Next Up? Obama Calls Sen. Scott Brown About Immigration

President Barack Obama called Massachusetts’ new Republican senator, Scott Brown, from Air Force One today to deliver some news: Democrats are moving forward with an immigration overhaul in a month.

Brown, in an interview with the Journal’s Neil King Jr., said the president was giving him a heads-up that immigration was coming down the pike and he should give it some serious thought. The senator promised to look closely at the bipartisan bill that Sens. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) and Charles Schumer (D., N.Y.) are trying to produce.

“He called me originally about illegal immigration, something that he wanted me to look at that was coming down the pike,” Brown says of the call, which also roamed onto other topics like basketball and financial regulation. “I told him and others that I will read anything and make a judgment when it comes forth.”...

Immigration Suit Against Sheriff Settled For $100K (Cincinnati, Ohio - April 21, 2010)

CINCINNATI — An undocumented immigrant worker who sued Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones for violating his constitutional rights has been awarded $100,000 in a settlement agreement.

The settlement filed in U.S. District Court stems from the 2007 arrest of Luis Rodriguez, 44, formerly of Lebanon, when he and others were rounded by at a Port Union Road construction site by Butler County deputies and a former immigration specialist hired by Jones.

Officials said they were at the site to talk to a supervisor about undocumented workers, but Rodriguez and more than 20 others were interrogated and asked to provide identification, according to Rodriguez’s attorney, Al Gerhardstein, who posted the settlement Tuesday, April 20 on his firm’s website.

Gerhardstein said his client, who had lived in Butler County for 11 years, was arrested and charged with providing a false identification and deported to Mexico, though he was later acquitted of the charge...

$100,000.00 Goes To Deported Mexican (Hamilton, Ohio - April 21,2010)

HAMILTON, Ohio -- Luis Rodriguez sued Butler County and Sheriff Richard Jones after being rounded up in an immigration raid.

Rodriguez and his attorney, Al Gerhardstein, maintain that deputies along with an "immigration specialist" working for Jones didn't have probable cause to detain and question Rodriguez.

Rodriguez and 19 others were working as sub-contractors for J&A Drywall on January 2, 2007. They were told to meet with authorities inside a trailer on the site.

Rodriguez produced documents that were fraudulent and later admitted to being in the United States illegally.

"He was criminally charged with possessing fraudulent documents. He was acquitted of those charges, but because he was in custody at the Butler County jail, the federal immigration authorities were called," explained Gerhardstein.

Gerhardstein says the case was a few weeks from trial when Butler County offered a settlement payment.

"The Constitution, particularly the Fourth Amendment, applies to 'persons.' It says all 'persons' shall be protected from unreasonable searches and seizures. 'Persons' are undocumented, are citizens, are non-citizens, they're 'persons.' So, you need probable cause,” said Gerhardstein...

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Troopers: Suspected Illegal Immigrant From Mount Kisco Gets 4th DWI

BEDFORD — A suspected illegal immigrant with at least five previous arrests for driving while under the influence of alcohol notched his sixth arrest Saturday night when a trooper stopped him for a traffic violation on Interstate 684 and determined he was intoxicated, state police said today.

Enrique Mendez, 39, of Mount Kisco, is being held at the Westchester County jail in lieu of $25,000 cash bail after his arrest around 11 p.m. Saturday.Police said that Mendez had two previous convictions for driving while ability impaired by alcohol, a violation, two misdemeanor convictions for driving while intoxicated and one felony DWI conviction within the past 10 years prior to this arrest...

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Arizona Lawmakers Pass Toughest Illegal Immigration Law In U.S.

Arizona lawmakers on Monday approved one of the toughest illegal immigration laws in the United States.

The immigration bill now heads to Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, who has five days to sign it, veto it or do nothing and allow it to become law. Brewer said she’d be reviewing the legislation over the next several days, indicating that she will probably take the maximum time allowed to her before taking action.

Arizona Senate Bill 1070 would, among other things, make it a state crime to be in the country illegally and require local police to enforce federal-immigration laws. If the governor signs it, Arizona would be the first state to criminalize illegal immigrants...