BRIEF: CNMI Immigration Federalization Bill Redrafted

The United States Department of Homeland Security is getting involved in the redrafting of the immigration bill that would federalize CNMI's immigration procedures, which have been run by the CNMI local government since the Commonwealth became a US territory in the 1970s.

Marianas Variety - Federalization bill redrafted - 06 September 2007
Pacific Magazine - Homeland Security Involved In Revising Federalization Bill - 06 September 2007

For background information, please see the following Impunity Watch reports:
Local government opposes federal immigration system - 19 July 2007
CNMI clash with US over immigration escalates - 09 August 2007
H.R. 3079 debated in Saipan; S. 1634 to be revised - 16 August 2007