Aug 18, 2009
A senior U.S. immigration official said Monday that his agency will intensify a crackdown on employers of workers in the country illegally as part of the Obama administration's new immigration strategy.
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In a further indication of problems in the tracking system used for the nation's immigration detainees, the Corrections Corporation of America said Tuesday that it had immediately and properly notified the federal government about the deaths of two detainees at its facility in Eloy, Ariz.
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The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Monday in Los Angeles that he has ended quotas on a controversial program designed to go after illegal immigrants with outstanding deportation orders.
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Aug 17, 2009
A discussion on how Escondido police handle illegal immigration in the city drew a crowd of more than 30 people to the Latino American Democratic Club meeting Monday night in Oceanside.
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Responding to an announcement from President Barack Obama last week that immigration reform would be put off until at least 2010, a collaboration of Asian and Pacific Islander organizations near Historic Filipino Town on Monday kicked off a week of activities aimed at pressuring federal lawmakers to move it...
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More than one in 10 deaths in immigration detention in the last six years have been overlooked and were omitted from an official list of detainee fatalities issued to Congress in March, the Obama administration said Monday
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As Pennsylvania grapples with a budget deficit brought on by the current recession, state and local policy makers would do well to keep in mind that immigrant communities are a potent force for economic recovery.
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The White House is hosting an immigration discussion Thursday with advocates, religious groups, businesses and law enforcers as part of an effort to bring all parties to the heated debate into one room.
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Arizona law enforcement is once again spending precious time and resources protecting the community from dangerous criminals. On Tuesday, Walt Staton was sentenced to 300 hours of community service and one year of probation.
The crime? Dangerous water bottle violations.
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Immigrants facing deportation say they must cope with poor living conditions and substandard medical care. The Obama administration has been reluctant to set standards.
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