Articles Tagged With 'Homeland Security'

Pa. Governor Apologizes for Tracking Enviro Extremists, but Questions Remain

by Marian Wang
ProPublica, Sept. 15, 2010, 1:56 p.m.

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said he only learned on Tuesday that a state contractor was listing “environmental extremists” and others as security threats — but we asked his office about the issue last week.

Faced With Backlog, Feds Dismiss Deportation Cases Against Non-Criminal Immigrants

by Marian Wang
ProPublica, Aug. 26, 2010, 9:52 a.m.

Hoping to clear up its huge backlog, Homeland Security is reviewing and moving to dismiss deportation cases against suspected illegal immigrants without serious criminal records.

ProPublica Photographer: I Was Followed by BP Security and Then Detained by Police

by Lance Rosenfield, Special to ProPublica July 7, 2010, 9:37 a.m.

The photographer detained while shooting pictures for ProPublica’s BP Texas City refinery articles tells his story.

Investigations You Need to Read: Monday

by Marian Wang
ProPublica, April 26, 2010, 11:59 a.m.

DHS Asked to Investigate Air Marshal Allegations

by Michael Grabell
ProPublica, Feb. 3, 2010, 11:56 a.m.

A congressman calls for an independent inquiry into reports of discrimination within the Federal Air Marshal Service.

Series of Blunders Followed Christmas Bomb Attempt

by Alexandra Andrews
ProPublica, Jan. 29, 2010, 12:09 p.m.

Passengers, baggage and the jet itself were all mishandled in Detroit after the botched terrorist attack.

DNA Testing of Detained Immigrants Easier Said Than Done

by Emily Witt, ProPublica and Ben Protess, Huffington Post Investigative Fund Aug. 5, 2009, 2:42 p.m.

Though federal agencies are now authorized to send DNA samples from undocumented immigrants to the FBI's crime lab, they have yet to start doing so.