the country for at least five years, that avoid a criminal … Continued

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Senator Scott Beason (R-Gardendale). and candidate for Alabama’s Sixth District Congressional District, said that the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to indefinitely suspend the deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Secure Communities Program to the state of Alabama, “show the political games that this [the Obama] administration plays.” … Continued