60 arrested in immigration raid
Deputies from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office carried out a search warrant in a hunt for illegal immigrants at a Phoenix business Wednesday morning.
Dozens of sheriff's deputies arrived shortly after 6 a.m. and began questioning employees at Handyman Maintenance Inc., 2646 S. 19th Ave.
An employee's tip to the Sheriff's Office in November set the investigation into motion, said Sheriff Joe Arpaio said. Deputies were able to gather enough information for a judge to issue 67 warrants for employees suspected of identity theft and forgery
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Friday, February 13, 2009
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Most immigrants nabbed in violent-crime sweep lacked record
Most immigrants nabbed in violent-crime sweep lacked record
For more than five years, U.S. immigration authorities have touted the success of a national program aimed at arresting and deporting dangerous criminals and fugitives.
In morning raids at homes around the country, federal fugitive teams have sought out immigrants with criminal records or outstanding deportation orders. And year after year, the Department of Homeland Security has received congressional support and increased funding.
New data released Wednesday, however, show that 73 percent of the nearly 97,000 people arrested by the fugitive operations teams between 2003 and early 2008 did not have criminal records, according to a report by the Migration Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.
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For more than five years, U.S. immigration authorities have touted the success of a national program aimed at arresting and deporting dangerous criminals and fugitives.
In morning raids at homes around the country, federal fugitive teams have sought out immigrants with criminal records or outstanding deportation orders. And year after year, the Department of Homeland Security has received congressional support and increased funding.
New data released Wednesday, however, show that 73 percent of the nearly 97,000 people arrested by the fugitive operations teams between 2003 and early 2008 did not have criminal records, according to a report by the Migration Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
Napolitano to face immigration questions
Napolitano to face immigration questions
During her Senate confirmation hearing today to lead the Department of Homeland Security, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano will likely face criticism that she has been lax on immigration enforcement.
In her defense, she will be able to point to two major accomplishments: She was the first governor to call for National Guard troops to help shore up the porous U.S.-Mexican border, and she signed the toughest state law punishing employers of illegal immigrants.
Still, there is more to those decisions than meets the eye. And Napolitano's maneuvering on the issues may offer a glimpse of how she would approach immigration and border security as head of Homeland Security.
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During her Senate confirmation hearing today to lead the Department of Homeland Security, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano will likely face criticism that she has been lax on immigration enforcement.
In her defense, she will be able to point to two major accomplishments: She was the first governor to call for National Guard troops to help shore up the porous U.S.-Mexican border, and she signed the toughest state law punishing employers of illegal immigrants.
Still, there is more to those decisions than meets the eye. And Napolitano's maneuvering on the issues may offer a glimpse of how she would approach immigration and border security as head of Homeland Security.
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Friday, January 9, 2009
Sheriff Joe Arpaio plans immigration sweep in Buckeye
Sheriff Joe Arpaio plans immigration sweep in Buckeye
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio plans the latest in a series of "crime suppression" sweeps on Friday in Buckeye.
An estimated 200 deputies and posse volunteers will fan out near Interstate 10 and Miller Road.
Arpaio calls the area "a hotbed of human smuggling" that breeds violence. The sheriff's office says the bodies of 11 murder victims have been found in the area in the past five years, all determined to be illegal immigrants.
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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio plans the latest in a series of "crime suppression" sweeps on Friday in Buckeye.
An estimated 200 deputies and posse volunteers will fan out near Interstate 10 and Miller Road.
Arpaio calls the area "a hotbed of human smuggling" that breeds violence. The sheriff's office says the bodies of 11 murder victims have been found in the area in the past five years, all determined to be illegal immigrants.
REad Article: Az Central
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Shortage of court interpreters worsening in U.S.
Shortage of court interpreters worsening in U.S.
By Maité Jullian, USA TODAY
An existing shortage of certified court interpreters is worsening, court officials say, as law enforcement agencies step up actions against illegal immigrants.
Arrests leading to federal prosecutions and deportations reached record levels in fiscal year 2008, according to an October report by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Wanda Romberger, manager of court interpreting services at the National Center for State Courts, says that almost every state is being confronted with a lack of certified interpreters — who have to pass difficult exams — especially in languages other than Spanish.
"I don't know of many jurisdictions that would say they have enough qualified court interpreters," she says. There are about 3,000 certified interpreters, says Isabel Framer, chairwoman of the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators. Only 500, she says, work in languages other than Spanish.
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By Maité Jullian, USA TODAY
An existing shortage of certified court interpreters is worsening, court officials say, as law enforcement agencies step up actions against illegal immigrants.
Arrests leading to federal prosecutions and deportations reached record levels in fiscal year 2008, according to an October report by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Wanda Romberger, manager of court interpreting services at the National Center for State Courts, says that almost every state is being confronted with a lack of certified interpreters — who have to pass difficult exams — especially in languages other than Spanish.
"I don't know of many jurisdictions that would say they have enough qualified court interpreters," she says. There are about 3,000 certified interpreters, says Isabel Framer, chairwoman of the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators. Only 500, she says, work in languages other than Spanish.
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Posted by: Phoenix Wrongful Death Lawyer
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Illegal immigrants using cell phones to seek help
Illegal immigrants using cell phones to seek help
TUCSON - Increasingly, illegal immigrants crossing the Arizona desert who become distressed are turning to cell phones to call for help, the Border Patrol says.
Patrol paramedics are seeing "a tremendous increase" in 911 calls made from illegal immigrants' cell phones so far this fiscal year.
Overall, rescues by the agency's search, trauma and rescue unit, called Borstar, are down from the same period 12 months earlier - from 341 to 294 from Oct. 1 through June 30.
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TUCSON - Increasingly, illegal immigrants crossing the Arizona desert who become distressed are turning to cell phones to call for help, the Border Patrol says.
Patrol paramedics are seeing "a tremendous increase" in 911 calls made from illegal immigrants' cell phones so far this fiscal year.
Overall, rescues by the agency's search, trauma and rescue unit, called Borstar, are down from the same period 12 months earlier - from 341 to 294 from Oct. 1 through June 30.
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Returning migrants find Mexico, themselves unready to adapt
Returning migrants find Mexico, themselves unready to adapt
SAN JOSE DE LOURDES, Mexico - When her 3-year-old son begs for pizza, or when her family is shivering through yet another night in the Mexican highlands, those are the moments when Rosario Araujo misses America the most.
Just three months ago, Araujo and her husband, José Zavala, were still living comfortably, though illegally, as migrant workers in Gilbert.
He hung drywall for $10 an hour, and she cleaned houses. They had a small apartment, a washing machine and an occasional night out with their two American-born children.
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SAN JOSE DE LOURDES, Mexico - When her 3-year-old son begs for pizza, or when her family is shivering through yet another night in the Mexican highlands, those are the moments when Rosario Araujo misses America the most.
Just three months ago, Araujo and her husband, José Zavala, were still living comfortably, though illegally, as migrant workers in Gilbert.
He hung drywall for $10 an hour, and she cleaned houses. They had a small apartment, a washing machine and an occasional night out with their two American-born children.
Read Article: AZ Central
Posted by: Phoenix Auto Accident Lawyers
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