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Fewer Apprehensions by US Border Patrol Due to Downturn in US Economy
The Orlando Sentinel reported yesterday that the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Immigration Statistics released a report on the number of illegal immigrants apprehended at the border.  The report shows that apprehensions at the border are at a 36 year low.
The number of apprehensions made by the U.S. Customs & Border Protection (USCBP) has declined for the third year [...]
Obama Administration Expands Program to Verify Immigration Status of Inmates
The Houston Chronicle reported that the Obama administration is expanding a program initiated by former President Bush to verify the immigration status of every person that is incarcerated in the local jails.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) implemented a program called Secure Communities. The program is currently in 48 counties in seven states. The USICE plans to expand it to all jails and prisons by the [...]
Southern CA Counties Begin Checking Immigration Status of Inmates
The Los Angeles Times reported that the Southern California counties of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Diego will be the first in the state to begin checking the immigration status of all inmates booked into the county jail system as part of a national effort to identify and deport immigrants with criminal records.
Law enforcement officials in the 3Â counties will begin [...]
Immigration Reform This Year? President & Congress Pushing for It
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) issued a press release yesterday stating that as President Obama renewed his Administration’s pledge to pursue comprehensive immigration reform, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced its intention to refocus its worksite enforcement on criminal prosecutions of employers who knowingly hire unauthorized workers. Â
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship led by [...]
New York Times: Obama to Push for Immigration Reform Despite Bad Economy
There are few issues in American politics that are more divisive and hotly debated than the issue of what to do about America’s 12 million illegal immigrants.
Both sides have demogogued the issue, but because of the high American unemployment rate you can expect the rhetoric from anti-illegal immigration groups to become even more inflammatory as Obama [...]
