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Prince William lawmaker: Feds to blame for crash

The Chairman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors is furious with the federal government after learning that Carlos Montano - the man responsible for a car accident that killed one nun and injured two others Sunday morning - was an illegal immigrant in the early stages of being deported.

Tags: Corey Stewart , Immigration and Customs Enforcement , Prince William County Board of Supervisors , Carlos Montano , car accident , Congress , Prince William County Police

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No virtual fence along the U.S. Mexico border

During the Bush Administration, officials had high hopes for erecting a "virtual fence" along the U.S. Mexico border, primarily to deter illegal immigration.

Tags: technology , Max Cacas ,

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Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security

John T. Morton
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

August 24th and August 26th

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ICE announces criminal immigrant roundup

After months of complaints from immigrant advocates, the Obama administration promised in August that immigration authorities would start focusing their scarce resources on finding and deporting serious criminals.

Tags: DHS , ICE , John Morton , Janet Napolitano , border security

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2 ICE agents shot in Mexico

Tags: ICE , Jolie Lee

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Costs of E-Verify will be 'onerous'

Philip Wolgrin is an immigration policy analyst at The Center for American Progress.

Tags: philip wolgrin , Center for American Progress , DHS , SSA , E-verify , technology , work eligibility , In Depth ,

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ICE round up of 'criminal aliens' doesn't stop critics

More than 130 "criminal aliens" are behind bars after a three-day round up across Northern Virginia, but the arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement with help from local police and the U.S. Marshal Service have not stopped the criticism of immigration enforcement or policy.

Tags: illegal aliens , ICE , Corey Stewart , Hank Silverberg

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DHS ends SBINet virtual fence

The controversial project to build an electronic fence along the country's southern border is being terminated.

Tags: DHS , CBP , SBINet , technology , terrorism , Bennie Thompson , Joe Lieberman , security , virtual fence , Janet Napolitano , Peter King

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Frederick County commissioners not rolling out welcome mat for illegal immigrants

Immigrants who are in Frederick County illegally will not be welcomed by the new board of commissioners.

Tags: Frederick County Board of Commissioners , illegal immigrants , Blaine Young , Frederick County Sheriff's Office

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Study: PW policy cut number of illegal immigrants

A new study finds Prince William County's immigration policy has cut the number of illegal immigrants. And the authors say the rates of some crime have fallen since the policy was implemented.

Tags: illegal immigration , University of Virginia , racial profiling , John Steinbach , Mexicans Without Borders , Immigration and Customs Enforcement , ICE , Hank Silverberg , Corey Stewart

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