Read more Michael Chertoff stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4692/michael-chertoff.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:17:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61944/high-court-wont-hear-challenge-to-border-fence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Supreme Court has refused to hear a challenge to the completion of the border fence between the US and Mexico, Fox News reports. Environmental groups, an Indian tribe, and the city of El Paso brought the challenge, contending that a fence will cut off access to the Rio Grande...http://www.newser.com/story/61944/high-court-wont-hear-challenge-to-border-fence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 14:47:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46308/terrorists-up-to-dangerous-new-tricks-next-5-years-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe number of homegrown Islamic militants in the US is expected to increase sharply over the next 5 years, according to a Homeland Security assessment obtained by AP. A pool of "terrorist wannabes" will be recruited online and used to carry out attacks, including sophisticated cyberattacks for which al-Qaeda currently...http://www.newser.com/story/46308/terrorists-up-to-dangerous-new-tricks-next-5-years-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Dec 2008 2:23:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45045/chertoffs-cleaner-hired-illegals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA cleaning service whose illegal workers got past Secret Service checks to scrub Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff’s home is facing fines for hiring undocumented laborers, the Washington Post reports. The owner calls the enforcement uneven, saying his small business may go under while customers and large companies enjoy cheap...http://www.newser.com/story/45045/chertoffs-cleaner-hired-illegals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Dec 2008 9:41:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43271/napolitano-pick-suggests-focus-on-immigration.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf Janet Napolitano is indeed Barack Obama’s pick for Homeland Security chief, it likely signals a shift in the department away from terrorism and toward immigration issues, CQPolitics reports. The Arizona governor has been on the front lines of the immigration battle. “She would do a pretty serious systematic review...http://www.newser.com/story/43271/napolitano-pick-suggests-focus-on-immigration.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Nov 2008 12:45:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43004/airport-security-loophole-gets-high-tech-fix.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe government is finally closing a well-known loophole that makes it easy for would-be terrorists to board planes, Wired reports. Under current rules, it’s possible to forge a boarding pass at home. But new measures will put the passes, with secure barcodes, on smartphones, making it “well-nigh impossible to make...http://www.newser.com/story/43004/airport-security-loophole-gets-high-tech-fix.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Nov 2008 13:05:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40681/homeland-security-chief-terror-list-isnt-so-long.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe terrorist watch list isn't the million-name behemoth it’s been reported as, the Homeland Security chief says. Only 2,500 people are on the no-fly list, according to Michael Chertoff, and just 10% of them are US citizens. Less than 16,000 people are on another, lower-level threat list, which...http://www.newser.com/story/40681/homeland-security-chief-terror-list-isnt-so-long.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Oct 2008 3:56:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37438/texas-battles-ike-blackouts-floods-looting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFederal officials were working yesterday to move emergency supplies and fresh water to distribution centers in beleaguered Houston, where residents were struggling to cope with continued flooding, blackouts and looting. Millions are still without power and a curfew is in force, reports the Houston Chronicle . Officials in Galveston, meanwhile, appealed...http://www.newser.com/story/37438/texas-battles-ike-blackouts-floods-looting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Sep 2008 4:33:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35761/border-fence-blamed-for-ariz-flooding.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEnvironmentalists say the US border-security fence is to blame for water backups in southwestern Arizona and Mexico, where steel-mesh panels meant to keep illegal immigrants out are getting clogged with flood debris, the AP reports. Critics are focusing their attacks on Homeland Defense Secretary Michael Chertoff, who waived environmental laws...http://www.newser.com/story/35761/border-fence-blamed-for-ariz-flooding.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 25 Aug 2008 15:51:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31728/cash-strapped-businesses-battle-immigration-crackdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs state and federal authorities crack down on illegal immigration, businesses are fighting back, the New York Times reports. Employers, stung by aggressive new measures that would revoke the licenses of those found to have hired illegals, say their very existence is threatened. A few states are responding to the...http://www.newser.com/story/31728/cash-strapped-businesses-battle-immigration-crackdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 06 Jul 2008 6:57:44 CDT