HARRISBURG, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 -- A man from Mexico arrested in June in eastern Adams County has been charged with being in the country illegally.
Known only as Juan Castro and with an unknown age, the man was indicted today on charges of making a false claim to U.S. citizenship and aggravated identity theft. He faces life imprisonment and fines up to $750,000.
Administration Will Cut Border Patrol Deployed on U.S.-Mexico Border
(CNSNews.com) - Even though the Border Patrol now reports that almost 1,300 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border is not under effective control, and the Department of Justice says that vast stretches of the border are “easily breached,” and the Government Accountability Office has revealed that three persons “linked to terrorism” and 530 aliens from “special interest countries” were intercepted at Border Patrol checkpoints last year, the administration is nonetheless now planning to decrease the number of Border Patrol agents deployed on the U.S.-Mexico border...
Congress Should Stop Playing Politics With E-Verify
On September 8th, the rule requiring E-Verify for federal contractors went into effect. A positive step forward for workplace enforcement, this rule shows that the federal government is dedicated to enforcing its own immigration laws. However, E-Verify's pending expiration – September 30th –threatens this new rule. Consequently, Congress should reauthorize the E-Verify program...
