A bill being drafted by a state legislator would limit local law enforcement from holding arrestees on behalf of immigration authorities seeking to deport them.
Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) said he is finalizing amendments to a bill that would be the first statewide measure to counter the Secure Communities enforcement program, which requires law enforcement agencies to forward to immigration authorities the fingerprints of all arrestees booked into local jails.
President Obama announced Tuesday that Cecilia Munoz, current White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, will be the new White House Director of the Domestic Policy Council. Munoz replaces Melody Barnes, who stepped down last month.
As states across the nation ramp up their efforts to catch illegal immigrants, the Obama administration on Thursday launched a new free hotline for people busted on violations to get help.
The hotline, run by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, is available 24/7 for detained individuals to phone if they think they “may be U.S. citizens or victims of a crime.”
America’s ‘toughest sheriff’ has slammed a government report claiming he is running an office based on blatant racism against Latinos.
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio committed civil rights violations against Latinos through his immigration and jail policies, the U.S. Justice Department said.
Latino inmates who didn’t understand commands in English were punished by up to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement, investigators found.
Illegal immigrants cause nearly half of all Western state wild fires
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Border Jumper Murderer of Chandra Levy convicted after ten years.
Swinging Horndog and former Democratic Big Wig Gary Condit took the stand November 1st to testify in the Chandra Levy murder trial. Border Jumper, I mean Illegal Alien Immigrant, I mean Undocumented Worker and native of El Salvador, Ingmar Guandique, 29, is on trial for the murder and attempted sexual assault of Levy nearly ten […]