June 08, 2010
Webb County Reports Success With Secure Communities Program
"Secure Communities, which was launched in Laredo (Webb County) last June, has led to the removal of more than 20,000 convicted criminal aliens from the country. Additionally, the biometric information-sharing capability is being expanded to 12 additional south Texas counties on Tuesday," says the BorderFire Report.
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Knox County Deputies Join Secure Communities Program
"Law enforcement agencies in Knox County are used to working together. Starting Monday they will also be teaming up with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement through the "Secure Communities" program," says WBIR. "Everyone who is arrested and processed in Knox County will have their information is sent to immigration officials."
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Agriprocessors Boss Acquitted in Child Labor Case Because Illegal Alien Teens Lied
Former Agriprocessors Inc. executive Sholom Rubashkin was found not guilty on child labor charges because the illegal alien teenagers working at the plant used false documents to gain employment. The judgment came after 12 hours of deliberation by the jury, which said they were unable to find a guilty verdict that Rubashkin "knowingly" hired children to work at his meatpacking plant. "After the verdict was read, District Associate Judge Nathan Callahan said the prosecution had served notice to employers across the state that child labor will not be tolerated. For that alone, he said the case was 'worth every penny' the state spent."
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