Supreme Court Strikes Down Parts of Az Immigration Law But Upholds Part
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Illinois Village Halts Feds Plans to Build Immigration Detention Center
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A village in Illinois delivered a blow to federal officials who wanted to build an immigration detention center there, the Chicago Tribune reported. Without public support, Crete village trustees voted unanimously against the facility, which was to be medium-security and provide jobs. Residents wanted none of it, saying the facility would hurt…
ICE HSI Agent Pleads Guilty to 21 Counts
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agent has pleaded guilty to leaking information to relatives involved in drug trafficking, authorities said. Jovana Deas, 33, of Rio Rico, Ariz., pleaded guilty to all 21 counts against her, the FBI said in a statement on Monday. Deas was…
DEA Agents Seize 1,100 Lbs. of Marijuana in North Carolina
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Armed with a search warrant, the DEA agents and local police seized about 1,100 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $660,000, along with several hundred thousand dollars in cash, a small amount of cocaine and two automobiles in North Carolina, reports GoDanRiver.com Three arrests were made of the Mexican suspects who…
ICE: Federal Immigration Program to Become Mandatory by 2013
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Provisions which allowed local law enforcement officials more choices in complying with the federal Secure Communities immigration enforcement program will be “streamlined” or “eliminated,” bringing law enforcement groups in line with federal mandates, reports the LA Times. The information-sharing program between the FBI and local law enforcement, which allows the FBI…
Customs and Border Protection Gets New Leader
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A new leader has been named to the nation’s largest uniformed federal law enforcement agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, reports the website AllGov.com. David V. Aguilar has been named the head of the agency. The move came after after Senate Republicans refused to hold a hearing on President Barack Obama’s…
Feds Warn Alabama Law Enforcement Over Immigration Law
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The Feds are pushing back on the state of Alabama. The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division warned 156 local law enforcement agencies they could lose their federal funding if they fail to comply with federal civil rights laws while enforcing the state’s harsh immigration laws, according to Talking Points Memo. “As…
Grassley Fires Off Letter to Homeland Sec. Napolitano: Concerned About Reduced Searches for Illegals on Northern Border
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A letter from Senator Charles Grassley representing a group of 14 Senators is asking Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to reconsider a policy to end routine traffic checks of buses, trains and other vehicles for illegal aliens along the United State’s northern border. “News of the lessened security will only entice…