Thursday, December 8, 2011

House Committee Threatens to Hold Janet Napolitano in Contempt - US News and World Report

House Committee Threatens to Hold Janet Napolitano in Contempt - US News and World Report: Texas Republican Rep. Lamar Smith is threatening to hold Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano in contempt of Congress if officials don't provide subpoenaed information by tomorrow.

According to Smith, DHS hasn't sufficiently answered the House Judiciary Committee's November subpoena asking for the names and identifying information of the estimated 300,000 people who were flagged by the immigration-status checking program Secure Communities but were released and not placed in deportation proceedings.


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