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Ariz. Officers Turn In Federal Immigration Badges

Ninety-two Maricopa County jail officers turned in their ICE badges on Wednesday afternoon in front of Sheriff Joe Arpaio during a news conference.

December 21, 2011

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Hacker Group Attacks Texas Cops' E-mail

The group known as Anonymous claims to have hacked into the email accounts of more than two dozen Texas law enforcement agencies or officials in retaliation for arrests of its supporters and what it sees as harassment of immigrants by authorities in the state, the Associated Press is reporting.

September 1, 2011

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Feds Sue Alabama Over Tough Immigration Law

The Department of Justice filed a legal challenge against Alabama's tough immigration law, as the Obama Administration's latest salvo against states who attempt immigration reform.

August 1, 2011

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Arizona Sheriff Settles Profiling Claim

Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a claim by two Latino men who claimed deputies had pulled them over and detained them because of their race.

July 10, 2011

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ICE Approves OT Pay Waiver for Removal Agents

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will provide additional overtime pay to its Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) division agents, a decision that has gained support from an association representing federal agents.

June 26, 2011

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Feds Shift Focus of Immigration Enforcement to Violent Illegals

The Obama Administration has altered a federal fingerprint program designed to identify criminal illegal immigrants to halt deportations of crime victims and witnesses.

June 17, 2011

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Alabama's Tough Immigration Law Faces Legal Challenges

Civil rights groups vowed to defeat Alabama's new immigration enforcement law a day after Gov. Robert Bentley signed what supporters and critics agree is the toughest of its kind in the country.

June 10, 2011

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Feds Discover 108 Illegals In West Phoenix Drop House

Neighbors noticed suspicious activity involving vehicles entering a garage, closing the door, then quickly exiting at a home in the 900 block of West Vernon Ave.

May 25, 2011

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Federal Judge Blocks Utah Immigration Law

A federal judge has blocked Utah's new immigration law, citing its similarity to Arizona's 2010 law that has also been blocked.

May 9, 2011

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Alabama Joins Federal Fingerprint Database

The Alabama Department of Public Safety began participating in the Secure Communities system maintained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

May 5, 2011

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Illinois Withdraws from Federal Immigration Program

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's office on Wednesday sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security declaring the state's formal withdrawal from Secure Communities, a federal deportation program that targets hardened criminals but has also been used against illegal immigrants arrested for misdemeanor crimes.

May 4, 2011

Technology

Feds Gave Local Agencies Conflicting Info on Fingerprint Program

Hundreds of e-mails led agencies to believe they could opt out of the mandatory program that provides fingerprints of arrestees to federal authorities. Inconsistent guidance was provided to agencies in e-mails that, at times, were sent from unknown senders.

April 26, 2011