The federal government has charged a Refugio man with harboring more than a dozen undocumented immigrants. Alfredo Plascencia was detained and charged last week, after special agents with Homeland Security Investigations raided four of his properties, including the popular Taqueria Guadalajara.
Category: Illegal Immigration
Deportation agency ignored 1.6 million visa overstays under Obama
The government flagged more than 1.6 million foreign visitors for overstaying their visas from 2013 to 2015, but deportation agents said they fell too low on President Obama’s list of priorities to bother targeting for removal, according to a watchdog report released Monday. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement , the deportation agency, concluded that it would cost too much to pursue the overstays, the Government Accountability Office said.
Luis Garza gets 14 years in prison for fatal crash
The federal government has charged a Refugio man with harboring more than a dozen undocumented immigrants. Alfredo Plascencia was detained and charged last week, after special agents with Homeland Security Investigations raided four of his properties.
1 dead, 5 injured after plane hits houses in California
An activist who will deliver a Democratic response in Spanish to President Donald Trump’s first speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday plans to address his administration’s crackdown on undocumented… An activist who will deliver a Democratic response in Spanish to President Donald Trump’s first speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday plans to address his administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants and the need for health care. Money is being raised to repair and restore more than 100 headstones that were vandalized at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia.
Gizzi: Will Trump, Pope Meet in May?
Barely a year after Donald Trump and Pope Francis exchanged some strong words over the issue of illegal immigration, there is a question whether the two will meet when President Trump is in Rome for the G-7 summit in May. Newsmax posed that question to White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday, reminding him how the U.S. president, when in Rome, has always had an audience with the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church going back to 1959 . “That’s a great question,” replied Spicer, himself a Roman Catholic.
Refugees at the border causing concern
As much as there has been considerable attention on how the new American administration may impact Canada from an economic perspective, overlooked thus far has been the impact to Canada on illegal refugee entry. As you may be aware, in parts of Manitoba and Quebec, there has been a significant increase of refugees illegally crossing into Canada creating considerable concern about the overall integrity of Canada’s immigration and refugee system.
TERRELL: The need for strong immigration laws
The system is broken regardless of your side of the equation. The United States is a sovereign nation and has an obligation first to its lawful citizenry.
How to avoid Trump’s immigration trap: Nigerians in US advised
Some Nigerians in the U.S. have expressed concerns over the controversial Executive Order expected to be rolled out this week by President Donald Trump to restrict citizens from certain countries and also put in place stringent measures against all categories of undocumented immigrants. Newsmen report that the Nigerians voiced out their concerns during teleconferences organized to equip them with information about the travel ban, to also allay their fears and enlighten them on what to do to avoid falling into President Trump’s immigration trap.
Southern Californians Creating an Underground Network to Hide Undocumented Immigrants
After being deported, a man says goodbye to his partner through the fence at the U.S. border with Mexico. A group of religious leaders that goes by the name Rapid Response Team is preparing private homes to provide refuge to undocumented immigrants as the immigration crackdown broadens.
Trump’s Cabinet has to work as a cleanup crew
Trump’s Cabinet has to work as a cleanup crew – After President Trump said that deporting undocumented immigrants was “a military operation,” Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly, speaking in Mexico, clarified that there would be “no use of military force in immigration operations.”
Trump’s deportation plans are costly, harsh and a logistical nightmare
Kelly signed a pair of memos that move forward with two of Trump’s executive orders regarding immigration, and give the federal government authorization to expand detention and prioritize deportation for a larger group of undocumented immigrants living in the us, according to Vox . But Eagly saidany expansion of expedited removal is likely to be challenged in the federal courts on the grounds that it denies due process.
.com | The agonising wait as the assault starts
It is Tuesday in Pretoria West, and after some of the city’s buildings are torched and about 30 foreign-owned shops looted, a group calling itself the Mamelodi Concerned Residents’ Association announces it will lead a march against undocumented immigrants on Friday and hand over a memorandum to government. At 11:00 that morning, Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba speaks from Cape Town after the group’s anti-immigrant march is approved by the Tshwane metro police.
Is Trump building a blueprint for mass deportation?
But it appears inevitable that many more undocumented immigrants will be swept up by the Trump administration’s more aggressive enforcement. The groups at risk of deportation have been expanded dramatically by President Donald Trump’s Jan. 25 executive orders and the enforcement memos issued last week by the Department of Homeland Security .
Vets group targets Warren over support for illegal immigrants
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is facing heat from a veterans’ advocacy group back home in Massachusetts for her support of illegal immigrants and not prioritizing veterans issues. The Boston Herald reported on Saturday that Veterans Assisting Veterans wrote in an open letter that Warren and other Bay State Democrats need to take care of their own troops before assisting people in the country illegally.
Sheriff Gives SHOCKING Report On Illegal Alien PREDATOR Arrests! [VIDEO]
Liberals have willfully blinded themselves and have attempted to do the same to others when it comes to the detrimental effects of illegal immigration. All in the name of being more “politically correct” than their conservative counterparts.
Oh Good: NY Times Publishes Screed By Illegal Alien Who Vows To Not Leave
Have you heard the case of Jeanette Vizguerra, a person who is unlawfully present in the United States and has taken refuge in a church, which puts the church in violation of 8 US Code 1324 ? She stretches the truthok, breaks itin this opinion piece This year is my 20th in Denver, but I may have to spend it in the basement of the First Unitarian Church instead of my own home. When I wake up in the room set up for me here, my first thought every day is who will pick up my children from school.
Mexico warns of tariffs, spurns US aid
Mexico has hardened its opposition to President Donald Trump by saying it would retaliate if the United States imposed a border tax and that it can afford to lose financial aid that might be pulled to pay for a border wall. Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said Mexico could respond to any tax the US were to unilaterally impose on imports from its southern neighbour to finance the wall with levies on select goods, aimed at US regions most dependent on exports south of the border.
California immigration policy debate brings local law enforcement role into focus
A California proposal to shield people from deportation by limiting communication between local police and federal agents took on new relevance this week after the Department of Homeland Security revealed it will try to enlist the help of local law enforcement agencies to crack down further on illegal immigration. A two-decade-old program the feds want to expand – which delegates immigration enforcement authority to some local officers – has all but disappeared from California.
Trump calls deportations a ‘military operation.’ Could he make them one?
During a meeting with manufacturing CEOs at the White House on Thursday, President Donald Trump described moves by his administration to deport illegal immigrants as a “military operation.” Trump’s use of the word “military” to describe the enforcement of deportation policies is drawing a lot of attention, and for good reason.
Tillerson and Kelly’s Visit to Mexico Went About as Well as You’d Expect
America’s top diplomat and top U.S. counterterrorism official were in Mexico Thursday for what could only be described as an awkward visit. First, there’s the issue of the wall that U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to build along the U.S.-Mexican border.
Upset at Trump, Mexico voices ‘worry and irritation’ to US envoys
Mexico on Thursday expressed “worry and irritation” about US policies to two of President Donald Trump’s top envoys, giving a chilly reply to the new administration’s hard line on immigration, trade and security. The US government this week angered Mexico by saying it was seeking to deport many illegal immigrants to Mexico if they entered the United States from there, regardless of their nationality.
Senate Committee Holds Hearing On Bill To Ban Voting By Undocumented Immigrants
In Annapolis, a Senate committee today held a hearing on a bill that would bar undocumented immigrants from voting in municipal elections. Undocumented immigrants cannot legally vote in state and federal elections, but can legally vote in municipal elections that allow it.
Trump tells CEOs he plans to bring back millions of jobs
Feb 23 President Donald Trump told about two dozen chief executives of major U.S. companies on Thursday he plans to bring many millions of jobs back to the United States. Trump also touched on his plan to deport illegal immigrants to Mexico.
US, Mexico at odds over deportation as top officials meet
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson boards his plane at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, before his departure to Mexico. President Donald Trump is sending his Tillerson and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly to Mexico on a fence-mending mission made all the more challenging by the actual fence he wants to build on the southern border.
Albas: Prime Minister’s comments have encouraged illegal entry to Canada
As much as there has been considerable attention on how the new American administration may impact Canada from an economic perspective, overlooked thus far has been the impact to Canada on illegal refugee entry. As you may be aware in parts of Manitoba and Quebec there has been a significant increase of refugees illegally crossing into Canada creating considerable concern on the overall integrity of Canada’s immigration and refugee system.
Two builders pinned down suspected illegal immigrants
Moment two builders grabbed and pinned down suspected Iraqi illegal immigrants as they jumped from the back of a lorry This is the moment two builders grabbed and pinned down a pair of suspected Iraqi illegal immigrants as they jumped from the back of a lorry. Justin Slowley, 47, and Andy Collins, 28, were fitting out new flats in Leigh, Essex, when they overheard a lorry driver yelling ‘danger, danger’.
Undocumented immigrant arrested after double stabbing, kidnapping
An undocumented immigrant previously deported for felony convictions was arrested Friday as a suspect in a double stabbing and kidnapping, authorities said. Oscar Hernandez took off with his 6-year-old daughter, Aylin, around 3 a.m. Friday after fatally stabbing Aylin’s mother and wounding another female victim, according to police in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Trump rolls out new deportation rules
The Department of Homeland Security released two memorandums to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection outlining Trump’s executive orders on immigration. The messages subjected more undocumented immigrants to deportation, stripped the Privacy Act’s provisions away from undocumented immigrants and directed additional agency hirings.
Mexico bristles at ‘hostile’ Trump deportation rules
Mexico’s Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray addresses the audience during a meeting between Mexico and the United Nations on human rights in Mexico City, Mexico February 22, 2017. Photo: Reuters Mexico reacted with anger on Wednesday to what one official called “hostile” new US immigration guidelines hours before senior Trump administration envoys began arriving in Mexico City for talks on the volatile issue.
Trump’s threat of mass deportation fills Mexican migrant towns with fear
In an undated handout photo, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detain a suspect in Los Angeles in February of 2017. With an executive order last month and a pair of Department of Homeland Security memos on Feb. 22, the Trump administration has significantly hardened the country’s policies regarding illegal immigration.
On illegal immigration, Trump plan sloppy as a drive-by shooting | Moran
Most Americans oppose his plans to build a wall at the Mexican border, and most want undocumented immigrants to have a path to citizenship. Trump voters disagree.
Trump sends top aides to Mexico amid deep strains with US
President Donald Trump is sending his top diplomat and homeland security chief to Mexico on a fence-mending mission made all the more challenging by the actual fence he wants to build on the southern border. Ties between the countries have plunged since Trump took office a month ago, punctuated by Trump’s insistence that Mexico pay for a border wall and other demands on illegal immigration and trade.
$5 TRILLION Dollars
President Donald Trump’s sweeping crackdown on undocumented immigrants will strain an already tight U.S. job market, with one study suggesting that removing all of them would cost the economy as much as $5 trillion over 10 years. That represents the contribution of the millions of unauthorized workers to the world’s largest economy, about 3 percent of private-sector gross domestic product, according to a recent paper issued by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown likely to trigger lawsuits
In this Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, file photo, people wave U.S. flags during a naturalization ceremony at the Los Angeles Convention Center, in Los Angeles. Since Trump’s immigration enforcement order and travel ban, immigrants have been rushing to prepare applications to become Americans.
Trudeau: No, we won’t be stopping illegal border crossings. Why do you ask?
The other day we looked at a somewhat amusing story of people illegally crossing the border from the United States into Canada. The numbers remain only a tiny trickle compared to the flow of illegal aliens coming into the United States across our southern border, but the trend should still be worrying for Canadians.
Trump admin lays out new approach to illegal immigration
In this photo taken Feb. 7, 2017, released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an arrest is made during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. The Trump administration is wholesale rewriting the U.S. immigration enforcement priorities, broadly expanding the number of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally who are priorities for deportation, according to a pair of enforcement memos released Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017.
Deportation nation
The Trump administration on Tuesday moved one step closer to implementing the president’s plans to aggressively rid the country of undocumented immigrants and expand local police-based enforcement of border security operations. In a fact sheet outlining the efforts, the Department of Homeland Security said that though their top priority is finding and removing undocumented immigrants with criminal histories, millions more may also be subject to immediate removal.
Trump officials seek to prevent ‘panic’ over new immigration policies
The Trump administration on Tuesday sought to allay growing fears among immigrant communities over wide-ranging new directives to ramp up enforcement against illegal immigrants, insisting that the measures are not intended to produce “mass deportations.” Federal officials cautioned that many of the changes detailed in a pair of memos from Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly will take time to implement because of costs and logistical challenges, and that Border Patrol agents and immigration officers will use their expanded powers with care and discretion.
Francis Wilkinson, Bloomberg View: Trump right to consider saving Dreamers in immigration orders
President Trump hinted at his news conference last week that he may yet unveil a surprise on the fate of “Dreamers” – the undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children. If it truly favors Dreamers, it could be a shrewd move.
Trump to spare U.S. ‘dreamer’ immigrants from crackdown
President Donald Trump’s administration plans to consider almost all illegal immigrants subject to deportation, but will leave protections in place for immigrants known as “dreamers” who entered the United States illegally as children, according to official guidelines released yesterday. The Department of Homeland Security guidance to immigration agents is part of a broader border security and immigration enforcement plan in executive orders that Republican Trump signed on Jan. 25. Former President Barack Obama, a Democrat, issued an executive order in 2012 that protected 750,000 immigrants who had been brought into the United States illegally by their parents.