Immigration News

Immigration tale crosses line into soap opera

2009-02-18T13:03:00.000-08:00

By Stephen Farber

The surprising success of "Crash" seems to have encouraged other filmmakers who yearn to make socially conscious ensemble movies. Whereas "Crash" wove together stories that focused on racial tensions in Los Angeles, "Crossing Over" brings the same kaleidoscopic technique to the hot-button issue of immigration.

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New face of offender in federal courts is Hispanic

2009-02-18T13:00:00.000-08:00

By SUZANNE GAMBOA

Hispanics outnumber other racial groups among criminal offenders in the federal courts due in part to the crackdown on illegal immigration, according to a study released Wednesday.

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New Take on Immigration

2009-02-06T10:54:00.000-08:00

One political activist in Sacramento believes America is ready for a fresh take on immigration. But are Americans ready to send money to create jobs in Mexico to help resolve the illegal immigration problem here in the U.S.?

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Immigrant Advocates Call for End to Raids

2009-01-23T13:07:00.000-08:00

At Rally Outside ICE, Activists Also Urge Legislation Allowing Path to Citizenship

By N.C. Aizenman

Several hundred immigrant supporters and religious leaders from across the country marched to the Southwest Washington headquarters of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency yesterday, strumming guitars, beating drums and waving colorful homemade banners exhorting President Obama to halt immigration raids and promote legislation offering illegal immigrants a path to citizenship.

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Over 1,200 pro-immigrant groups write Obama

2009-01-23T13:03:00.000-08:00

By Staff

More than 1,200 advocacy groups - includng the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) - have delivered a letter to the Obama Administration outlining priorities for immigration reform from the pro- immigrant, pro-immigration perspective. The letter stressed the urgency with which the new Administration should approach immigration reform legislatively and administratively, noting that efforts to address the many ills facing our immigration system have become the victim of gridlock in Washington for too long.

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Feds Arrest 1,970 Alleged Illegal Immigrant Gang Members

2009-01-23T12:59:00.000-08:00

Federal immigration agents arrested 1,970 alleged illegal immigrant gang members in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and four other counties in 2008, federal officials announced Friday.

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100,000 EMPLOYERS USE E-VERIFY

2009-01-16T14:56:00.000-08:00

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that more than 100,000 employers have signed up to participate in E-Verify, a free, easy to use online system that equips participating employers with the tools to quickly and effectively verify the employment eligibility of newly-hired employees.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement cancels contract with Wyatt detention center

2009-01-16T14:53:00.000-08:00

By Karen Lee Ziner

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement yesterday issued a report faulting staff at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility for denying medical care and legal access to a Wyatt detainee who died in custody last August, and for using force against him in violation of facility policy.

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Obama to meet with Mexico's Calderon on Monday

2009-01-10T09:45:00.000-08:00

By Caren Bohan and Tomas Sarmiento Caren Bohan And Tomas Sarmiento

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon will meet on Monday for talks likely to address tough issues like Mexico's drug war and the NAFTA trade agreement.

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Legal immigrants battle red tape

2009-01-10T09:42:00.000-08:00

Renewing a driver's license can involve clearing lots of hurdles

By SUSAN CARROLL
Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle

Pakistan native Adeel Mehmood started building a life in Houston after the U.S. government granted him asylum more than two years ago.

The state of Texas in December denied his application to renew his driver's license, citing a new policy that took effect Oct. 1 requiring specific documentation to prove an applicant's legal immigration status.

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Immigrant advocates decry new rules on courts, DNA

2009-01-10T09:37:00.000-08:00

By AMY TAXIN

Civil liberties and immigrant rights advocates expressed outrage over a Department of Justice rule that took effect Friday, mandating federal agencies to collect DNA samples from anyone who is arrested and foreigners detained by immigration authorities.

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More than 700,000 immigrants to US detained, 386 die in one year

2008-12-18T08:42:00.000-08:00

AFP

More than 700,000 foreigners were detained after entering the US illegally, and 386 died in attempts to do so during the 2008 fiscal year, US Border Patrol said here Wednesday.

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Unanswered questions remain for Ariz. border agent

2008-12-18T08:34:00.000-08:00

By ARTHUR H. ROTSTEIN

Prosecutors have formally asked to have murder charges dropped against a U.S. Border Patrol agent who shot an illegal immigrant near the Mexican border, but his future remains clouded.

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Immigration agents arrest illegal contract workers at BP refinery

2008-12-10T15:34:00.000-08:00

BY TIMES STAFF

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested today 15 illegal workers who were working as contract janitorial workers at the BP Whiting oil refinery, according to an agency news release.

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ICE accused of Miami arrest abuses

2008-12-10T15:19:00.000-08:00

United Press International

U.S. immigration officials used excessive force to arrest 77 undocumented migrants while busting a separate forced-prostitution ring in Miami, advocates say.

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Strong dollar means Mexico migrants send more home

2008-12-01T10:18:00.000-08:00

By MARIA GALLUCCI

Victoria Servin shows off her new pair of black leather boots, a splurge for the 21-year-old student who lives alone in an aging, one-room apartment.

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Few job prospects for those deported to Mexico

2008-12-01T10:16:00.000-08:00

Many return right away, raising questions about effectiveness of U.S. policy

Associated Press

Just after dawn, Gerardo Lopez Arellano shuffles along in a line of 51 other shackled men on an isolated tarmac where a white, unmarked federal jet is waiting to take them to the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Many Mexican migrants are heading home broke

2008-12-01T09:58:00.000-08:00

Associated Press

Nearly 1 million Mexican migrants living in the U.S. are expected to head home for the holidays, but relatively few are returning loaded down with gifts and cash this year.

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Mexican emigration dropped 42 percent in 2 years

2008-11-26T11:48:00.000-08:00

The Associated Press

Mexican emigration has dropped 42 percent over the last two years, a government study released Thursday showed, confirming that America has become less appealing amid an economic downturn and stepped up raids against illegal migrants.

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Be careful with time spent abroard

2008-11-26T11:42:00.000-08:00

Allan Wernick

Q If my permanent resident wife goes with me to Ecuador for a year, how will that impact her immigration status?

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Hispanic Activists Cite an Uptick in Threats of Violence

2008-11-06T08:10:00.000-08:00

By Darryl Fears

Andrea Bazán said she has thick skin and is not easily frightened by death threats. But when the Hispanic activist arrived home one day to find her voice mail packed with profanity, and when she noticed a man watching her house in Durham, N.C., from a white commercial van with no license plates, her heart started to pound.

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Wayne County activists protest federal raids on migrants

2008-11-06T08:05:00.000-08:00

Stephanie Veale

Some community activists in Wayne County believe that raids on local migrant worker families have become incessant and aggressive, but a spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement says federal agents are just doing their job.

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More than 4,000 illegal immigrants put in custody

2008-11-06T08:01:00.000-08:00

Staff Reports

More than 4,000 illegal immigrants were taken into custody in North Carolina during the past fiscal year after stepped-up enforcement efforts supported by local law enforcement agencies, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Bush immigration chief resigns

2008-11-06T07:55:00.000-08:00

Jeanne Meserve

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced the resignation of Julie Myers, assistant secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, on Wednesday.

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Agency calls on Mexico to protect migrants

2008-11-03T16:10:00.000-08:00

Advocates want to change country's laws so police won't ask legal status

Associated Press

Mexico's National Human Rights Commission asked legislators on Sunday to change the country's laws so that police would no longer have to ask migrants about their legal status when they file criminal complaints.

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Arpaio supporters, detractors speak their minds

2008-10-16T11:19:00.000-07:00

Paul Giblin

More than half a dozen people spoke in favor of Arpaio, while most members of an opposition group sat mum, with duct tape over their mouths, in an auditorium that was lined with deputies.

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Media accused of exaggerating immigration issue

2008-10-16T11:14:00.000-07:00

Andrew J. Shainker

While mainstream media demonize illegal immigrants, Spanish-language media are creating "an atmosphere of fear" by repeatedly covering family members being torn away from loved ones, an expert in immigration policy said Tuesday.

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Group seeks common ground on immigration

2008-10-16T11:08:00.000-07:00

Paul Giblin

A new advocacy group tried to set a peaceful tone Tuesday to the state and county’s most vitriolic political debate — immigration.

Leaders of an organization called Voices for Civil Dialogue said that they have been meeting quietly with opinion leaders on all sides of the issue in the hope of finding enough common ground to get the sides talking.

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Deputies sweep Mesa City Hall, library overnight

2008-10-16T11:02:00.000-07:00

by JJ Hensley and Gary Nelson

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office deputies served search warrants at Mesa City Hall and the Mesa Public Library early Thursday in an apparent search for undocumented workers.

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Barack Obama on immigration

2008-10-10T16:33:00.000-07:00

Gannett News Service and The Des Moines Register.

On border security
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., said in 2006 that dealing with border security is “only one side of the equation.”

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John McCain on immigration

2008-10-10T16:30:00.000-07:00

Gannett News Service and The Des Moines Register.

On border security
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says border security is a key component of national security.

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Column: Immigration An Easy Target For Embittered Bigots

2008-10-03T10:38:00.000-07:00

by Anthony P. Dedousis

Earlier this year, Sen. Barack Obama stirred up controversy when he said that working-class voters were bitter because of a lack of economic opportunity. He argued that religious bigotry, nativism and anti-trade sentiment were an outgrowth of this frustration. Although he phrased his sentiments poorly, Obama touched upon a valid point. When people lose their jobs, the natural reaction for many is to blame someone else. Immigrants, legal and illegal, are an easy scapegoat, especially during economic downturns. Given the endless stream of bad news about the economy as of late, it is likely that embittered bigots will further demonize immigrants. This is unfortunate, because resurgent nativism would have disastrous consequences for Americas economic future.

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Mexico smuggling gangs' new scam: 'virtual kidnapping'

2008-10-03T10:27:00.000-07:00

by Scott Seckel

PHOENIX, Arizona (AFP) - Human smuggling gangs on the US-Mexico border are extorting thousands of dollars from families of illegal immigrants in Arizona by falsely claiming their relatives are being held hostage in a scam that has become known as "virtual kidnapping."

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Former Calif. candidate indicted in mailings probe

2008-10-03T10:25:00.001-07:00

Associated Press

SANTA ANA, Calif. - A federal grand jury indicted a former California congressional candidate on an obstruction-of-justice charge Wednesday after an investigation into a letter his campaign sent to Hispanic voters.

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More than 1,100 arrested in Cal immigration sweep

2008-10-03T10:21:00.000-07:00

Associated Press

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Federal immigration authorities say more than 1,150 people have been arrested in a special three-week sweep in California.

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Column: Illegal Immigration Affects Electoral Votes

2008-09-26T10:02:00.000-07:00

by Daniel Lumetta

Amid lipstick smears and distortions from both presidential candidates, a forgotten issue that was once the biggest concern of this election cycle has largely faded from public consciousness: illegal immigration.

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'Virtual kidnappers' target immigrant families

2008-09-26T09:51:00.000-07:00

By JACQUES BILLEAUD

PHOENIX - Families of illegal immigrants in Arizona are increasingly being targeted by an extortion scam in which criminals falsely claim to have kidnapped their loved ones as the immigrants tried to sneak across the U.S. border with Mexico.

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Mexico quietly helps emigrants to US learn Spanish

2008-09-26T09:48:00.000-07:00

By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ

MIAMI - For more than a decade, as the immigration debate has swelled on both sides of the border, the Mexican government has been quietly providing money, materials and even teachers to American schools, colleges and nonprofit organizations.

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Immigration audit scaled back to bibliography

2008-09-17T15:40:00.000-07:00

by David Klepper

There's going to be some lawmakers in the Kansas House upset now that a comprehensive audit of the impact of illegal immigration has been dramatically scaled back.

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Immigration advocates ask Suffolk to ease hostility

2008-09-17T15:13:00.000-07:00

BY DAVE MARCUS

Nearly two dozen immigration advocates yesterday asked the Suffolk Legislature to tone down what they say is the legislature's hostility toward immigrants, especially Hispanics.

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Appeals court upholds Arizona immigration law

2008-09-17T15:00:00.000-07:00

By JACQUES BILLEAUD

PHOENIX - A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld an Arizona law that penalizes businesses that knowingly hire illegal immigrants and requires them to verify the employment status of their workers.

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Groups sue suburb over illegal immigrant ordinance

2008-09-15T15:14:00.000-07:00

By ANABELLE GARAY, Associated Press Writer

DALLAS - Latino advocates and a civil liberties group have filed a federal lawsuit against a Dallas suburb whose officials are trying to drive out illegal immigrants.

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Advocates urge immigrants to get affairs in order

2008-09-15T15:10:00.000-07:00

By KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press Writer

CHAMBLEE, Ga. - Fear rippled through a group of Latino parents in suburban Atlanta when a friend was deported to Mexico and temporarily separated from her two young U.S.-born children. The kids weren't able to immediately join her because she and her husband hadn't gotten passports for them.

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Judge halts Texas city's rental ban ordinance

2008-09-12T16:16:00.000-07:00

DALLAS - A federal judge has stopped a Dallas suburb's latest attempt to prevent illegal immigrants from renting housing in the community.

Federal Judge Jane Boyle on Friday granted a temporary restraining order stopping Farmers Branch from enforcing a ban on home rentals to those who can't prove they live legally in the country. The ordinance was set to go into effect Saturday.

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