Archive for the ‘Illegal Immigrants’ Category

GAO Report on Border Patrol Checkpoints

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its 147 page report on Border Patrol checkpoints. The report says checkpoints help authorities seize illegal drugs and apprehend illegal immigrants and screen potential terrorists. However the report says the Border Patrol over states checkpoints effectiveness and also considering safety and convenience in four ...

Tucson Man Ordered to Undergo Community Service for Leaving Water

Friday, August 14th, 2009

A Tucson man who compassionately left jugs of water in the desert for illegal immigrants was ordered by a judge to pick up trash for 300 hours. In addition to community service, Walt Staton will have to undergo one year of unsupervised probation, a $25 fee, and he is also ...

Immigration Status of Inmates to be Checked in 3 California Counties

Friday, May 15th, 2009

In an effort based on alignment with the national program to identify and deport more illegal immigrants with criminal records, Los Angeles, Ventura and San Diego became the first counties in California to start checking the immigration status of all detainees booked into jails. The Law enforcement officials will fingerprint ...

Oklahoma Attorneys Defend Law Addressing Illegal Immigrants

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

In an effort to extend their support, attorneys for Oklahoma appeared before a federal appeals court to defend a law requiring companies doing business with the state to use E-Verify program to verify whether their workers and contractors are eligible to work in the U.S.. Oklahoma attorneys informed a three ...

ICE to Prosecute Executives Employing Illegal Workers

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Departing from usual norms of detaining illegal workers, agents at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) may prosecute employers hiring illegal workers. The possible legal action against the executives mark the change in Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) policy, particularly, in view of Secretary Janet Napolitano’s decisions to delay a ...