Agents in Nogales in southeastern Arizona made two big cash seizures from people crossing the border with Mexico.
Read More »Immigration chief: ‘We’re going to get this right’
The federal government has deported more illegal immigrants from the U.S. than ever before, the director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Thursday as part of an effort to push back on the suggestion Washington isn't doing enough.
Read More »Criminal immigrants targeted in Arizona operation
The director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be in Phoenix on Thursday to talk with local law enforcement agencies about removing criminal immigrants and securing the Mexican border.
Read More »Fingerprint sharing led to deportation of 47,000
Records show that about 47,000 people were removed or deported from the U.S. after the Homeland Security Department sifted through 3 million sets of fingerprints taken from bookings at local jails.
Read More »Judge stops major parts of S1070 from taking effect
Opponents of S1070 are viewing a federal judge’s injunction as a death knell for the state’s strict illegal immigration law. Supporters of the law, meanwhile, are hoping U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton’s ruling will be overturned as it works its way through the appeals process.
No ruling on S1070, judge may halt portions of law
A federal judge did not rule on whether she would prevent Arizona’s strict new illegal immigration law from going into effect, but indicated that she could issue an injunction against portions of S1070 while leaving the rest of the law intact.
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ICE director: states shouldn’t follow Arizona lead
States should not follow Arizona's lead and enact strict new immigration laws because ridding the country of illegal immigrants is the federal government's job, the director of the nation's immigration enforcement agency said Tuesday.
Read More »Obama asks for 1,000 more Border Patrol agents
President Barack Obama is asking Congress for $600 million in emergency funds for 1,000 more Border Patrol agents, 160 new federal immigration officers and two unmanned aircraft to beef up security on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Read More »MCSO immigration sweeps lead to 40 arrests
Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies say they arrested 40 suspected illegal immigrants in a 36-hour period ending Wednesday.
Read More »US arrests 2,000 in Mexican drug trafficking probe
Law enforcement agencies have arrested more than 2,000 people in a 22-month investigation targeting Mexican drug trafficking organizations in the United States.
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