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The House Committee on Homeland Security will hold a hearing with Sec. Janet Napolitano today to review next year’s budget. (Center for American Progress)

By JUAN GASTELUM
Channel: Immigration

On Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is scheduled to testify before Congress about this year’s proposed presidential budget. Napolitano will be talking specifically about funding for Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the agency she oversees and which is responsible for carrying out most federal processes related to immigration (the Justice, State, and Labor Departments also share some responsibility).

Univision News spoke to immigration policy experts and immigrant rights advocates about the department’s proposed budget ahead of Napolitano’s testimony. Below is a collection of highlights from the 187-page document, which was released Monday, as well as some first impressions.

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