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A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to killing a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times while chasing suspected illegal immigrants in the mountains east of San Diego.
Arizona authorities say a truck rolled over on a dirt road while trying to elude U.S. Border Patrol agents, killing two men and badly injuring three others.
NOGALES, Ariz. – Just before sundown, the nightly ritual here begins. On the south side of the rusting, battered fence which separates the United States from Mexico, young men climb the bluffs overlooking the border. They will serve as spotters for other Mexicans who try to cross the border illegally under cover of night. These hilltop observers watch for U.S. Border Patrol agents guarding the north side of the boundary and alert the smugglers huddled near the fence below when it's safe to attempt a crossing.
Several groups of illegal immigrants from China have been arrested in southern Arizona in recent days, part of an increasing trend that U.S. Border Patrol agents said Monday was being fed by smugglers recruiting tourists to Central and South America.
A Border Patrol agent who was killed last month in a remote, boulder-strewn area was shot eight times in the head, neck and torso, according to an autopsy report released Tuesday.
The U.S. Border Patrol is offering a $250,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the shooting death of one of its agents.
A Border Patrol agent who was slain in a rugged, remote area along the Mexican border was buried Friday after being remembered as a gregarious family man who dreamed that his 2-year-old son would follow in his footsteps.
A Mexican citizen was sentenced Tuesday to nearly five years in federal prison in connection with an assault on a U.S. Border Patrol agent last year.
A judge in Mexico has ordered that a man suspected in the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in California be held during the investigation.
The U.S. Border Patrol agent whose death last week sparked a massive manhunt in the United States and Mexico is being buried close to the spot where he was fatally shot in Southern California.
Border Patrol agents in the Tucson sector have arrested three illegal immigrants with sex-related charges or convictions for illegally re-entering the United States.
A U.S. Border Patrol worker has been arrested in Escondido following a hatchet attack that left a couple seriously injured in their home.
A Border Patrol agent shot a suspected illegal immigrant during an altercation in a South Texas convenience store Wednesday.
A federal appeals court has upheld the prison term for an admitted drug smuggler wounded in a controversial shooting by Border Patrol agents.
The Border Patrol said a man has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle 24 pounds of marijuana ashore on his surfboard off the San Diego County coast. The man was spotted Sunday morning about 200 yards off Imperial Beach, near the Mexican border.
The U.S. Border Patrol says a truck driver was arrested at a checkpoint in California after 73 illegal immigrants from Mexico were found in the back of his rig.
Vermont's congressional delegation says the U.S. Border Patrol is going to build a new station in their state, instead of New Hampshire.
The U.S. Border Patrol is erecting 16 more video surveillance towers in Michigan and New York to help secure parts of the U.S.-Canadian border, awarding the contract to a company criticized for faulty technology with its so-called "virtual fence" along the U.S.-Mexico boundary.
The U.S. Border Patrol has agreed to delay spraying herbicide near the Rio Grande until more talks are held with Mexican officials.
The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from two former Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting a fleeing drug smuggler and trying to cover it up.
Mexico has extradited two former U.S. Border Patrol agents accused of taking bribes from migrant smugglers.
A judge has ordered the federal government to turn over documents related to the shooting of a fleeing drug smuggler or explain why it's withholding them. The shooting led to the imprisonment and presidential commutation of two U.S. Border Patrol agents.
A former border patrol agent has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for helping to smuggle drugs and illegal immigrants into the United States.
U.S. Border Patrol agents shot a suspected drug smuggler in the New Mexico desert after the man ran over an officer with a pickup truck, officials said Friday.
Two former Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting a fleeing drug smuggler and trying to cover it up were released from prison Tuesday, about a month after former President George W. Bush commuted their prison sentences.
Mexican teen pleads guilty to killing U.S. Border Patrol agentA Mexican teenager pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a U.S. Border Patrol agent last summer while attempting to rob him of government property in a remote area east of San Diego, according to a plea agreement announced today.
Citizens before illegal immigrantsSome proposals floating around Beacon Hill would actually put illegal immigrants ahead of citizens from other states.
Agenda in 90 days-Increasing funding for bilingual education, DL's,tuition banning local and state police from enforcing federal immigration lawsThey are NUTS. BOSTON - Increasing funding for bilingual education, providing driver's licenses and in-state tuition rates for all immigrants, as well as banning local and state police from enforcing federal immigration laws and creating a refundable state tax credit for natural …
Special Pleaders Demand Coverage of Illegal Aliens, While Mexico's Health Care System Is a WreckThe demand that illegal immigrants be eligible for taxpayer-funded benefits under the health care reform measures now before Congress offers an opportunity to examine the deep flaws in Mexico's own health care system.
Immigration and Crime: New Studies Examine Crime among Immigrants, Local Enforcement EffortsThe findings of the report, "Immigration and Crime: Assessing a Conflicted Issue," show that recent government data, some of which has not been examined before, indicates that immigrants have relatively high rates of criminality.
Illegal Immigration: There's an App for ThatFrom a group calling themselves Electronic Civil Disobedience comes the Transborder Immigrant Tool, a simple mobile application intended to aid and abet border-crossers from Mexico to the United States by mapping the safest routes to take.
The New Face Of Immigration (illegal alien Chinese)China is half way around the world, but the distance isn't stopping Chinese people from paying top dollar to enter the U.S. Illegally. In fact, the number of Chinese immigrants caught in the Arizona desert is up nearly 10 fold in the last year.
As other states get tough (illegal) immigrants turn to TexasThousands of illegal immigrants are flooding into Texas, but they're not crossing the Mexico-United States border. As states such as Oklahoma and California toughen up on immigration, many are opting to relocate to the Lone Star State.
White House to Begin Push on Immigration Overhaul in 2010 The Obama administration will insist on measures to give legal status to an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants as it pushes early next year for legislation to overhaul the immigration system, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Friday.
DOJ arrested 34 undocumented immigrants - majority of the immigrants arrested in the operation had criminal historiesThe Wisconsin Department of Justice announced Wednesday it arrested 34 undocumented immigrants throughout the state last week as a part of a two-week operation.
state will cancel the car registrations of possibly thousands of undocumented immigrants has caused panic - OhioBefore Aug. 24, a loophole in the state Bureau of Motor Vehicle's policy allowed illegal immigrants to register cars in their names by using a power-of-attorney form, even if they didn't have a driver's license.
Dems Pushing Open Borders With Immigration Reform Bill Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Il.) held a rally on October 13 to encourage the Congress and President Obama to support a mass amnesty for illegal aliens and to introduce his own "comprehensive immigration reform" plan.
Bilingual workers to get a 5 percent raiseSampson County Health Department employees who are in the public health sections of the department and are bilingual in Spanish will receive a salary hike of 5 percent, under an adopted policy by the county board.
Parsippany illegal alien sexually assaulted boy, age 5 - more than 30 timesAn illegal immigrant from Guatemala living in Parsippany was arrested after he allegedly admitted to sexually assaulting a 5-year-old boy more than 30 times over a 3-month period, authorities said Monday
Illegal immigrant faces 15 sexual battery charges - girl was 12 years oldDavid Sanchez, of El Salvador, was charged with 15-counts of sexual battery after the girl's father spotted a man in his daughter's bedroom, reports show.
Illegals get pass on lack of driver's licenseStarting Sunday San Francisco Police will cease impounding vehicles the first time any driver is pulled over that isn't licensed to drive. And it's all because a San Francisco supervisor pushing the issue thinks it is unfair to illegal immigrants.
Illegal immigrant linked to thousands of bogus U.S. birth certificatesA Mexican citizen prosecutors have linked to thousands of U.S. birth certificates produced for illegal immigrants faces a Jan. 11 sentencing in a separate identity theft case.
One of the most stubborn problems that both parties and the American public have to grapple with lately is the question of how to handle illegal aliens and illegal immigration.
(illegal alien) Man sentenced for raping childRUSSELLVILLE - A Franklin County man accused of raping and abusing a 10-year-old girl has been sentenced to two 22-year sentences, authorities said.
FEMA: How FEMA Aid Applies To Undocumented ImmigrantsPeople issued a legal permanent resident card - commonly referred to as "a green card" - may apply for assistance if they have disaster-related losses.
Employer pleads guilty to harboring illegal alien who killed Houston PD officer HOUSTON - The employer of an illegal alien convicted of capital murder for the shooting death of Houston Police Department ( HPD ) Officer Rodney Johnson pleaded guilty on Monday to harboring that same illegal alien following an investigation by the U.S.
Colorado Latino leaders work to derail proposed census boycott"We're hoping it doesn't become a huge issue here," said Chandra Russo, spokeswoman for the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition. "Latinos gain strength in numbers," she said.
O'Hare Airport security badges issued to illegal aliensThe owner of a temporary employment agency and her assistant were sentenced in federal court Wednesday for harboring illegal aliens and assisting those workers in obtaining unauthorized access to secure areas at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, including the tarmac, accord …
In Arizona desert, illegal immigration's mysterious spike (Chinese!?!)Authorities report an almost ten-fold spike in arrests of clandestine migrants from China in the southern Arizona desert, the busiest smuggling corridor on the international line.
Uncontrolled Immigration and the U.S. Health Care System in 2009The President and members of Congress have spoken extensively about the crisis in health care, but what they have ignored is the role immigration has played in driving up the number of uninsured and the rising cost of health care for native-born Americans.
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