22 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Illegal immigration deportation process comes underneath fire

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For more than two years, federal immigration officials sought to deport Angelica Terrazas from the United States.

Terrazas, now 26, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, was a student at Arizona State University in May 2009 when she and some friends were stopped for speeding during a camping trip to Payson. The...

22 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Human trafficking a flourishing crime in a US

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DETROIT — A University of Michigan janitor. A Ukrainian nightclub owner. A Detroit man nicknamed "Gruesome."

The three men, authorities say, are all tied to a...


19 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Former ICE Analyst Sentenced in Travel Fund Scheme

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A former Intelligence analyst for Immigration and Customs Enforcement was sentenced to prison Wednesday for his role in an alleged embezzlement scheme, and federal prosecutors announced another former analyst and a former agency contractor have pleaded guilty to related charges.

Ahmed Adil Abdallat, 64, was...

18 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Immigration courtrooms wordless during ICE review

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(AP)  DENVER — In a trial of a politically divisive program, U.S. prosecutors in Denver and Baltimore are reviewing thousands of deportation cases to determine which illegal immigrants might stay in the country — perhaps indefinitely — so officials can reduce an overwhelming backlog by focusing mainly on detainees...

17 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Immigration Courtrooms Silent During ICE Review

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In a trial of a politically divisive program, U.S. prosecutors in Denver and Baltimore are reviewing thousands of deportation cases to determine which illegal immigrants might stay in the country — perhaps indefinitely — so officials can reduce an overwhelming backlog by focusing mainly...

16 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Justice is non-static as US hears immigrants’ appeals

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Carlos Quintanilla, a Worcester janitor and father of three, is celebrating his first year as a legal immigrant since he slipped over the border 21 years ago, fleeing El Salvador’s vicious civil war....


14 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Illegal immigrants removing vital review, new chance

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In a policy change that Republicans call "backdoor amnesty," federal immigration authorities in the Bay Area and across the nation are quietly dropping deportation cases against illegal immigrants whose only offense is being here.

Between now and the middle of the summer, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as...

7 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Texas Teen Deported to Colombia Reunites With Mom

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A Texas teenager who was deported to Colombia in May after claiming to be an illegal immigrant was returned to the United States and remains at the center of an international mystery over how a minor could be sent to a country where she...


4 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

US Legislative Immigration Update Jan 3, 2012

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January 3, 2012 Right Side News Reports from the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) in this legislative weekly including:

  • ICE Quietly Changes Detention Policies before New Year
  • Federal Judge Enjoins South Carolina's Act 69
  • Pew Study Reveals Hispanics Place Immigration Low on Priority List ICE

Quietly Changes Detention Policies...