East Valley Tribune - Immigration

Prosecutors file first employer sanctions case

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:07:29 -0700

The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office on Wednesday filed the first case under the 2-year-old employer sanctions law that punishes businesses for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants.

Sheriff: Soldiers had 680 pounds of pot

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:47:02 -0700

Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies busted three U.S. Army soldiers with almost 700 pounds of marijuana and $10,000 in cash during a two-day sweep for human smugglers.

Arpaio conducts two-day immigration sweep

Arpaio launches 2-day immigration sweep

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:56:30 -0700

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio launched a two-day crime-suppression and illegal-immigration sweep on Monday, as dozens of protestors lined a south Phoenix street close to where the sheriff outlined the plans at a crowded press conference.

Slideshow: Sheriff Arpaio's press conference

Napolitano pronounces border more secure

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:13:12 -0700

The Obama administration has met many of the border security benchmarks Congress set in 2007 as a prerequisite to immigration reform and now it's time to change the law, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday.

Neo-Nazis to march against illegal immigration

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:47:02 -0700

The leader of a group of neo-Nazis has announced a planned march for this weekend at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix.

High court might review employer sanctions

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:01:21 -0700

The ability of Arizona to go after companies that hire undocumented workers could depend on the views of the Obama administration.

Arpaio defies feds, continues W. Valley sweep

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:12:53 -0700

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio continued his office’s immigration sweep Saturday, despite having his powers stripped by a federal agency last week.

Sharpton: Arpaio a blight on Ariz.'s civil rights

'09 immigrant deaths likely to top '08 total

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:45:12 -0700

The number of immigrants who died while sneaking across America's southern border in the last 12 months is expected to surpass the previous year's total, even as fewer people are getting caught entering the country illegally.

Special report: Blood and Money

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:20:00 -0700

Published May 16-18, 2008 in the Tribune newspapers

Human smugglers have built a lucrative and often brutal industry that generates billions of dollars annually moving loads of illegal immigrants through Arizona. When things go smoothly, the immigrants pay their money and move on. But when things turn bad, beatings, rapes and murders often follow. In a three-day series, the Tribune looks inside the industry that treats human beings as cargo – from the plazas in Mexico where the human smuggling trail begins to the drop houses in the Valley where it sometimes reaches a bloody end.

Prosecutors file first employer sanctions case

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:07:29 -0700

The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office on Wednesday filed the first case under the 2-year-old employer sanctions law that punishes businesses for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants.

Sheriff: Soldiers had 680 pounds of pot

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:47:02 -0700

Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies busted three U.S. Army soldiers with almost 700 pounds of marijuana and $10,000 in cash during a two-day sweep for human smugglers.

Arpaio conducts two-day immigration sweep

Arpaio launches 2-day immigration sweep

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:56:30 -0700

Slideshow: Sheriff Arpaio's press conference

Napolitano pronounces border more secure

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:13:12 -0700

Neo-Nazis to march against illegal immigration

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:47:02 -0700

The leader of a group of neo-Nazis has announced a planned march for this weekend at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix.

High court might review employer sanctions

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:01:21 -0700

The ability of Arizona to go after companies that hire undocumented workers could depend on the views of the Obama administration.

Arpaio defies feds, continues W. Valley sweep

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:12:53 -0700

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio continued his office’s immigration sweep Saturday, despite having his powers stripped by a federal agency last week.

Sharpton: Arpaio a blight on Ariz.'s civil rights

'09 immigrant deaths likely to top '08 total

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:45:12 -0700

Special report: Blood and Money

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:20:00 -0700

Published May 16-18, 2008 in the Tribune newspapers

Prosecutors file first employer sanctions case

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:07:29 -0700

The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office on Wednesday filed the first case under the 2-year-old employer sanctions law that punishes businesses for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants.

Sheriff: Soldiers had 680 pounds of pot

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:47:02 -0700

Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies busted three U.S. Army soldiers with almost 700 pounds of marijuana and $10,000 in cash during a two-day sweep for human smugglers.

Arpaio conducts two-day immigration sweep