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Subject: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Why E.J. Montini is a blithering idiot, and Phoenix is not a sanctuary city.
September 5, 2007Laurie Roberts, still the Queen of Mean; the devilish Dean Martin; and more on Virginia Gutierrez.
September 15, 2007Welcome to Phoenix, the ethnic cleansing begins at noon.
November 20, 2007GOOBER CAVES: Mayor Phil Gordon bows to violent extremists, seeks to ditch Operations Order 1.4.3.
December 4, 2007E.J. Montini tells New York Times to "shut up," proclaims himself the Valley's #1 provincial windbag.
April 10, 2008Not just for conspiracy theorists, anymore: Jay Johnson-Castro and Operation ENDGAME.
May 21, 2008Nickel Bag Joe Arpaio profiles corn, snow-cone vendors; operation not requested by MCES.
August 1, 2008Illegal Immigrant Fugitives Fail to Turn Themselves In; Feds Ending Voluntary Program Today
August 22, 2008Federal Protective Service Inspector Hospitalized After Running Red Light, Police Say
August 28, 2008Child Kidnapping Shows Callousness of Smugglers -- and Desperation of Immigrant Parents
November 5, 2008Critics of Arpaio's Immigrant Policies Can Put Hope in Homeland Security Position for Napolitano
November 5, 2008Local ICE Office Removed a Record 72,955 Illegal Immigrants in 2008
November 6, 2008The Bird tackles AZ's new immigration czar, Matthew Allen, while Guadalupe revolts against the MCSO's iron grip
April 10, 2008Janet Napolitano is Obama's Top Pick to Head Homeland Security
Governor Napolitano's apparently Barack Obama's top choice for chief of the Homeland Security department, leaving her the choice of advancing her career or staying in Arizona to stop her political enemies from running amok in her absence. Republican Secretary of State Jan Brewer would automatically become governor if Napolitano exits the state, adding real power to the Republican Party's recent wins in the Legislature. That might mean little or no wrangling on how to fix the ailing state econ
November 19, 2008Flagstaff Won't Give ICE Free Office Space at City Police Building
In a memo to the Flagstaff City Council, City Manager Kevin Burke says he's decided against offering free office space at the police building to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office:
June 1, 2009Arizona Woman Gets Prison Sentence for Hiring Illegal Immigrants
The office manager of a Sierra Vista drywall firm was sentenced to jail today for hiring illegal immigrants in the case of the first worksite enforcement bust in Arizona by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. According to this news release by the U.S. Attorney's office in Arizona, 44-year-old Carol Hill of Sun Drywall and Stucco must serve two months in prison, followed by one year of house arrest and 36 months of supervised release. That's a pretty
November 25, 2008FIRE Catches ICE with Pants Down, Delivers "Notice of Deportation" to Stunned Agents
FIRE's video of its December 4 "ICE raid."Check the graphic at the end. FIRE melts ICE, get it? Well, here's a man bites dog story, if there ever was one. Seems that on December 4, several orange jumpsuit-clad members of FIRE, which stands for "Flagstaff Immigrant Rights Enforcement," delivered a "notice of deportation" to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement management meeting taking place at the Flagstaff Radisson Hotel. Judging by the stony silence of the ICE honchos present, the FIRE
December 11, 2008Smuggling Syndicate Crushed in "Operation En Fuego," AG's Office Says
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard will reveal details tomorrow of the break-up of a large smuggling syndicate thanks to the work of several law enforcement agencies (but not the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office). While Sheriff Joe Arpaio was rousting corn vendors and trying to one-up Mesa Police Chief George Gascon, Phoenix police, the Arizona Department of Public Safety, and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau were working more quietly on busting the high-level s
December 11, 2008A Modest Proposal: A World Without ICE
Sorry, ICE, but it's time for you to go...Let me be the first to propose a total moratorium on all ICE activities, as preparation for the agency's ultimate demise. Why? The explanation is simple. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has itself become an outlaw organization, one responsible for significant violations of human and civil rights, the perpetuation of racial profiling in the era of America's first black President Elect, the systematic criminalization of workers, the relocation of
December 17, 2008Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board Asks BOS to Terminate Joe Arpaio's 287(g) Agreement with ICE
Though I won't be holding my breath for a snappy response from the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, the Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board -- which is made up of volunteers appointed by the Governor -- has written BOS Chairman Andy Kunasek, asking that the Supervisors consider the immediate revocation of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Memorandum of Agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement concerning Joe's federal 287(g) powers. This 287(g) authority allows for 160 cross-trained sherif
December 26, 2008NY Times Lists Phoenix Catholic Social Services as Immigrant Detention Facility
Mary Menacker, site director for the Phoenix Catholic Social Services center, seemed kind of surprised to find out her organization was reportedly detaining 14 immigrants for the government. "We don't detain people," Menacker tells New Times. "We're not part of the legal system." The information about the detainees came from the December 26 edition of the New York Times, which ran an interactive map that accompanied an article about immigrant detention facilities. One of our eagle-eyed readers
January 6, 2009Huffington Post Picks Up on Plight of Immigrant Mom Torn from Children by Joe Arpaio's Goons
When, I wonder, will Ciria Lopez-Pacheco finally be reunited with her children? The extremely well-read site Huffington Post just picked up on the plight of undocumented mom Ciria Lopez-Pacheco, who was torn from her children the evening of January 9, during Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's anti-immigrant sweep in the west Valley. According to the blog by writer Matt Palevsky, Huffington Post spotted the story on the New York Times' editorial blog The Board. There, video take
January 16, 2009Barack Obama's Promise, and Ciria Lopez-Pacheco's Removal to Mexico
The nativists can howl at the moon in victory. As of today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement took custody of Ciria Lopez-Pacheco, the mother torn from her children January 9 by a ski-masked MCSO deputy as part of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's latest anti-immigrant sweep. ICE spokesman Vinnie Picard confirmed this for me moments ago. Though Picard could not say, Lopez-Pacheco probably either is, or soon will be, on her way to Nogales. She would not be taken to a detention faci
January 20, 2009Janet Napolitano Confirmed as Homeland Security Secretary; Jan Brewer to Take Oath as New Governor on Wednesday
Janet Napolitano was confirmed today as the third chief of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The department was created in 2003 as a reaction to the 9/11 attacks, and oversees the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Federal Emergency Management Agency and other agencies. It will be interesting for Arizonans to see how the soon-to-be ex-governor handles this important position, especially the issue of illegal immigration. Barack Obama's decision to pick her for the
January 20, 2009Janet Napolitano Less Than Photogenic on Homeland Security Web Site Mug Shot
Janet, we thought we knew ya!At least, we've certainly seen better pictures of the former Arizona governor than this goofy mug shot placed recently on the Homeland Security Web site about her, the department's new boss.It almost appears that once she landed in Washington D.C., she must have been replaced by an overly dimpled, aging space alien with big teeth. Was this photo shoot really the best our government could do?C'mon, girl, take some pride in yourself! Get a new picture up there!Maybe
January 30, 2009Janet Napolitano's Final Solution for Undocumented Hispanics: More 287(g) Men
photo by Eduardo Barraza of Barriozona.com To borrow a line from Alfredo Gutierrez's La Frontera Times, this woman is not your friend.Ever since Janet Napolitano's nomination to be director of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, some liberals and immigrant rights activists have held out hope that Napolitano would rein in the excesses of the department's 287(g) program and its worksite enforcement raids. The New York Times trumpeted her as "the most powerful voice of reason in a state that
February 5, 2009Alleged Human Traffickers Stopped Before Immigrants Brought to Arizona
Image: Wikimedia CommonsSo-called human traffickers were apparently trying to set up shop in Arizona before authorities caught up to them. According a May indictment of 12 people, including eight from Uzbekistan, the alleged traffickers had already brought several immigrants to Missouri for construction projects, intentionally allowing them to overstay their work visas. Court records show the immigrants were sleeping in lightly furnished apartments and threatened with deportation b
June 4, 2009Janet Napolitano Meets with Congressional Hispanic Caucus Thursday: Let's Hope They Grill Her Fat Ass
photo courtesy of Eduardo Barraza at Barriozona.comThe Congressional Hispanic Caucus needs to turn her fanny into virtual ground round till Nappy yanks Arpaio's 287(g).The congressional daily The Hill is reporting that Department of Homeland Security czar Janet Napolitano will be meeting privately for the first time with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus tomorrow in D.C. If true, one can only hope they grill Nappy's generous fanny till it practically resembles the face of that poor Co
February 25, 2009Anti-287(g) Chorus Grows with Justice Strategies' Democracy on ICE
Are the days of DHS' ICE numbered? We can only hope... Hopefully, 2009 A.D. will be the year Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, starts to melt. You may recall a little essay I posted to this blog in December entitled, "A Modest Proposal: A World Without ICE," in which I suggested "a total moratorium on all ICE activities, as preparation for the agency's ultimate demise." An employee of ICE called me after the fact to chuckle about the scope of my proposal. Heh. The
February 26, 2009Minor Violations? Sheriff Joe Arpaio's 287(g)-Trained Deputies Sometimes Bust Mexicans Who Commit No Violations
The Government Accountability Office's report on a program that gives local cops federal immigration powers tells Valley residents something they already knew: Some local law enforcement departments are using their 287(g) powers to bust illegal immigrants suspected of minor infractions instead of the major crimes the program was designed to target. As most Phoenix-area residents have heard by now, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has been doing just that. Joe Arpaio, the self-desc
March 4, 2009House Judiciary's Witness List for Thursday's 287(g) Hearing
I just received the witness list for Thursday's 287(g) hearing from New York Congressman Jerrold Nadler's office. At this point, it's highly unlikely that the Republicans will try to call Sheriff Joe Arpaio because the Dems are running the show, and Arpaio would be walking into a hostile environment.As previously reported. Mesa Police Chief George Gascon is on the list, as is Julio Mora, who was harassed by MCSO deputies during the HMI raid in February. He was dropping off his father for work as
April 1, 2009Phoenix Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Passing Secrets to Potential Terrorists
A former sailor and Phoenix UPS driver was sentenced to 10 years in a federal prison today for passing secrets to a Pakistan man who ran an Al-Qaeda recruitment Web site.Paul R. Hall, who has apparently changed his name to Hassan Abu-Jihaad, was arrested in Phoenix in 2007 and charged with terrorism- and espionage-related crimes. Hall/Abu-Jihaad was convicted a year ago, but in early March a judge dropped the terrorism charge, delaying his sentencing.Hall was a bona fide rat in the grain house -
April 3, 2009ICE’s Matthew Allen and Dennis DeConcini Get Ripped Apart by the Taloned Terror
November 6, 2008Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, October 16, 2008
October 16, 2008Racial Profiling? Sheriff's Office Mistakes Man for Illegal Alien; $60,000 Sought for Extra Day in Slammer
Another day, another racial profiling allegation against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. This one comes in the form of a lawsuit filed last month with the county Superior Court: Sheriff's deputies assumed a Hispanic man jailed for an unpaid traffic ticket was an illegal immigrant and drove him to an immigrant detention center, where he spent -- collective gasp -- an extra day behind bars. A notice of claim for the alleged civil rights violation sent to the sherif
April 8, 2009Hen Party
The hellacious hooter watches Mayor Goober lay a colossal huevo, and wishes a heavenly millstone on the neck of a nativist numskull
December 13, 2007Do or Die
For most Mexicans who're flooding our borders, it's a life-or-death choice
December 23, 2004Internet Police: Feds and Arizona Law Enforcment Data to be Exchanged Online
Image: U.S. Attorney's Office The computing capabilities of law enforcement upgraded today with the "completion" of AZLink, an Internet-based system of sharing federal and local data about criminals and illegal immigrants. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Phoenix says the program: ...allows connected partners to share investigative, booking, incarceration, weapon, drug, warrant, immigration status, and other law enforcement data in a secure cyber environment. It's a two-way street that also gives
May 6, 2009Former INS Agent from Valley Pushes Heavy use of E-Verify Program
The government has a program in place that could freeze illegal workers from the workplace -- E-Verify. But political leaders on both sides of the aisle don't want to use it. Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass makes this point today with quotes from a former immigration agent from Scottsdale, Neville Cramer (pictured). As we mentioned in our 2006 article about the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Cramer has been pushing a computerized employment
June 5, 2009ICE Agent and Customs Officer Charged With Fraud in Alleged Government Credit Card Scam
An agent with the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and a Customs officer were arrested this morning after being indicted on suspicion of stealing government money. Agent Michael J. Kittson, 34, and U.S. Customs Patrol Officer Douglas R. Bothof are named in a 47-count indictment that accuses them of buying more than $55,000 worth of personal goods with Border Patrol credit cards. The agent and officer conspired with a former Customs officer and two employees of a Tucson-area au
July 17, 2009Obama Squeezes Out First Female Native American U.S. Attorney; Diane Humetewa Submits Resignation
Arizona's U.S. Attorney, Diane Humetewa, the nation's first-ever Native American woman to become a U.S. Attorney in any state, will resign on August 2. Sandy Raynor, spokeswoman for the office, says Humetewa plans on spending some time with her family before figuring out her next career move. As far as we know, Humetewa hasn't screwed up -- it's just politics. She was appointed by President George W. Bush. As the White House announced a few weeks ago, former Janet Napolitano chief of
July 28, 2009George Gascon Invites Arpaio to Dinner in San Francisco; Arpaio Calls Feds' Conduct in Sweep "Deceptive"
Sheriff Joe Arpaio Twitter Watch: Arpaio tweets today that he received an invitation to dinner from one of his political enemies, former Mesa Police Chief George Gascon. Arpaio includes a picture of the card (above), which has a pre-printed religious message and handwritten note from Gascon inviting the sheriff to an Italian dinner if he ever comes to Gascon's new home port, San Francisco. Arpaio quips that he's not sure who should pay the bill if he accepts. We wonder who
July 29, 2009DPS Stops Refrigerated Truck With Produce and 97 Illegal Immigrants Chilling in 34 Degrees
Image: Wikimedia Commons When we read the headline to the latest news release from the Department of Public Safety, "Officer makes a traffic stop and discovers 97 undocumented aliens inside of a refrigerated commercial trailer," our first thought was -- good thing it was refrigerated, cause it's dang hot out. Reading further though, it turns out the DPS meant really refrigerated. As in, a teeth-chattering 34 degrees. The smuggling load caught near Nogales contained a number of children a
July 30, 2009Joe Arpaio Re-signs 287(g) Jails Agreement, According to Sources; ICE Vague on Specifics (w/Update)
Sources are telling me tonight that Joe Arpaio will soon announce that he has signed a new jails agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, one that will continue to allow ICE to partner with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in identifying and removing so-called criminal aliens from MCSO custody. The agreement -- supposedly under the new language of the 287(g) agreements announced by the Department of Homeland Security in July -- would not cover Arpaio's entire 1
October 2, 2009Joe Arpaio's 287(g) Stalled: Board of Supervisors Says It'll Sign After Feds Sign
courtesy of Dennis Gilman/HumanLeague002 Supervisor Don Stapley, who backed Wilcox's move to table the sheriff's new MOA today The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors passed the buck back to the feds on Sheriff Joe's new 287(g) jails agreement this morning, authorizing Supes Chair Max Wilson to sign the document once Immigrations and Customs Enforcement honcho John Morton autographs it. Currently, only Arpaio and a deputy County Attorney have signed the authorization, which would allo
October 7, 2009Joe Arpaio's Latest Sweep Begins in Surprise, According to ABC15
ABC15 is reporting that the MCSO will be conducting its latest Hispanic-hunting sweep in Surprise today. Apparently, Joe will be holding a press conference at 5 p.m. at his command post at the sheriff's substation at Dysart and Bell Roads. The operation begins at noon, with the usual 200 deputies and posse members. This, despite the fact that Immigration and Customs Enforcement head John Morton stated in a press conference call this morning that Arpaio does not have federal authority t
October 16, 2009Illegal-Immigration Opponent Russell Pearce Could be Appointed Head of DPS, News Outlets Say
Here's one from the rumor mill: Russell Pearce (above), the state senator from Mesa who's led the charge against illegal immigration in Arizona, could be appointed head of the state Department of Public Safety. The Phoenix Business Journal and KTAR (92.3 FM) quote anonymous insiders at the State Capitol who are supposedly talking about this explosive idea. But if you support turning trooopers into migrant-hunting shock troops, don't get too excited. Governor
October 22, 2009Arizona DPS Busts Fake ID Manufacturer in Scottsdale
www.collegejolt.comDepartment of Public Safety officers served a warrant at a home in Scottsdale today and found just about everything needed to make fake IDs, as well as two Mexican men they believe were running the operation.Considering what DPS officers found, we're gonna go ahead and assume the two guys weren't trying to help college kids get into the bars.
October 23, 2009Zack de la Rocha Returns to Phoenix January 16 to Lead National Day of Action
by Ernesto Yerena This time, they're protesting Barack The third time's the charm, and according to civil rights leader Salvador Reza of the Puente Movement, the pleasure will be ours January 16 as Rage Against the Machine/One Day as a Lion frontman Zack de la Rocha returns to the Arizona capital to lead a National Day of Action. Will people be marching against Joe Arpaio and the 287(g) program? Nope, says Reza. "Joe's a has-been," said Reza, who's so far organized two such demonstrations
October 27, 2009Hot Links: Pot Bust, H1N1 Death, and a Two-Headed Baby
A Douglas man was arrested at the U.S. port of entry with almost 700 pounds of marijuana Sunday night. The unnamed man, 20, was driving an F-150 truck loaded with pot, and was turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement...An English teacher at Higley and Williams Field high schools has died from the H1N1 virus. The teacher, Gail Stapleton, had been on medical leave from Higley Unified School District since September 30...Valley actor Scott C. Jeffers, who was starring in the Childsplay
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