Authorities Working to ID Man (Pierce Twp., Ohio - June 25, 2009)
PIERCE TWP. – The man killed Tuesday in a tree-trimming accident was from Mexico, but investigators have been hampered in identifying him because he had more than one ID on him, officials said this morning...

Argument Leads to Deportation
DERBY -- Two illegal immigrants were arrested Wednesday after one allegedly attacked the other with a saw blade while they were working on the renovations at the Valley Diner...

Immigrant's Advocates Ignore Facts
...They are scofflaws who made a conscious decision to defy the laws of the United States. It's not like they didn't understand what they were doing or that they were unaware of the risks that their actions entailed. It's not like they aren't anxious every moment that they could be sent back. It must be a hideous way to live, terrified the most of the very officials who are charged with protecting people. But this is the existence they have chosen. They have brought their families to a place where they can't communicate and where they can't work legally...

Aliases Hinder Probe of Houston Officer's Slaying
Four people police say were involved in the fatal shooting of a Houston police officer this week are illegal immigrants and have multiple aliases that are complicating the investigation...

FAIR's Response to Sen. Charles Shumer's Seven Point Plan for So-Called 'Comprehensive Immigration Reform'
WASHINGTON, June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In advance of the White House summit on immigration, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), chairman of Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Refugees, issued a seven point plan for reforming America's immigration policies. Unfortunately, Sen. Schumer's plan is short on details and even shorter on protections of the vital interests of the American people. It also conveniently ignores the history of immigration politics and policies since 1986...

Congress Members Call for Change After News 8 Investigation
A News 8 investigation reporting on hundreds of mechanics who can't speak English or read the mandatory repair manual while working on commercial airliners made national headlines...

Patrols Guard Against Smugglers on Michigan-Ontario Border
..Law enforcement agencies hope to slow down the smuggling -- primarily narcotics and illegal immigrants coming into Michigan and alcohol and cigarettes going into Canada -- by beefing up equipment and patrols...

Gunmen Kill Worker in Denny's Robbery
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (June 21) -- Police on Sunday were searching for at least two more suspects they believe killed a teenage worker during a robbery at a packed Denny's and committed 10 more armed robberies in Albuquerque this past year...

APD Names Third Suspect in Denny's Murder
..."At this point in time, we do believe at least two of the persons involved are members of the MS-13 gang which is a South American gang culture," APD Chief Ray Schultz said said...

Machete Killing Gets Man 14 Years (Columbus, Ohio - June 23, 2009)
Instead of facing a second jury trial, an illegal immigrant accused of killing a neighbor with a machete and stealing his television accepted a plea agreement yesterday...Antonio Delgado, 40, pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated burglary and involuntary manslaughter. He will serve 14 years in prison and be deported to Mexico after his release...

Florida Identifies Scores of Criminal Illegal Aliens
Nearly 1,000 illegal immigrants with serious criminal convictions and thousands more in the country illegally have been identified in Florida thanks to a new program that allows local law enforcement agencies to check arrestees' immigration status...

Patrols Guard Against Smugglers on Michigan-Ontario Border
As the weather heats up, so does the smuggling across the waterways between Michigan and Ontario. And the numbers are on the rise each year, with a 6% increase in arrests by the U.S. Border Patrol from 2007 to 2008...

San Francisco D.A.'s Program Trained Illegal Immigrants for Jobs They Couldn't Legally Hold
...The program, Back on Track, is a centerpiece of Harris' campaign for state attorney general. Until questioned by The Times about the Izaguirre case, Harris, a Democrat, had never publicly acknowledged that the program included illegal immigrants. In interviews last week, she and her office offered inconsistent explanations...

No Worries for Illegal Alien Workers Under New DHS Guidelines
After a two-month review of worksite enforcement policies, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) issued new guidelines on April 30 for its agents in the field. The guidelines appear to reinforce the Obama administration's intent to gut immigration enforcement, especially when it comes to detaining and removing illegal aliens in the workplace...

Marijuana-laden Surfboard Seized Off Calif. Coast
...CBP says the men, who were not identified, were illegal immigrants from Mexico...

37 Foreign Nationals Arrested in NV
RENO, Nev.—Thirty-seven foreign nationals with alleged gang ties in northern Nevada face deportation hearings after their arrests in an operation led by federal officials...

12 Arrested in Sting, 11 to be Deported
CHICAGO (STNG) -- In the latest local action in a national effort to target foreign-born gang members, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and local police made 12 arrests and lodged one detainer in a three-day operation targeting gangs in the west and northwest suburbs...

Drug Fugitive Dubbed Ghost Arrested in Ohio (Columbus, Ohio - June 18, 2009)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Federal immigration officials say they've arrested a Mexican fugitive who is nicknamed the Ghost and is accused of trafficking high-potency heroin throughout the Midwest...

ILLEGAL VISITORS, ROUTE 21: (Brecksville, Ohio)

Posted by Sun News June 18, 2009 18:09PM

Maybe speed limits in other countries are merely suggestions. That might be why a car filled with foreigners was stopped Friday morning for speeding through the city.

An officer spotted a blue Ford Explorer heading north on Brecksville Road near Snowville Road at 56 mph in the 35 mph zone. Behind the wheel was a 22-year-old man who spoke very little English. He said the group was on their way home to New York.

He, along with two of the passengers, had only Mexican identification cards. The driver said they were coming from a friend's home in Akron. Asked if they were here legally, none of the men answered, and the driver appeared nervous.

The officer contacted the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office to see if the five men were illegal immigrants. Through brief conversations with the men, the ICE officer determined they were, and asked Brecksville police hold them until Monday

The men, ages 22-46, were detained at the station for pickup by immigration authorities.