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Newswire: Parents Lose Custody Over Pot 8/19/11
In New York, hundreds of parents who have been caught with small amounts of marijuana have lost custody of their children. Janet Napolitano, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said Thursday that undocumented immigrants awaiting deportation that do not have criminal records will be allowed to stay in the U.S. indefinitely and apply for work permits. And the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded Florida almost 2 million dollars to help the state sign up more children for health insurance.
Email this pageDemocracy Now!: Monday, Oct. 19, 2009
Iran’s president is accusing Pakistani agents of involvement in a suicide bombing in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan this weekend. Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said “US action” contributed to the attack. The Department of Homeland Security said Friday it plans to enter into new agreements with sixty-seven state and local law enforcement agencies. We host a debate between the National Day Laborer Organizing Network and the Center for Immigration Studies, and we air excerpts of a recent discussion between President Mohamed Nasheed and Mary Robinson, the former president of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights about Maldives, which could be submerged soon by rising sea levels. "Democracy Now!" is a daily independent newshour.
