1. The first paragraph of a news article should answer the questions who, what, where and when. (In this article, 1st and 2nd paragraphs). List the who, what, where and when of this news item. (NOTE: The remainder of a news article provides details on the why and/or how.)

2. What are the Global Entry and Trusted Traveler programs (TTP)?

3. a) What does New York’s recently passed Green Light Law allow illegal aliens in New York to do?
b) What does the law block ICE and CBP from doing?

4. How does Secretary Wolf explain DHS’s decision to drop New Yorkers from TTP?

5. At the end of December, Secretary Wolf sent a memo to all the components of Homeland Security, which include U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration, requesting a department-wide study on how state laws granting driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants affect its enforcement efforts. Wolf’s directive asked that each agency survey what DMV information is already available, how it is used in day-to-day operations, and what are the security consequences without the data.

DHS spokeswoman Heather Swift explained, “The Trump administration takes the mission of protecting the Homeland very seriously,” adding that the laws were short-sighted and unsafe and skirt immigration laws on the books for decades. “These types of laws make it easier for terrorists and criminals to obtain fraudulent documents,” she said.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has accused President Trump of ordering the DHS move as “political retaliation” following his State of the Union address this week in which he mentioned “sanctuary cities.”

What do you think? Is DHS’s announcement “political retaliation” or an attempt to enforce laws and keep the public safe? Explain your answer.

6. Read the “Background” and watch the videos under “Resources.” What do you think:
a) Is the Department of Homeland Security being unfair and unreasonable to New York? Explain your answer.
b) Should any /all states be able to pass laws which prevent ICE and CBP from obtaining state driver’s license records that are used in criminal investigations? Explain your answer.