Borders/Immig

Immigration raid nets nearly 3,000 illegal immigrants
On Wednesday, federal immigration authorities announced they had detained nearly 3,000 illegal aliens in the largest nation-wide raid of its kind; of the 3,000 aliens arrested, more than 1,600 were felons convicted of crimes like manslaughter, attempted murder, armed robbery, sex crimes against minors, and drug trafficking
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Report finds Texas border violence worsening
A recently released report concludes that violence from the Mexican government’s war against the drug cartels is increasingly spreading into the United States; the report found that as the Mexican military cracks down further on drug cartels, these organizations have pushed further north into Texas to create a “sanitary zone”
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Undocumented university student fights to stay in U.S.
As federal immigration officials implement President Obama’s latest immigration guidelines, many undocumented immigrants face an uncertain future with authorities still reviewing existing procedures; an undocumented junior at New York’s Stony Brook University is fighting to stay in the United States following notice by immigration authorities that she and her mother will be sent back to Bangladesh
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InfoZen wins $90 million ICE contract
On Monday InfoZen announced that it had won a $90 million five-year contract with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to provide IT services
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Sector Report for Thursday, 22 September 2011: Border / Immigration control
This report contains the following stories.
* Challenging conventional wisdom on border security

* Lack of comprehensive border security strategy hampers National Guard: GAO

* U.S.-Canada border security deal threatens Canadians' privacy: security expert

* Also noted
Plus 1 additional story.
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Challenging conventional wisdom on border security
Two new papers say that if the United States is serious about border security, then instead of building bigger walls or throwing more resources at empty enforcement efforts, the United States should adopt strategies that address real threats to U.S. border security — drug cartels
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Lack of comprehensive border security strategy hampers National Guard: GAO
A new GAO report says that that fact that there is no comprehensive security strategy for the U.S.-Mexico border makes it difficult for the Pentagon effectively to use the National Guard units assigned to help the Border Patrol guard the border
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U.S.-Canada border security deal threatens Canadians' privacy: security expert
A new report by a Canadian think tank provides a critique of the recently announced Shared Vision Declaration between Canada and the United States; the report emphasizes what it calls the threat to the privacy of Canadians’ personal information posed by this new initiative
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Fingerprints to be used at U.S.-Mexico border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Paso Del Norte (PDN) international crossing in El Paso have initiated work on a system which uses fingerprints to expedite the pedestrian entry process; CBP says the new system will result in more efficient processing of arriving pedestrian traffic
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Environmentalists worry border environment protection
Environmentalists have taken aim at an amendment to the Senate appropriations bill for DHS that would allow border enforcement agencies ultimate authority within 100-miles of the U.S. border
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Pentagon agrees to pay for National Guard deployment along border
After months of debate, the Pentagon has agreed to pay the expenses for keeping 1,200 National Guard troops stationed along the U.S.— Mexico border; the Pentagon will pay roughly $10 million each month for the Guard’s deployment through the end of this year
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Sector Report for Thursday, 8 September 2011: Border / Immigration control
This report contains the following stories.
* Mexican border agents cross into U.S. again without permission

* California lawmakers approve Dream Act

* Immigration offenses make Latinos new majority in prisons

* Also noted
Plus 1 additional story.
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Mexican border agents cross into U.S. again without permission
A national watchdog group warns that incursions along the southern border by the Mexican government could be a serious potential security threat
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California lawmakers approve Dream Act
Last week California legislators approved a controversial bill that would allow undocumented workers to receive state loans for college
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Immigration offenses make Latinos new majority in prisons
A new government report found that Latinos now account for more than half of all felony offenders sentenced this year as a result of immigration offenses; the report released on Tuesday by the U.S. Sentencing Commission revealed that Latinos comprised 50.3 percent of all people sentenced in the first nine months of this fiscal year
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