By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A leak to the media prompted an immigration judge to grant asylum to President Obama’s aunt Zeituni Onyango who lives in Boston public housing, the Boston Globe reported. The paper reported that the judge, Leonard I. Shapiro, ruled the asylum was granted because of an anonymous federal official in the Bush…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com These have not been fun days for John Morton, who heads up U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The union representing ICE agents just issued a vote of “no confidence” for him. And on Tuesday, two key sheriffs along the Arizona-Mexico border sharply criticized him. The sheriffs, according to the Washington Times,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement known as ICE has an image problem. So ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton plans to “re-brand”, realign its duties and emphasize criminal investigations over immigrant deportations, the Washington Post is reporting. “By streamlining and renaming several offices, officials hope to highlight the agency’s…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – About a dozen police chiefs from cities like Phoenix, Tuscon, Houston and Los Angeles plan to meet Wednesday with Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Jr. to express concerns about Arizona’s new immigration law, CNN is reporting. CNN said the chiefs will voice concerns that the new law will “drive a…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — After a protracted legal battle, President Barack Obama’s Kenyan aunt has been granted asylum, the Associated Press reported. A U.S. Immigration judge in Boston mailed the decision on Friday, AP reported. The aunt, Zeituni Onyango, is the half sister of Obama’s later father. A person must prove that they…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com When Joe-Shmoe forgets to file something like this, well, it’s understandable. Maybe. But when it’s the Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan D. Bersin? “Unacceptable”, says Sen. Max Bauchus, according to the Washington Post. At issue is paperwork known as I-9 forms verifying that household workers can legally work in the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge is the latest to weigh in on Arizona’s new immigration law, saying he’s uncomfortable with it. Ridge told the Associated Press that he’s concerned that the law allows police to question people without probable cause. But he criticized both Democrats and Republicans for failing to…
