Tag: Immigration Enforcement: Page 11

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Sheriff Arpaio Braces For SB 1070 Protests

Arpaio released a statement saying he has received intelligence that thousands of protesters may picket his office headquarters or Tent City detention encampment in Phoenix.

July 27, 2010

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Federal Judge Blocks Prominent Sections of Arizona Immigration Law

Bolton blocked the highest-profile sections including the requirement that police officers check a person's immigration status and that immigrants must carry paperwork at all times.

July 27, 2010

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You Are In Eric Holder's Crosshairs

Our A.G. is seemingly convinced that cops are if not inherently racist, then at least subject to serious lapses in judgment when it comes to race.

July 22, 2010

Technology

Nevada County Adopts Federal Fingerprint Database to ID Criminal Illegals

The resource is provided by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help local authorities identify high-risk illegal immigrants who have been convicted of crimes such as homicide, rape, kidnapping or drug trafficking, among other violent offenses.

July 16, 2010

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Illegal Immigrant's Application for Deputy Leads to Her Arrest

Despite being in the U.S. illegally for the past 12 years, Maria Elvia Ross was able to obtain a temporary work permit, get a job as a Dallas County sheriff's jailer and avoid detection by her supervisors for several years even though she provided them inconsistent answers about her citizenship, records show.

July 14, 2010

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Arizona Cops Expect Videotape Scrutiny of Immigration Enforcement

Arizona police officers should expect opponents of a new immigration law to videotape their actions to try to prove they're racially profiling Hispanics, according to a training video released Thursday.

June 30, 2010

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Arizona Sheriff Calls Immigration Law Racist and Won't Enforce It

In an interview with a local TV channel, Dupnik calls the law racist and says he won't enforce it. He also says he currently detains illegal immigrants and transfers them to ICE officials.

April 28, 2010

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Arizona P.O.S.T. Board To Train Cops on Immigration Law

The training standards board is now reviewing the law Brewer signed Friday that requires officers to detain people they suspect are in the country illegally and check their immigration status with federal officials.

April 24, 2010

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Arizona Immigration Law Gives Officers Ability to Detain Suspected Illegals

Arizona officers will now be required "when practicable" to detain people they suspect are in the country illegally and verify their status with federal officials unless doing so would hinder an investigation or emergency medical treatment.

April 22, 2010

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Up to 225,000 Colo. Drivers Without Valid License Still on the Road

More than 200,000 people might be driving illegally in Colorado, and such drivers were involved in crashes that caused nearly one-fourth of all state traffic deaths last year, state auditors reported Monday.

November 2, 2009

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Feds Strip Sheriff Arpaio of Immigration Powers

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said he would continue his "crime suppression" sweeps to enforce immigration laws in Arizona, after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security stripped him of powers to arrest illegals based solely on their immigration status, the East Valley Tribune reports.

October 6, 2009

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New Orleans Officers Ordered Not to Make Immigration Status Inquiries

The department's announcement seemed to enshrine the city's unofficial policing stance as it pertains to illegal immigrants, many of whom flocked to rebuild the city in the wake of the 2005 flood and, in turn, became prime targets for armed robbers and unscrupulous contractors.

September 9, 2009