More than 300 older children split at border are reunited

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration said Thursday that it has reunified 364 children ages 5 and older with their families after they were separated at the border, still leaving hundreds to go before a court-imposed deadline a week away. The Justice Department reaffirmed in a court filing that it has identified 2,551 children... Read More

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Illegal Immigration, Immigration

July 20, 2018

Fatal SUV crash driver among 5 charged in smuggling scheme

DALLAS (AP) — A 20-year-old man indicted in an alleged immigrant smuggling scheme was under federal supervision when he led authorities in Texas on a high-speed chase and crashed an SUV, killing five of the 14 people inside, according to court records. Federal prosecutors said the driver, Jorge Luis Monsivais Jr., and four others were... Read More

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Jorge Luis Monsivais Jr.

July 19, 2018

US deporting crime victims while they wait for special visa

For victims of crime on U.S. soil who are living here illegally, a special visa program encourages them to help solve their cases and catch criminals, and often provides their only clear path to citizenship. But as Republican President Donald Trump’s administration has taken a harder line on immigration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement appears... Read More

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July 17, 2018

Man nabbed in wife’s chainsaw attack was deported 11 times

LOS ANGELES — Officials say a man accused of attacking his wife with a chainsaw in front of their children at their Los Angeles-area home had been deported from the U.S. 11 times. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Lori Haley says 32-year-old Alejandro Alvarez-Villegas is a “serial immigration violator.” Alvarez-Villegas was arrested on Thursday in... Read More

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Alejandro Alvarez Villegas

July 17, 2018

Judge temporarily halts deportation of reunified families

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ordered a temporary halt to deportations of immigrant families reunited after being separated at the border, as the Trump administration races to meet a July 26 deadline for putting more than 2,500 children back in their parents’ arms. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw imposed a delay... Read More

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Immigration

July 16, 2018

Mexican national gets prison time for faking citizenship, stealing $350G in benefits

Andres Avelino Anduaga, a Mexican national who impersonated an American citizen for more than 30 years, was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for stealing more than $350,000 in government benefits from government agencies, Fox 5 San Diego reported. He was also reportedly ordered to pay back $360,908.85 in restitution to the Social Security... Read More

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Andres Avelino Anduaga

July 13, 2018

Ski area developers to pay in immigrant investor fraud case

NEWPORT, Vt. (AP) — Vermont has settled a lawsuit against two ski resort developers who were accused of defrauding the state’s troubled immigrant investor program. Attorney General T.J. Donovan announced on Thursday that former Jay Peak ski area owner Ariel Quiros, of Miami, will pay the state $2 million, satisfied by giving it five properties... Read More

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Jay Peak Ski Area

July 12, 2018

Neo-Nazi trial puts spotlight on fate of migrants in Germany

MUNICH (AP) — A German court found the main defendant guilty on Wednesday in a string of neo-Nazi killings more than a decade ago — a high-profile trial that raised fresh questions about the treatment of migrants at a time when Germany is grappling with an unprecedented influx of refugees and surging support for a... Read More

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National Socialist Underground

July 10, 2018

Dozens of immigrant children will be reunited with parents

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dozens of immigrant children will be released from detention centers and reunited with their parents Tuesday. A government lawyer said Monday at least 54 children under the age of 5 would join their parents by a court-ordered deadline, only about half the 100 or so children covered by the order. The... Read More

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Immigration

July 9, 2018

ACLU: Less than half of child reunions will meet deadline

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union said it appears the Trump administration will miss a court-ordered deadline to reunite young children who were separated at the border with their parents in more than half of the cases. The ACLU said late Sunday the administration provided it with a list of 102 children... Read More

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Immigration

July 6, 2018

Judge warns against ‘piecemeal’ court rulings on immigration

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. judge urged Congress and the president to set aside partisan differences on immigration in a ruling that allowed California to enforce some state sanctuary laws but warned that “piecemeal” court decisions were not a long-term solution to the nation’s heated immigration debate. The ruling came Thursday in a lawsuit... Read More

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Immigration

July 4, 2018

2nd Liberian man convicted in US immigration fraud case

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Liberian man who was accused of lying on his U.S. immigration forms about his ties to his country’s war criminals was convicted on Tuesday, a few months after another man was found guilty of similar offenses. Jucontee Thomas Woewiyu was convicted after a three-week trial that included testimony from foreign reporters,... Read More

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Thomas Woewiyu

July 3, 2018

Judge to get update on abuse claims by immigrant teens

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — A judge is set to hold a status conference in a federal civil-rights lawsuit filed on behalf of immigrant teens who allege they were severely abused inside a Virginia juvenile detention center. The Associated Press reported last month on sworn statements from six Latino teens who detailed abuse they said they... Read More

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Immigration

June 29, 2018

Officials: DHS requests 12,000 beds to detain families

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security has formally requested space for up to 12,000 beds at a military base to detain families caught crossing the border illegally, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The request seeks 2,000 beds to be up and running in the next 45 days, and the remaining space to be... Read More

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Immigration

More than 300 older children split at border are reunited

Fatal SUV crash driver among 5 charged in smuggling scheme

US deporting crime victims while they wait for special visa

Man nabbed in wife’s chainsaw attack was deported 11 times

Judge temporarily halts deportation of reunified families

Mexican national gets prison time for faking citizenship, stealing $350G in benefits

Ski area developers to pay in immigrant investor fraud case

Neo-Nazi trial puts spotlight on fate of migrants in Germany

Dozens of immigrant children will be reunited with parents

ACLU: Less than half of child reunions will meet deadline

Judge warns against ‘piecemeal’ court rulings on immigration

2nd Liberian man convicted in US immigration fraud case

Judge to get update on abuse claims by immigrant teens

Officials: DHS requests 12,000 beds to detain families

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