October 08, 2009
Prince William Jails Join Screening System
Prince William regional jail officers will be able to access federal records to find illegal immigrants under a new agreement, part of ICE's Secure Communities program. The jail was previously able to access FBI records through a 287(g) agreement, and the new program gives them access to biometric records from DHS.
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Fort Bragg Marriage Fraud Couples Caught
Tatyana Urazova was one of several Russian women caught as part of an investigation into a marriage fraud conspiracy at Fort Bragg. "[F]ederal agents say the 25-year-old from Kazakhstan is part of a web of Russian women who had fraudulent marriages with Fort Bragg soldiers so they could get U.S. citizenship," WRAL says.
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Charlotte Investigation Ties Together DC, NC Prostitution Rings
The ACORN expose tapes may have been the first time that many Americans became aware of the pervasiveness of sex-trafficking in the U.S. The South Carolina News has a story today about how these smuggling networks are pervasive in the Carolinas, with ties up the East Coast, including to one prostitution ring working in Washington, D.C.
Charlotte Investigation Ties Together DC, NC Prostitution Rings
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