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Illegal Immigrants
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Monday, October 6, 2008
Illegal residents, diligent owners
California | Local |
12:00AM, October 6
Three years ago, Jose Perez purchased a small condo northeast of San Francisco for nearly $250,000. Read more
Friday, October 3, 2008
Legal immigration outpaces illegal
National |
October 3, 2008
For the first time in a decade, the makeup of the U.S. immigrant population may be shifting, with the number of illegal immigrants entering the country falling behind the number of those entering legally, according to an independent report released Thursday. Read more
Gang sweep nets 1,759 arrests
California | Local |
October 3, 2008
More than 1,700 alleged gang members and their associates, many of them illegal immigrants, were arrested during a four-month nationwide crackdown that spanned 53 cities, including Los Angeles and San Diego, federal officials said. Read more
Family planning program imperiled
California | Local |
October 3, 2008
California is locked in a dispute with Washington that state officials say has imperiled a successful family planning program for the poor. Read more
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Couple ordered deported after 10-year battle to remain in U.S.
California | Local |
October 2, 2008
An Indian man and his English wife who voluntarily turned themselves in to immigration authorities more than 10 years ago in hopes of gaining legal residency are facing deportation after a federal court ruled against them, their attorney said this week. Read more
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Lawsuit filed over tuition break can proceed
California | Local |
September 17, 2008
A state appellate court has ruled that a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a California law granting in-state tuition to illegal immigrants can move forward. Read more
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Tip-offs dilute surprise of ICE raids
National |
September 14, 2008
Reeling from work-site raids that have jailed thousands of illegal workers, immigration organizations are quietly assembling informal networks to gather advance information about federal enforcement operations and to help locals and laborers prepare. Read more
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Raid at bakery leads to 53 arrests
California | Local |
September 11, 2008
A work site raid at a Palm Springs bakery Wednesday resulted in the arrests of 51 illegal immigrant workers and their current and former supervisors, who allegedly hired the employees in exchange for money. Read more
Monday, September 8, 2008
Crime rate higher for deportees
California | Local |
September 8, 2008
Illegal immigrants who have been deported at least once from the United States are far more likely than other immigrants to repeatedly commit crimes, according to a study by the nonprofit Rand Corp. Read more
Friday, September 5, 2008
LAX tightens security measures after alleged smuggling
California | Local |
September 5, 2008
Airport officials and federal authorities said Thursday that they have tightened security at Los Angeles International Airport because of the recent arrest of an elevator mechanic suspected of smuggling illegal immigrants into the United States. Read more
Thursday, September 4, 2008
LAX worker faces smuggling charge
California | Local |
September 4, 2008
A longtime elevator mechanic at Los Angeles International Airport has been charged with smuggling illegal immigrants into the United States by leading them out of the terminal before they were inspected by federal authorities. Read more
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Immigrant raid splits Miss. town
National |
August 31, 2008
Fabiola Pena considered running away from her factory job when she realized she was being targeted in a federal immigration raid. Read more
Friday, August 22, 2008
Questions remain over man’s death in custody
California | Local |
August 22, 2008
It’s been six weeks since Tomas Sanchez Orzuna died in Border Patrol custody, but the questions of why and how remain unanswered. Read more
Saturday, July 26, 2008
‘Sanctuary city’ no haven for a family and its grief
California | Local |
July 26, 2008
Frank Kennedy is a third-generation San Franciscan, the son and grandson of local police officers and the proud owner of a Bay Area business. Read more
Sign back up near I-5 immigration checkpoint
California | Local |
July 26, 2008
An anti-illegal-immigration group’s Adopt-a-Highway sign was re-posted this week on Interstate 5 near the Border Patrol checkpoint in San Clemente after a federal judge ruled that it did not pose a danger to the public. Read more
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Immigration law means a borderline existence for U.S. wife of Mexican
California | Local |
July 22, 2008
Stuck in Tijuana traffic, Heather Suarez fixes her strawberry blond hair, applies her makeup and listens to country music on the car radio. Read more
Friday, July 18, 2008
No strait route for Cubans
World |
July 18, 2008
In the face of a U.S. crackdown on illegal immigration in the waters between Cuba and Florida, Mexican authorities have reported a surge in detentions of Cubans as quick-moving smugglers shift their routes westward. Read more
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Having degree of anxiety
California | Local |
July 8, 2008
He took 15 AP classes in high school, and kicks himself for passing up two others. Read more
Thursday, July 3, 2008
New issue threatens Newsom ambition
California | Local |
July 3, 2008
Gavin Newsom has his work cut out for him: As he positions himself to run for governor, he must persuade Californians that he is more than just the mayor of a famously liberal city, the man who ushered in same-sex marriage. Read more
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Young illegal immigrants lose their San Francisco sanctuary
California | Local |
July 2, 2008
California’s best-known sanctuary city – a haven for illegal immigrants – has been escorting convicted juvenile offenders back to their home countries at city expense for nearly a generation and shielding them from federal officials in the process.But after several recent embarrassing incidents, this famously liberal enclave has been forced to reconsider how it deals with young undocumented criminals.Ever since a city juvenile probation officer was detained by federal immigration authorit Read more
