In a sign of stepping up enforcement of illegal workers, ICE is opening this new office. By OMER GILLHAM Tulsa World Staff Writer TULSA — Immigration officials are opening a new office in Tulsa to investigate human trafficking, drug smuggling and the employment of illegal workers at potential terrorist targets such as oil refineries and…
Here’s an interesting shift in policy and it appears to be a more efficient way to address the problem. We’ll see if it works. By Josh Meyer and Anna Gorman Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Stepping into the political minefield of immigration reform, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napaolitano will soon direct federal agents to emphasize…
The new Homeland Security is putting the brakes on business as usual on Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids. That’s a good thing. It was needed. But now let’s see what changes ultimately come about. Hopefully it leads to a smarter policy. By Spencer S. Hsu Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Janet…
By Dora Schriro For USA TODAY WASHINGTON — For some time, concerns have been expressed about immigration detention, medical care and the general treatment of ICE detainees. We are beginning to see progress, even in the midst of ICE’s swift ramp-up since its inception in 2003, but I believe we have a good deal more…
Sounds like a good trade off, replacing the former head of ICE, who was well-connected but had little experience with someone who is less connected but more experienced. Not that it hurts to have connections here in Washington. But it shouldn’t override key things like experience. By AllGov If John Morton is confirmed as the…
This program has opened up the door for endless abuses. Local and state police officers, who are supposed to use this program to round up illegal immigrants committing serious crimes, are instead nabbing folks who urinate in public or speed. That’s not how the program was supposed to work. By N.C. Aizenman Washington Post Staff…
The death has made ICE rethink the way it handles non-citizens awaiting deportation. But is this an indication of something more systemic, something beyond Virginia? By Nick Mirroff and Josh White Washington Post Staff Writer The November death of a Prince William County man in immigration custody at Piedmont Regional Jail has prompted Immigration and…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Gerardo Chavez knew how to get coveted posts at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He was a special supervisory special agent and attaché in Caracas, Venezuela. He also knew how to make money illegally. On Friday a federal judge in Alexandria, Va., sentenced him to 7 ½ years in…
