16/10/09 a 2:17pm por Maribel Hastings El “Sheriff más rudo del Oeste”, Joe Arpaio, ya no tendrá (teóricamente) autoridad bajo el acuerdo 287(g) para arrestar en las calles a sospechosos de ser indocumentados, pero el alguacil desafió al gobierno federal y condujo otro operativo en las calles del condado... Continuar »
Immigrant advocacy groups on Friday assailed a Department of Homeland Security decision to continue deputizing state and local law enforcement agents to catch illegal immigrants, saying the department's new rules aimed at curbing racial profiling by police were inadequate. Continuar »
Numerous press reports indicate that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will renew its 287(g) agreement with controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, AZ today allowing Arpaio's deputies to continue to exercise immigration enforcement authority inside county jails. For years, Arpaio has terrorized Latino neighborhoods with outrageous... Continuar »
News is expected to break today that the Obama administration will grant federal immigration law enforcement authority to this guy: "I will do another crime suppression very soon to show Washington and everybody else I'm not changing, I will not be intimidated by Congress, by alleged racial profiling investigations by... Continuar »
Less than a year after speaking at a Harvard University student conference, the head of an anti-illegal immigration movement had his invitation to speak at a similar forum tomorrow rescinded following a student uproar over his aggressive position on immigration. Continuar »
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio cited a non-existent federal law and included a legal interpretation taken from an anti-immigration Web site in a document he distributed during a news conference last week. Continuar »
About 1,000 noisy but peaceful protesters greeted U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano when she returned to her alma mater Thursday night to speak on global security. The protesters' message: Tell your boss, President Barack Obama, to keep his promise to work for the passage of a comprehensive immigration reform... Continuar »
A controversial federal program that deputizes state and local law enforcement agents to catch illegal immigrants is expanding under the Obama administration, despite changes announced this summer intended to curb alleged racial profiling and other police abuses. Continuar »
Next week, in a nod to Hispanic Heritage Month, CNN will premiere a two-night, four-hour Latino in America. The documentary purports to thoroughly examine the Hispanic experience. Continuar »
Today CNN announced their refusal to broadcast an ad produced by America's Voice and Media Matters for America calling on CNN to drop Lou Dobbs. The ad, which can be seen here, was to be aired during the network's upcoming 4 hour special – Latino in America... Continuar »