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Tag Archives: Illegal Immigrants
In Jury Selection for Hate Crime, a Struggle to Find Tolerance
Prospective jurors in the case of the 2008 killing of a 37-year-old Ecuadorean in Patchogue, N.Y., have brought up issues about the treatment of immigrants in Suffolk County.
Posted in World Also tagged Americas, Conroy, English, Hate Crimes, Jeffrey, Jury System, Lucero, Marcelo, Migrant and Foreign Workers, Murders and Attempted Murders, Patchogue (NY), Race Leave a comment
Immigrants Rally for a Nationwide Strike in Italy
In an effort to heighten awareness about the contributions made by foreign workers to the Italian economy, the promoters of the first strike by immigrants in the country invited workers to stay home and to boycott shopping for one day.
Posted in Business Also tagged English, European Union, Immigration and Emigration, Italy, Migrant and Foreign Workers, Strikes Leave a comment
National Briefing | Washington: Illegal Immigrant Population Drops
The number of illegal immigrants in the United States declined to 10.8 million in January 2009, a drop of one million since a peak in 2007.
Posted in World Also tagged Census, English, Homeland Security Department, México, Population, United States, US Leave a comment
Houston Bus Companies Were Links in Illegal Immigrant Network
A seedy underground system transported illegal immigrants all over the country and sometimes held them captive until their relatives paid exorbitant fares, officials said.
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Houston Bus Companies Were Links in Illegal Immigrant Network
A seedy underground system transported illegal immigrants all over the country and sometimes held them captive until their relatives paid exorbitant fares, officials said.
Posted in World Also tagged Buses, English, Houston (Tex), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US), Immigration and Emigration, Smuggling, US Leave a comment
War Without Borders: In Drug War, Tribe Feels Invaded by Both Sides
An Indian reservation is caught between the U.S. and Mexico as a major transit point for drugs as well as people.
Posted in World Also tagged Americas, Arizona, Cartels, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Drug Enforcement Administration, English, Marijuana, México, Native Americans, Smuggling Leave a comment
War Without Borders: In Drug War, Tribe Feels Invaded by Both Sides
An Indian reservation is caught between the U.S. and Mexico as a major transit point for drugs as well as people.
Posted in World Also tagged Arizona, Cartels, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Drug Enforcement Administration, English, Marijuana, México, Native Americans, Smuggling, US Leave a comment
In Arizona, a Stream of Illegal Immigrants From China
The number of Chinese immigrants arrested while illegally crossing into Arizona through the busiest smuggling corridor in the U. S. increased tenfold in the last fiscal year.
Posted in World Also tagged Border Patrol (US), China, English, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US), Immigration and Emigration, Smuggling, Tucson (Ariz), US Leave a comment
Schumer Seeks to Keep Immigration Detention Site in Manhattan Open
Moving detainees to New Jersey would create hardships for family members and volunteer lawyers, the senator said in a letter to the homeland security secretary.
The Breaking Point: For Sick Illegal Immigrants, No Relief Back Home
After an Atlanta dialysis clinic closed, illegal immigrants who returned to Mexico have struggled to pay for care.
Posted in World Also tagged Americas, Dialysis, English, Grady Memorial Hospital, México Leave a comment
The Breaking Point: Reprieve Eases Medical Crisis for Illegal Immigrants
Grady Memorial Hospital, a public institution in Atlanta, has agreed to extend its payments for dialysis for about 50 dislocated patients, mostly illegal immigrants, at private clinics.
Officials End Immigration Inquiry
Federal authorities have agreed not to prosecute the Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, a major chicken processor, for hiring illegal immigrant workers.
Posted in World Also tagged English, Immigration and Emigration, Pilgrim's Pride Corp, Texas, US Leave a comment
Latino Leaders Use Churches in Census Bid
A nationwide drive urging Latinos, especially illegal immigrants, to participate in the census is focusing on evangelical churches.
Posted in World Also tagged Census, Census Bureau, Churches, English, Evangelical Movement, Hispanic-Americans, Minorities, US Leave a comment
National Briefing | Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania: Not Guilty Plea in Hate Crime
Two teenagers — Brandon Piekarsky, 18, and Derrick Donchak, 19 — were arraigned on charges stemming from the 2008 beating death of a Mexican immigrant, Luís Ramírez.
Immigration Enforcement Fuels Rise in U.S. Cases
Federal prosecutions hit a new high this fiscal year, with a sharp increase in cases against immigration violators.
Posted in World Also tagged Crime and Criminals, English, federal prosecutions, Immigration and Emigration, United States, US Leave a comment
Arizona Prisons Plan to Transfer Illegal Immigrants to Federal Custody
Desperate to save money, Arizona will transfer illegal immigrants who have been convicted of nonviolent crimes to federal custody for the last three months of their sentences.
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World Briefing | The Americas: Mexico: Panel Cites Perils of Migration
The country’s National Human Rights Commission says more than 5,000 Mexican migrants have died in deserts, rivers and mountains trying to reach the United States since 1994.
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Immigrants Lose Lawsuit Against Atlanta Hospital
About 50 patients, mostly illegal immigrants, had sued to force Grady Memorial Hospital, a struggling public hospital that provides charity care, to continue providing free dialysis treatment.
Posted in World Also tagged Atlanta (Ga), Dialysis, English, Grady Memorial Hospital, Immigration and Emigration, Shutdowns (Institutional), US Leave a comment
New Immigration Bill Is Introduced in House
The legislation, by Representative Luis V. Gutierrez, Democrat of Illinois, is seen as the opening shot in what both sides expect to be a difficult fight.
Posted in World Also tagged English, Gutierrez, House of Representatives, Immigration and Emigration, Law and Legislation, Luis V, US Leave a comment
U.S. Adds Drones to Fight Smuggling
The Homeland Security Department is expanding its use of unmanned aircraft beyond the Mexican and Canadian borders to the Caribbean and possibly other seas.
U.S. Adds Drones to Fight Smuggling
The Homeland Security Department is expanding its use of unmanned aircraft beyond the Mexican and Canadian borders to the Caribbean and possibly other seas.
Detentions at Border Are Down
Detentions of migrants crossing illegally into the United States dropped to the lowest numbers since the 1970s, figures show.
Posted in World Also tagged Border Patrol (US), English, Immigration and Emigration, Migrant and Foreign Workers, Recession and Depression, US Leave a comment
The Breaking Point: Hospital Falters as Refuge for Illegal Immigrants
When an Atlanta hospital closed its dialysis unit, many illegal immigrants had to scramble to find treatment.
Posted in World Also tagged English, Grady Memorial Hospital, Reform and Reorganization, US Leave a comment
National Briefing | Midwest: Iowa: Immigration Charges Dropped in Raid Case
A federal judge dismissed dozens of immigration charges against the former manager of a kosher slaughterhouse who was convicted last week on multiple counts of financial fraud.
Posted in World Also tagged Agriprocessors Inc, Decisions and Verdicts, English, Frauds and Swindling, Immigration and Emigration, Rubashkin, Sentences (Criminal), Sholom, US Leave a comment
Immigration Officials to Audit 1,000 More Companies
Immigration and Customs Enforcement said the move was part of the administrations plan to penalize companies that hire illegal immigrants.
Posted in World Also tagged English, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US), Immigration and Emigration, Janet, Labor and Jobs, Napolitano, US Leave a comment
National Briefing | Southwest: Arizona: Complaint Filed Under Immigration Law
An Arizona prosecutor says his office has filed the first civil complaint against a business under a 22-month-old state law that prohibits employers from knowingly hiring illegal immigrants.
U.S. Identifies 111,000 Immigrants With Criminal Records
Federal and local authorities work together in a program aimed at identifying and deporting immigrants who have committed serious crimes.
Slaughterhouse Manager Convicted in Fraud Case
Sholom Rubashkin faces a sentence that could total hundreds of years in prison and a second federal trial on 72 immigration charges.
Posted in World Also tagged Agriprocessors Inc, Decisions and Verdicts, English, Frauds and Swindling, Immigration and Emigration, Iowa, Rubashkin, Sholom, Slaughterhouses, Suits and Litigation, US Leave a comment
Fraud Conviction for Ex-Manager of Slaughterhouse in Immigration Raid
A federal jury Thursday convicted the former manager of an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse, which was the site of a massive immigration raid, on 86 of 91 financial fraud charges.
Posted in World Also tagged Agriprocessors Inc, Decisions and Verdicts, English, Immigration and Emigration, Iowa, Rubashkin, Sholom, Slaughterhouses, US Leave a comment
Potential San Francisco Showdown Over Immigration
The mayor and the board of supervisors disagreed on when juvenile offenders should be turned over to the immigration authorities.
Posted in World Also tagged English, Gavin, Local Government, Newsom, Police, San Francisco (Calif), US Leave a comment
National Briefing | Midwest: Iowa: Testimony in Slaughterhouse Case
A former slaughterhouse supervisor testified that the plant scrambled to get workers new identification documents the night before a huge immigration raid.
Posted in World Also tagged Agriprocessors Inc, English, Frauds and Swindling, Immigration and Emigration, Iowa, Rubashkin, Sholom, Slaughterhouses, US Leave a comment
San Francisco Alters When Police Must Report Immigrants
The San Francisco board of supervisors voted to overturn a city policy that has been at the center of a national debate over offering illegal immigrants sanctuary.
Posted in World Also tagged English, Juvenile Delinquency, San Francisco (Calif), US Leave a comment
Migrants Going North Now Risk Kidnappings
To kidnappers in Mexico, migrants relatives in the United States are a major source of ransom revenue.
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Migrants Going North Now Risk Kidnappings
To kidnappers in Mexico, migrants relatives in the United States are a major source of ransom revenue.
Posted in World Also tagged English, Immigration and Emigration, Kidnapping, México, US Leave a comment
William Wayne Justice, Judge Who Remade Texas, Dies at 89
Judge Justice was a federal judge whose rulings compelled Texas to integrate schools, reform prisons and educate illegal immigrants.
Posted in World Also tagged Deaths (Obituaries), Decisions and Verdicts, English, Judges, Justice, Prisons and Prisoners, Texas, US, William Wayne Leave a comment
Napolitano Focuses on Immigration Enforcement
The secretary of homeland security played down the need for reform in a speech in El Paso on Tuesday and took a tough stance on enforcing current immigration laws.
In Jury Selection for Hate Crime, a Struggle to Find Tolerance