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Mexican Cartels Escalating Presence In New York

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement went from spending 13,472 hours in 2009 to more than 30,000 hours last year. The feds are also seizing record amounts of firearms and cash. In 2009, the feds seized more than $35 million and 57 firearms.

April 10, 2011

Patrol

Napolitano Unaware of ICE Agent's Link to Letting Guns 'Walk'

Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano told U.S. senators conducting Judiciary Committee hearings that she was not aware of her agency's controversial involvement in an ATF operation that let guns reach Mexican drug cartels.

March 9, 2011

Special Units

678 Arrested In ICE-Led Gang Sweep

Of the arrested 678 gang members or associates, 133 were from different gangs; 447 were charged with criminal offenses; 231 were administrative arrests; 322 had violent criminal histories; and 421 were foreign nationals.

March 1, 2011

Patrol

Two ICE Agents Shot In Mexico, One Dies

The agents were traveling in a sports-utility vehicle, when gangsters in other vehicles stopped them. The agents were apparently identifying themselves when they were fired upon.

February 14, 2011

Patrol

Sheriff Joe Arrests 17 During Sweep at Landscaping Business

Deputies with the Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff's Office arrested 17 workers at the El Mirage landscaping company during an immigration sweep that revealed 11 workers with false Social Security numbers.

November 15, 2010

Patrol

Arizona Task Force Busts Massive Human Smuggling Ring

Six people were arrested and 62 vehicles seized during the Wednesday bust of an ring with ties to Guatamala that smuggled people from Central and South America, as well as Mexico.

November 10, 2010

Patrol

Combating Human Smuggling

A storm-water channel connecting the higher-elevation Nogales, Sonora, brings runoff into Nogales, Ariz., and can also deliver illegal immigrants willing to risk drowning when the waters rise.

October 30, 2010

Patrol

Record Number of Criminal Aliens Deported, ICE Reports

In fiscal year 2010, ICE set a record for overall removals of illegal aliens, with more than 392,000 removals nationwide. Half of those removed — more than 195,000 — were convicted criminals.

October 6, 2010

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ICE Policy May Tell Local Law Enforcement to Ignore Immigration Violations

"Immigration officers should not issue detainers against an alien charged only with a traffic-related misdemeanor unless or until the alien is convicted."

September 6, 2010

Patrol

Feds Dropping Illegal Immigration Cases

The Homeland Security Department is systematically reviewing thousands of pending immigration cases and moving to dismiss those filed against illegal-immigration suspects who have no serious criminal records, according to several sources familiar with the efforts.

August 25, 2010

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Virginia A.G. Allows Officers to Ask for Immigration Status

Virginia law enforcement officers may ask stopped subjects for immigration status, a duty Arizona officers would receive under a new law in that state.

August 3, 2010

Women in Law Enforcement

Officers, Protesters Voice Opinions on SB 1070 in Phoenix

Lori M. Connelly spoke with a diverse group of people outside the Maricopa County Jail to hear their perspectives on the Arizona immigration law that's been the focus of so much debate, and was the reason for massive protests and arrests in Phoenix last week.

August 2, 2010