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January 15, 2013

Napolitano to Stay On as Homeland Security Secretary Despite Criticism over Record Deportations 
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Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano will remain in her post
for Obama’s second term, according to White House officials.
Napolitano, who previously served as Arizona governor, has been
criticized by immigrant rights advocates for presiding over a record
number of deportations in the 2012 fiscal year. In a statement, a
representative from the National Day Laborer Organizing Network said:
"ICE is a rogue agency, and Secretary Napolitano has failed to reign it
in during her tenure at DHS." Napolitano's announcement comes as the
Obama administration is said to be preparing to unveil a new push for
immigration reform in the coming months.

 

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