An obscure provision of U.S. immigration law allows federal courts to order the removal of immigrants who have committed serious crimes and don’t want to fight to stay in the country.
With the U.S. Supreme Court decision on Arizona's get-tough immigration enforcement law in the rearview mirror, state lawmakers nationwide might be gearing up for more action on related bills in the coming year.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has used the San Ysidro port of entry between Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego County more than any other border crossing to deport Mexicans, according to an analysis of government data by California Watch.
In issuing its first new national strategy in eight years, the U.S. Border Patrol acknowledged this week an embarrassing but serious concern within its ranks: corruption.
A former chief of intelligence for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement pleaded guiltytodayto embezzlement charges stemming from a travel voucher fraud and kickback scheme that has cost the government more than $600,000.
