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February 05, 2010 Glitches, Delays for Virtual Fence The AP says, "An ambitious, $6.7 billion government project to secure nearly the entire Mexican border with a 'virtual fence' of cameras, ground sensors, and radar is in jeopardy after a string of technical glitches and delays." The program has spent almost $700 million but not achieved much success.
Obama's Aunt Gets Another Delay in Deportation The New York Daily News says, "President Obama's Kenyan aunt gets to stay in this country a little longer while her deportation battle continues." Onyango has been trying to avoid deportation for several years.
Judge Considers Sanctions in Profiling Case A judge is considering sanctions against the Maricopa Sheriff's department for not retaining records about traffic stops. "U.S. District Judge Murray Snow heard arguments Thursday over whether the law enforcement agency should be punished for throwing away and shredding officers' records of traffic stops and for not handing over all its e-mails about the sweeps," the Washington Post reports. The traffic stops sometimes involved questions about immigration status, and lawyers for illegal alien supporters argue the sheriffs profiled people who they stopped.
Raids Target Houston Bus Companies in Smuggling Operation "Raids on 14 illegal bus companies here have shed light on a seedy underground system that transported illegal immigrants all over the country and that sometimes held them captive until their relatives paid exorbitant fares, federal law enforcement officials said Thursday," according to the New York Times. "The bus companies worked exclusively with smuggling operations, officials said. The owners paid commissions of up to $300 for each passenger to smugglers who had brought the immigrants across the Mexican border."
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