Illegal immigrant charged in Gwinnett teen's crash death

An illegal immigrant has been charged with vehicular homicide for allegedly causing the death of a Gwinnett County teen in a high-speed crash, Channel 2 Action News reports.

Jhony Velasquez Castillo – whose name was reported as Jhony C. Velasquez at the time of the March 30 accident-- was speeding north on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in his 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee when the accident happened, police told Channel 2.

A 2006 Chrysler 300 coming in the opposite direction turned left into the path of Castillo’s vehicle at 1st Avenue in unincorporated Buford. The Jeep slammed into passenger side of the Chrysler and pushed the car into two other vehicles stopped at a stop sign on 1st.

A 15-year-old passenger of the Chrysler, Johnathan Campbell of Buford, was killed. He was a freshman at Lanier High School. The car’s driver, Johnathan’s 17-year-old sister Rebecca, and Castillo were taken to Gwinnett Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries...[Full Article]

Illegal Aliens Collecting WIC Vouchers in Georgia

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Georgia's Tough New Immigration Law Drives Undocumented Immigrants to Leave

On the heels of the Georgia legislature's passage of an immigration law that seeks to make life significantly tougher for undocumented immigrants, many who fear deportation are leaving -- or considering leaving -- the Peach State.

Those who are looking to go elsewhere include undocumented immigrants and their families who harvest the state's famous sweet onions.

The new law -- the toughest state measure on immigration in the nation -- penalizes people who harbor or transport undocumented immigrants in some situations and allows law enforcement officers to check the immigration status of suspects who can't show an approved form of identification. Using false documents to get a job -- a common practice among undocumented immigrants -- will be a felony once the law goes into effect in July...[Full Article]

President says Georgia's immigration bill a mistake

ATLANTA -- President Barack Obama has waded into the debate over illegal immigration in Georgia, strongly criticizing the state’s Arizona-style legislation on immigration enforcement.

In an interview with WSB-TV, Obama said of House Bill 87: “It is a mistake for states to try to do this piecemeal. We can’t have 50 different immigration laws around the country. Arizona tried this, and a federal court already struck them down.”...[Full Article]

14 Arrested, 2 Savannah McDonald’s Shut Down Following Immigration Sting

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Savannah, GA — A nine-month investigation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has led to the temporarily closure of two Savannah McDonald’s restaurants and the arrests of 14 illegal immigrants. The round-up occurred around lunchtime at the McDonald’s off Ogeechee Road at Berwick, and the one at Ogeechee Road and Chatham Parkway, reported WTOC.

ICE officials reported that some of the McDonald’s managers stole American’s identities, and then sold them to the prospective and illegal McDonald’s employees who needed to acquire American citizenship.

“These U.S citizens unknowing to a certain extent have been victimized, their credits have been potentially impacted, their good names have been tarnished,” said ICE Special Agent in Charge Jason Gialanella to WTOC.

Fourteen people were arrested, with five of them facing federal criminal charges for stealing identities. The rest were charged for being in this country illegally...[Full Article]

Deal Would Provide Dialysis to Illegal Immigrants in Atlanta

ATLANTA — Thirty-eight end-stage renal patients, most of them illegal immigrants, would receive the dialysis they need to stay alive at no cost under a rough agreement brokered Tuesday among local dialysis providers and Atlanta’s safety-net hospital, Grady Memorial...

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Sick illegal immigrant costs one county $400,000

An illegal immigrant who suffered a stroke while in custody has cost a Georgia county $400,000 in medical bills.

The man, whose name was not released, suffered a massive stroke while he was in jail. His last arrest was for drug trafficking charges...

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Lightning strikes twice at Cobb County courthouse

According to state and federal laws, public business entities are to use the E-Verify system to check an alien's eligibility to work within the US. However, a few months ago, it was discovered that illegal aliens were working on the Cobb County courthouse project. Approximately 15 illegal aliens were removed from the worksite. Fast forward to July 2010; two of the previously removed illegal aliens are back working on the courthouse site.

The group, Jobs for Georgians, exposed the initial violations several months ago and now they wonder how illegal aliens can be back on the worksite just a few months later...

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Another "Inconvenient Truth" About Illegal Immigration...Disease

Last month, 50 students and teachers at Lilburn Middle School in Gwinnett County, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta , tested positive for tuberculosis exposure, and four have been confirmed to have an active case of TB.. While that news may be shocking to most, it is nothing new. In October 2009, about 200 students at the county’s Norcross High School underwent testing, after TB was discovered at the school.

Of course, Atlanta is a known ‘sanctuary city’ for illegal aliens...