July 28, 2010
by Mike Beaudet
MyFoxBoston.com
There's wide agreement that illegal immigrants who commit serious crimes should be deported.
In May, a state lawmaker in his car was hit by an illegal immigrant who was charged with drunk driving. The illegal immigrant taunted state police, saying he'd go back to his home country of Mexico and that nothing would happen to him.
FOX Undercover discovered in some cases, little does happen to illegal immigrants who commit crimes here in Massachusetts.
Read full article here.
[Posted by Anais LaVoie.]
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Report details plight of mentally ill detainees
By DAVID CRARY
The Associated Press via: The Washington PostSunday, July 25, 2010
NEW YORK -- Thousands of mentally disabled immigrants are entangled in deportation proceedings each year with little or no legal help, leaving them distraught, defenseless and detained as their fates are decided.
Their plight is detailed in a report issued Sunday by Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union, who exhort federal authorities to do better.
Shortcomings outlined by the two groups include no right to appointed counsel, inflexible detention policies, insufficient guidance for judges on handling people with mental disabilities, and inadequately coordinated services to aid detainees while in custody.
Read full article here.
Monday, July 12, 2010
R.I. troopers embrace firm immigration role
July 6, 2010
by Maria Sacchetti
The Boston Globe
SCITUATE, R.I. — Rhode Island State Trooper Nuno Vasconcelos was patrolling Interstate 95 a few months ago when he came upon a two-car accident in heavy traffic. The trooper pulled up, stepped out of his cruiser, and asked one of the drivers for his license.
The man said he did not have a license, and under questioning, confessed that he was here illegally from Guatemala.
If the accident had happened 15 miles north in Massachusetts, the man would probably have been arrested for driving without a license, which carries a fine of up to $1,000 and 10 days in jail, then released pending an appearance in district court.
But in Rhode Island, illegal immigrants face a far greater penalty: deportation.
Read full article here.
[Posted by Anais LaVoie.]
by Maria Sacchetti
The Boston Globe
SCITUATE, R.I. — Rhode Island State Trooper Nuno Vasconcelos was patrolling Interstate 95 a few months ago when he came upon a two-car accident in heavy traffic. The trooper pulled up, stepped out of his cruiser, and asked one of the drivers for his license.
The man said he did not have a license, and under questioning, confessed that he was here illegally from Guatemala.
If the accident had happened 15 miles north in Massachusetts, the man would probably have been arrested for driving without a license, which carries a fine of up to $1,000 and 10 days in jail, then released pending an appearance in district court.
But in Rhode Island, illegal immigrants face a far greater penalty: deportation.
Read full article here.
[Posted by Anais LaVoie.]
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