Boy Killed in Hit & Run; Driver Held Without Bond (Drunk Mexican Illegal)
Post Date: 2008-06-06 19:37:46 by supertracpak
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Family members say 5 year-old Frank Brooks "was a happy, smiling kid." MEMPHIS, TN - Tate County officials say a man was drunk when he hit a small boy with his SUV and drove away. Jaime Perez, 35, is charged with DUI, leaving the scene of an accident and driving without a license. Investigators also believe Perez is an illegal immigrant. He is accused of hitting 5 year-old Frank Brooks on County Line Road in Tate County. The boy's parents talked only to Eyewitness News Everywhere about the accident they say happened just a few feet away from the family's home. "He was a happy, smiling kid. They would call him 'Frankie Blue Eyes,'" said Frank's mother, Frankie. ...
Woman Sues Federal Government for $5 Million for Deporting Daughter to Mexico When Father Arrested
Post Date: 2008-06-06 16:35:53 by Fijian01
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Woman Sues Federal Government for $5 Million for Deporting Daughter to Mexico When Father Arrested Thursday, June 05, 2008 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A woman whose American-born daughter was deported to Mexico with the father is suing the federal government for $5 million. Texas native Monica Castro accuses the U.S. Border Patrol of refusing to release her daughter to her when the girl's father was arrested in December 2003. Despite proving the child was born in the U.S., Castro says officials took the girl from Lubbock to the Texas-Mexico border. Castro did not find and regain custody of her daughter until three years later. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Corpus Christi is handling ...
Assault on the Border ~ ABP's Mike Christie Faced Death
Post Date: 2008-06-06 13:55:28 by mel_living
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American Border Patrol's Mike Christie was nearly killed yesterday when a smuggler attempted to run him down on the border. It was only the quick thinking on the part of this former law enforcement officer that saved his life. This video shows how Christie came across the smuggler in a pick-up truck on ABP's ranch. As Christie moved to investigate, the truck turned around and headed straight for him, accelerating with its rear tires spinning. Trapped with nowhere to go, Christie pulled his sidearm and pointed it at the driver. At the last second, the driver turned toward Mexico and drove through the barbed wire fence at the border. There is no question that had Christie not been armed, he ...
Poll: Most new legal immigrants were illegal at some time
Post Date: 2008-06-06 03:59:05 by glc1173
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A new poll shows that more than half of new immigrants who have green cards at some point lived in the state illegally. The study released Wednesday by the Public Policy Institute of California goes against the conventional notion that most legal immigrants wait in their home country for their permanent residency papers before coming to the United States. Researchers say that's not the most common experience. They found 52 percent of new green card holders in California had lived in the country illegally before.When they looked at the country as a whole, researchers found a smaller but still significant percentage of permanent residents -- 42 percent -- have lived in the country illegally. ...
[From LibertyPost.org]
