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3 Aug 2011, 10:33 am
Lamar Smith who now criticizes the policy, wrote to then-Attorney General Janet Reno encouraging the use of prosecutorial discretion in the enforcement of immigration law. [read post]
2 Aug 2011, 5:02 am by Greg Siskind
The bill was sponsored by Lamar Smith, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee. [read post]
1 Aug 2011, 5:40 pm
The HALT Act ("Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation" Act, H.R. 2497) was introduced on July 12, 2011 by Representative Lamar Smith, D-Tex., Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. [read post]
1 Aug 2011, 1:34 pm by Joanne Lin and Georgeanne Usova, ACLU
 Why in the world does Lamar Smith now want to extinguish the very immigration laws he wrote in 1996? [read post]
27 Jul 2011, 12:22 pm by Judicial Watch Blog
The measurer’s sponsor, Texas Congressman Lamar Smith, claims the HALT Act will prevent Obama from abusing his authority to grant illegal immigrants “mass administrative amnesty,” which he says is a rejection of Congress’ constitutional rights and shows utter distain towards the wishes of the American people. [read post]
27 Jul 2011, 7:43 am by Susan I. Nelson
Immigration Impact Today, the House Judiciary Subcommittee held a hearing on the “Hinder the Administration’s Legalization Temptation Act” (HALT Act), introduced by House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX). [read post]
26 Jul 2011, 1:29 pm by Susan I. Nelson
Lamar Smith’s attempt to strip the Obama administration of its immigration enforcement powers has drawn a harsh rebuke from Texas Democrats in the U.S. [read post]
26 Jul 2011, 10:43 am by Matthew Kolken
The HALT Act, introduced by House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX), would suspend vital protections for vulnerable immigrants that have received bipartisan political support for decades. [read post]
26 Jul 2011, 2:11 am
The proposed immigration law introduced by Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX) is called "Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation Act" - or HALT for short. [read post]
22 Jul 2011, 6:10 am by Nathan Koppel
House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith of Texas, who sponsored the legislation, said in a statement that a “fear of being sued” can deter people from sharing their suspicions. [read post]
20 Jul 2011, 4:22 am by Jeff Foust
Lamar Smith (R-TX), the vice-chairman of the House Science Committee, bemoans NASA’s current situation and lays the blame squarely on the Obama Administration. [read post]
19 Jul 2011, 8:59 am by Raffaela Wakeman
The letter was signed by: Buck McKeon (HASC Chairman), Mike Rogers (Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairwoman), Lamar Smith (Committee on the Judiciary Chairman), and Peter King (Committee on Homeland Security Chairman). [read post]
17 Jul 2011, 7:56 am
However, Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX) (picture, right), who introduced HR. 1249, stated that the first-to-invent system was "outdated and dragged down by frivolous lawsuits and uncertainty regarding patent ownership. [read post]
14 Jul 2011, 5:42 am by admin
Neither Chairman Lamar Smith’s (R-TX) “Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011,” or Rep. [read post]
13 Jul 2011, 5:26 pm by Greg Nojeim
7/13/2011 Author:  Greg Nojeim Free Expression Security & Surveillance More Issues in Free Expression More Issues in Security & Surveillance Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime… [read post]
13 Jul 2011, 10:16 am by Susan I. Nelson
Lamar Smith (R-San Antonio) has filed a bill that would suspend the executive branch’s ability to use discretion in immigration cases. [read post]
12 Jul 2011, 6:27 am by Jonathan Spadt
The bill is called the “Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2011” and is sponsored by Congressman Lamar Smith (R – TX). [read post]