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Smith: Terrorists Continue to Exploit Immigration Loopholes

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Washington, D.C. – The FBI and the U.S. Capitol Police today arrested a Moroccan man in Washington, D.C. after an investigation into an alleged plot to carry out a suicide attack on the Capitol.  Amine el-Khalifi was born in Morocco and entered the United States in June 1999 on a B2 tourism visa.  His visa expired in 1999 and he has been living in the U.S. illegally ever since.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 February 2012 07:07

Illegal Aliens Fought with Deputies

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During Arrest of 12 by Human Smuggling Detectives

Maricopa County, AZ. - Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Human Smuggling detectives last night arrested 12 illegal aliens while being smuggled through the North East Valley of Maricopa County from Mexico.

During the incident, two illegal aliens, believed to be the group’s leaders, fought with detectives, in an attempt to keep the remaining suspects from being arrested. During this struggle, the 10 remaining illegal aliens attempted to flee on foot into the desert. As a result of the fight with deputies, one suspect was taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Last Updated on Saturday, 11 February 2012 07:27

More than 10,000 pounds of Border Trash Collected

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 More than 10,000 pounds of Border Trash Collectedduring Cleanup of Santa Cruz River in Rio Rico.


PHOENIX (Jan. 30, 2012) – More than 10,000 pounds of border trash were collected by 123 volunteers during the Saturday, Jan. 28 cleanup event on the Santa Cruz River north of Nogales in Rio Rico.

The event was sponsored by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Friends of the Santa Cruz River, Anza Trail Coalition, Rio Rico Properties and Santa Cruz County.

Last Updated on Friday, 03 February 2012 13:30

Deadly, violent illegal aliens deserve no favors, says US lawmaker

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by Jim Kouri

According to government reports, an criminal alien from Haiti who was ordered deported by an immigration judge in 2007 after being convicted for two felonies was released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in October 2010 and went on to kill three Americans in Miami, Florida two months later, according to a report released by the U.S. House of Representatives this week.

This criminal alien was released in the United States because the Obama administration had halted deportations to Haiti in January 2010 and the federal government was not able to deport him back to Haiti due to two Supreme Court decisions that require the release of dangerous illegal and criminal immigrants back into American communities when they cannot be removed to their native country in the “reasonably foreseeable future.”

Last Updated on Saturday, 28 January 2012 08:17

Obama Fanatic Threatens To Kill Sheriff Arpaio

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Suspect May Have Been Incensed by Arpaio’s Ongoing Investigation into
Legitimacy of Obama’s Birth Certificate

Phoenix, AZ - Deputies in Knoxville, Tennessee working with Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies today served a search warrant and seized computer and other evidence from the home of Adam Eugene Cox, 33, after an investigation into an internet death threat against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio came to light in October, 2011.

Last Updated on Saturday, 28 January 2012 08:13

Alien sentenced to 2 years in prison for illegal entry

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New Orleans – Santos Elenilson Gonzalez-Rivas, 24, a citizen of El Salvador, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court by U. S. District Judge.

Judge Engelhardt ordered that Gonzalez be placed on one year of supervised release following his prison term. He also ordered that Gonzalez pay a $2,500 fine to the United States.

Last Updated on Friday, 13 January 2012 08:36

MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRESTS TWO IN ATTEMPTED SALE OF DRUGS

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Sheriff’s Deputies Seize Over $800,000 in Cash
And Two Vehicles

Maricopa County, AZ.  The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office initiated an investigation concerning drug trafficking that could have been responsible for the distribution of thousands of pounds of marijuana throughout Maricopa County. The investigation culminated in the arrest of two suspects who reside in Anthem, Laura Behnke and Christian Vivola.

Last Updated on Friday, 06 January 2012 15:00

Justice Department's Alarming Prosecution of Border Patrol Agent

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Congressman Wally Herge

As you may know, Border Patrol Agent Jesus Diaz was recently given a two-year prison sentence for using unreasonable force during an arrest of a drug smuggler. I certainly do not condone the use of excessive force, but the facts of this case raise serious questions about the Justice Department’s decision to prosecute Agent Diaz. It is my understanding that the smuggler in question was given immunity in exchange for his testimony against Agent Diaz even though it was contradicted by photographic evidence and by testimonies from other agents at the scene. Additionally, Agent Diaz was cleared of all wrongdoing in this matter by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General and the U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement’s Office of Professional Wrongdoing.

Last Updated on Saturday, 24 December 2011 15:30

Sheriff’s Response to DOJ Letter

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Maricopa County, AZ (December 15, 2011) The following statements were made by Sheriff Joe Arpaio during a press conference held on 12/15/11 in response to the 22 page Department of Justice letter received 1 hour prior to DOJ press conference.

“Before we get started today, I want to say something to the citizens of Arizona and the rest of the nation.

On the surface, it may appear that today’s findings and actions by our federal government are directed towards this Sheriff and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. The truth of the matter is that this is a sad day for America as a whole.

Last Updated on Saturday, 17 December 2011 08:39

Checkpoint Yields Narcotics Worth 1 Million

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Niland, California, (Wednesday, December 14, 2011)-, U.S. Border Patrol agents from the El Centro Sector arrested a 40-year-old female and 19-year-old male after more than $1,049,000 worth of methamphetamine was discovered in their vehicle.

Last Updated on Thursday, 15 December 2011 09:15

Officers at Del Rio Port of Entry Seize 236 Pounds of Marijuana

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Del Rio, Texas – December 14, 2011 - A false floor in the bed of a pickup truck yielded more than 200 pounds of marijuana for U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Del Rio Tuesday.

Last Updated on Thursday, 15 December 2011 09:12

Two Smugglers Apprehended in last 48 hours have been found to have been previously deported 27 times

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SHERIFF ARPAIO STATES FEDERAL SYSTEM
CONTINUES TO BE BROKEN

Maricopa County, AZ. ( December 7th, 2011 ) Sheriff Joe Arpaio reports that the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Human Smuggling Unit arrested 12 illegal aliens involved in smuggling operations last night in the north valley, including the smuggler Ivan Lara-Roque who has been previously deported from the United States 13 times and has been permanently banned from entering the United States.

Through interviews conducted with those arrested, it was determined that the illegal aliens had paid amounts ranging from $1000 to $3000 each to be smuggled into the United States. The majority of those arrested reported to be heading to locations in the east, such as Mississippi, Virginia, Florida, Georgia and New Jersey.

Last Updated on Thursday, 08 December 2011 09:26

Nearly Half-Million Dollars in Meth Stopped From Entering The United States

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San Luis, Arizona - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Tucson Field Office, a component of CBP’s Joint Field Command – Arizona, seized nearly half a million dollars worth of methamphetamines yesterday.

Last Updated on Thursday, 01 December 2011 08:14

La Verne, California flight school owner arrested on visa fraud charges

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 California - A woman who operates a flight school in La Verne, Calif., was arrested Wednesday morning on federal charges alleging she oversaw a visa fraud scheme that allowed foreign nationals from Egypt, Sri Lanka and Taiwan to enter the United States for commercial pilot training at her school, even though the school was not approved to accept foreign students.

Last Updated on Thursday, 01 December 2011 08:09

Manager charged criminally for hiring illegal aliens

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Detroit, MI. - A manager at a specialty pallet and box manufacturing company in northwest Detroit was arrested Tuesday by agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's  Homeland Security Investigations on criminal charges of knowingly accepting false documentation in the course of hiring undocumented workers.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 November 2011 07:06

Newt Gingrich Support For Dream Act Amnesty Will Derail Campaign

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by Americans for Legal Immigration PAC

Americans for Legal Immigration PAC is predicting that the Gingrich campaign will implode in reaction to Speaker Gingrich's support for Dream Act Amnesty during tonight's CNN debate. ALIPAC successfully predicted the implosion of Rick Perry's campaign immediately following Perry's debate support for in-state tuition for illegal immigrants.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 November 2011 09:28

CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Disrupt Child Smuggling Attempt-Man Arrested

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Hidalgo, TX.—U .S. Customs and Border Protection  officers working at the Hidalgo/Reynosa International Bridge arrested a U.S. citizen man from Weslaco, Texas for allegedly attempting to smuggle a 10-year-old Mexican national child into the United States.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 November 2011 09:18

South Florida woman sentenced for human smuggling

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Miami, FL. – A Miami Gardens, Fla., woman was sentenced Monday to more than eight years in prison after she pleaded guilty to charges of smuggling illegal aliens into the United States following an investigation .

Judith Moody, 59, pleaded guilty to three counts of alien smuggling for profit and one count of aggravated identity theft in May. In addition to prison, she was also sentenced to three years of supervised release.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 November 2011 09:10

Investigation leads to discovery of Arizona smuggling tunnel

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Nogales, Az. – An active drug smuggling tunnel was located and shut down  Tuesday following a multi-agency probe spearheaded by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's  Homeland Security Investigations.

The U.S. entrance to the tunnel was concealed beneath the front porch of a home located approximately one-half mile west of the DeConcini Port of Entry. Further inspection revealed the tunnel ran south into Mexico, coming up inside a drainage tunnel that parallels the U.S./Mexico border on International Street.

Last Updated on Thursday, 17 November 2011 08:51

Border Patrol Arrests Felon Convicted of Homicide

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Tucson, Arizona – A male Nicaraguan national previously convicted of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle was among a group of individuals apprehended last night near Why, Ariz., by the Tucson Sector Border Patrol.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 November 2011 09:34

Woman convicted of visa fraud conspiracy involving more than 1000 illegals

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Orlando, Fl. — A federal jury found a Brazilian woman residing in Orlando guilty of alien smuggling and conspiracy to commit alien smuggling and worker visa fraud on Monday, following an investigation that began with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's  Homeland Security Investigations.

Rafaela Dutra Toro, 30, faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. She was indicted on Jan. 26. Her sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled.

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 November 2011 08:55

RCMP probe suspected drug smuggling - Seek public’s help

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The RCMP are looking for the public’s help with an investigation of a suspected drug smuggling operation that allegedly involved an American sailboat in Chaleur Bay last month.

Residents in the areas of Bay of Chaleur, which lies between Québec’s Gaspé Peninsula and northern New Brunswick, and Campbellton, N.B., may have wit-nessed suspicious activity around Oct. 4 as the boat, named the Eternity, was sailing illegally in Canadian waters, Sgt. Christian Lamarre stated in a news release.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 08 November 2011 08:23

Border Patrol Nabs Five Illegal Aliens in Crude Cross Border Tunnel

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Otay Mesa, California – U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended five illegal aliens from Mexico morning that became stuck while crawling through a makeshift tunnel which branched off of an abandoned gas line near the Otay Mesa port of entry.

Last Updated on Friday, 04 November 2011 09:29

Illegal alien sentenced to 40 months for re-entering US after being deported

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MADISON, Wis. — A Mexican national was sentenced Nov. 2 to 40 months in federal prison for illegally returning to the United States after he was twice deported.

Victor Herrera-Lopez, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb after he pleaded guilty to illegally re-entering the United States after he had been previously  deported.

Last Updated on Friday, 04 November 2011 09:25

Ohio business owner sentenced for hiring illegal aliens at ghost company

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Dayton, Ohio – An Ohio businessman was sentenced Tuesday on charges that he filed nearly 250 false documents for illegal aliens at a non-existent company following an investigation.

Amarnath Trichy, 47, of Dayton, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to nine months in federal prison for charges which were part of a scheme to bring illegal workers to the Dayton area for jobs that did not exist.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 November 2011 12:16

PCSO Arrest Nets 1.6 Million in Smuggled Heroin And Meth

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On 10-31-2011, just before 3:00 p.m., a PCSO deputy on patrol just outside the town of Stanfield noticed a brown, Nissan sedan traveling over 50 mph in a posted school zone.

The deputy initiated a traffic stop by turning on his emergency
lights, at which time the vehicle accelerated, and began driving erratically in an attempt to flee. As a second deputy attempted to deploy stop sticks in the area of Barnes and Russell Roads, the suspect swerved towards the deputy, causing the deputy to dive from the roadway to avoid being struck.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 November 2011 12:17

Officers Nab Illegal Alien Posing as Construction Worker

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San Diego — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro port of entry Thursday caught a Mexican citizen posing as a construction worker in an attempt to allude officers and enter the country illegally.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 November 2011 14:39

Probe deals blow to Mexican criminal drug ring

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Suspects allegedly smuggled more than 330 tons of illegal narcotics a year through Arizona

Phoenix, AZ.— Federal, state and local authorities announced the results Monday of "Operation Pipeline Express," a 17-month multi-agency investigation responsible for dismantling a massive narcotics trafficking organization suspected of smuggling more than $33 million dollars' worth of drugs a month through Arizona's western desert.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 November 2011 14:36

El Paso hotel owner sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for smuggling and harboring illegal aliens

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Forfeiture and restitution judgments total more than $3.66 million

El Paso, Texas – A downtown El Paso hotel owner was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison Oct. 21 for conspiracy to smuggle, transport and/or harbor illegal aliens, money laundering and tax fraud.

Last Updated on Friday, 28 October 2011 13:33

Dope, More Dope and Other Narcotics nabbed at Calexico East Port

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Calexico, Ca. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Calexico East port of entry arrested a United States citizen after discovering 27 pounds of cocaine, seven pounds of hashish and six pounds of methamphetamine hidden in the vehicle he was driving.

The combined street value of the narcotics is approximately $259,600.
CBP officers at the Calexico East port of entry discovered cocaine, hashish and methamphetamine hidden in a vehicle.

Last Updated on Thursday, 27 October 2011 07:29