JANET NAPOLITANO ALERT:Olavarria Appointment (03/02/09)
JANET NAPOLITANO ALERT
Posted March 2, 2009
US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has appointed Esther Olavarria as the new Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy.
Olavarria was a senior advisor at the UN Refugee Agency. She is an immigration attorney who served as chief counsel to Senator Ted Kennedy (D) MA - advocating for comprehensive immigration reform.
Please write to Secretary Napolitano and demand that Esther Olavarria be removed from her position and be replaced with an advocate for border security. Demand Napolitano staff DHS with individuals who will uphold the law, promote work site enforcement, and will deport illegal aliens.
Secretary Janet Napolitano
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
202-282-8010
NAPOLITANO NAMES ESTHER OLAVARRIA DHS Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
http://www.americanprogress.org/experts ... sther.html
Esther is a Senior Fellow at American Progress. She comes to American Progress from the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, where she served as senior advisor for government and external relations. (NOTE: OBAMA'S HAS SELECTED AS THE NUMBER 2 PERSON AT DHS A UN PEACEKEEPER)
Prior to joining UNHCR, she was chief immigration counsel to Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) on the Senate Judiciary Committee. From 1998 to 2007, she served as Senator Kennedy’s principal advisor on immigration, border security, and refugee policies and legislation, including comprehensive immigration reform.
Esther began her career as an immigration attorney in Miami, FL, working at several non-profit organizations.
She co-founded the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center and supervised the direct service work of that organization. She also worked at Legal Services of Greater Miami as the directing attorney of the American Immigration Lawyers Association Pro Bono Project, and at the Haitian Refugee Center, as a staff attorney
NAPOLITANO DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTIVE:
http://www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/pr_1235438666428.shtm
John Morton to Lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Secretary Napolitano Names Esther Olavarria as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
Release Date: February 23, 2009
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
Contact: 202-282-8010
President Obama announced today his intention to nominate John Morton to be the Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and U.S.. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano named Esther Olavarria as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy.
“John Morton and Esther Olavarria are tremendous additions to our Homeland Security team. Both have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to public service and both will be able and effective partners as we tackle the very complex issues surrounding immigration and securing of our borders,â€
