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Calif. Rep. Loretta Sanchez Voices Concern Over Lack of Interagency Cooperation Between DEA and Border Agencies to Fight Cartels

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — REP. LORETTA SANCHEZ (D-Calif) expressed concern Wednesday about the need for better cooperation between DEA and border agencies to fight drug cartels. Responding to a Government Accountability Office report, the California Congresswoman said: “A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report highlighting the lack of interagency cooperation between our leading border and…

ICE to Open New Office in Tulsa

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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…

ICE Agents to Target Employers Over Laborers

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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…

Homeland Chief Puts the Brakes on Immigration Raids

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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…

Homeland Sec. Adviser Admits ICE Needs To Improve Treatment of Immigrant Detainees

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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…

New Head of ICE Has Far More Experience than Predecessor

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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…

Results of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Program Not Good Report Says

allan16 years ago02 mins

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…

ICE Stops Detentions at Va. Facility After a Death

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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…