Immigration News
Communities Opting Out of Immigration Enforcement Program
September 29, 2010 | by The Washington Independent
Virginia’s Arlington County has joined Santa Clara County of California in voting to opt out of the Department of Homeland Security’s program Secure Communities. Tuesday, The Santa Clara County Board continue reading »
Deportation of Undocumented Mexican Called Off
September 28, 2010 | by EFE, La Prensa
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano cancelled the deportation of an undocumented Mexican who has been living more than 20 years in southern Arizona, officials said Thursday. continue reading »
Immigrant Smuggler Receives 57 Years Prison Sentence
September 28, 2010 | by HS News Staff
Paulino Rios Ledesma, 41, of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, was sentenced to 57 years in federal prison Wednesday by U.S. District Court Judge Frank R. Zapata. On April 15, 2010, a federal jury found Rios-Ledesma guilty for his role in holding 31 people hostage at a drop house in Tucson. Followin continue reading »
One Immigrant’s Personal Story
September 27, 2010 | by The Arizona Republic
Two years ago, a young woman named Yudi went to the U.S. consulate in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, in pursuit of an impossible dream. Knowing her chances of getting a U.S. company to sponsor her for a work visa were slim continue reading »
Former Immigration Officer Charged With Threatening Deportation
September 27, 2010 | by HS News Staff
Bedri Kulla, a former INS agent for Citizenship and Immigration Services in Durham County, North Carolina pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of a young immigrant woman. Kulla plead guilty to threatening Salvadoran immigrant Xiomara Blanco, 23, with deportation if she did not spend the night with him and/or become his girlfriend.a continue reading »
Human Trafficking Investigation in Los Angeles Feat. in Reader’s Digest
September 27, 2010 | by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Alone and scared. That's the reality for many victims of human trafficking. Each year, nearly 20,000 people are trafficked to the U.S. - many of them women and children. These individuals endure traumatic journeys to enter the countr continue reading »
18 Accused of Arranging Fraudulent Marriages and Drug Trafficking
September 24, 2010 | by HS News Staff
On Wednesday, authorities arrested 18 people accused for drug trafficking, possessing firearms, and arranging fraudulent marriages to attain green cards. Federal authorities said that members of the Red Door gang, based in continue reading »
Honolulu Opens Immigration Office
September 24, 2010 | by Hawaii News Now
Thursday, Honolulu’s new field office of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is opening and will serve the entire state of Hawaii. The 30,000sq ft office allows for more space for interview rooms, naturalization ceremonies, and an application support center. continue reading »
Employers Criminally Charged For Hiring Undocumented Immigrants
September 24, 2010 | by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
The owner and a top executive of a metal casting company in Ventura County were arrested Thursday by agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) on federal criminal charges for knowingly hiring undocumented aliens. continue reading »
32 Immigrants Arrested in Atlanta-area ICE Operation
September 24, 2010 | by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
More than 30 criminal aliens, immigration fugitives and immigration violators are facing deportation and criminal charges following a four-day enforcement operation spearheaded by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Fugitive Operations T continue reading »
