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Latino agency develops position on immigration raids By FRANK X. MULLEN JR. for the Reno Gazette-Journal, June 2, 2008 In the wake of federal raids seeking illegal immigrants in the Truckee Meadows, Nevada Hispanic Services is developing an official position on immigration policy and enforcement. Jesse Gutierrez, executive director of Reno-based Nevada Hispanic Services, said the agency's board of directors will write a position paper, which is expected to be released later in the year, on immigration issues and arrests. He said the board wants to formalize its positions because such issues are ongoing and the agency often is asked about its official stance. Sparks man arrested in area immigration sweep By FRANK X. MULLEN JR. for the Reno Gazette-Journal, May 29, 2008 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Wednesday visited homes in Reno and Sparks in search of fugitive immigrants already under deportation orders and who have criminal records in the United States. The operation yielded one arrest: a 43-year-old Sparks resident from El Salvador who has a record for robbery. But ICE agents said the investigations and arrest attempts will continue as part of a national effort to deport illegal immigrants who are under a judge's deportation order who remain in this country. Clark County Correctional Officers Training To Be Immigration Agents ABC 13, May 2, 2008 Metro is about to start a program that would make some Clark County Correctional Officers immigration agents. Action News reporter Tania Reyes explains the reason behind the program. The Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, is teaming up with Metro to get violent criminals out of local jails and out of the country. On average 3,300 inmates are crammed into the Clark County Detention Center. Besides overcrowding, there is also another problem. The current system we have we cannot determine alienage. Currently, 20% of the population being booked into the facility is foreign born but right now they cannot tell whether they are legal or illegal. Through a new program, eight correctional officers will have the training and tools to act as immigration agents inside the Clark County Jail. Recognizing the human element of immigration By: Krista Gilbertson for the Rebel Yell, March 31, 2008 David Thronson, associate professor of law and clinical studies, hosted a lecture Friday titled "Immigration Law and Family Integrity." Thronson started the lecture off by making it clear that "family law and immigration law are two areas of law that we tend to not think of together." He expanded on this statement by explaining that many family courts do not take immigration status and law into consideration. Similarly, immigration services do not think about family values. This presents a huge problem for "mixed status families," which contain at least one person who isn't documented as a legal American citizen. These families are more prevalent in this country than some people may think. "Five million children have a parent who is not a documented citizen," Thronson said. Who Is the Ricin Man? No Terrorism During Bush's Watch... Except for Anthrax and now, Ricin... by Rob Kall for the OpEdNews, March 1, 2008 Ricin found in a Las Vegas hotel room, along with an anarchist book, guns, and no reason to consider terrorism? Oh, and by the way, we can thank George Bush for protecting us from terrorism for the past seven years... at least from knowing about it. Nevada Board Commutes Sentences of Illegal Immigrants KTVN TV Sep 20, 2007 08:32 PM CDT Over objections of the state attorney general, the Nevada Pardons Board has commuted drug-crime sentences of eight convicts, all illegal immigrants, as part of an effort to ease prison overcrowding by deporting illegals. Catherine Cortez Masto says she can't support reduced sentences for any inmate convicted of methamphetamine trafficking. Cortez Masto serves on the Pardons Board along with Gov. Jim Gibbons. Gibbons and all seven members of the state Supreme Court make up the board. In recent months, the Pardons Board has been commuting sentences of inmates who were in the state illegally and then immediately turning them over to federal immigration authorities for deportation. The latest vote will push the total to more than 100. Las Vegas Churches as Sanctuary For Illegal Immigrants Story by klas-tv.com Aug 22, 2007 11:56 PM CDT "The United Coalition for Immigrant Rights" wants Las Vegas to be the first sanctuary city in Nevada. Churches throughout the Las Vegas Valley are being asked to take a more proactive role in protecting undocumented immigrants. The move by one group comes after a Mexican woman was deported after taking refuge in a Chicago church for a year. Elvira Arellano claimed she had a right to be in the country. to be with her son who was born in the U.S. Arellano was arrested on Sunday in Los Angeles and returned to Mexico. "The United Coalition for Immigrant Rights" wants Las Vegas to be the first sanctuary city in Nevada. The group wants churches to be places where illegal immigrants can go for help without fear of being deported. They also hope churches can be places where family members of different legal status can stay together. |
