Extradition

Arizona's limits on immigrant driver's licenses upheld

2013-05-18 00:00:00

TUCSON — Young people granted immigration relief and work permits under a new Obama administration program still won't be able to obtain driver's licenses in Arizona, a federal judge has ruled. Although the decision is a win for Republican Gov....

Witness fears video of Kern County beating may have been erased

2013-05-16 07:10:00

A witness to a beating by Kern County sheriff's deputies of a man who later died says she's worried that recorded segments from cellphone video of the incident may have been erased. More analysis will determine whether footage might be missing from that...

Latinos now less likely to report crimes to police, poll says

2013-05-07 03:00:00

WASHINGTON – Many Latinos say they are less likely than before to report crimes because local police are increasingly involved in enforcing immigration laws, leading to a sharp increase in deportations, according to a new study. About 44% of...

Mentally disabled facing deportation win right to free legal help

2013-04-25 18:58:00

Immigrants who are too mentally disabled to represent themselves in deportation proceedings are entitled to free legal assistance, a federal judge has ruled. Until now, some defendants languished in detention centers for years after judges declared them...

Legal help for detainees

2013-04-25 00:00:00

On Monday, the Obama administration announced a new policy to provide legal help to mentally disabled immigrants awaiting deportation trials in federal detention centers. A day later, a federal judge in Los Angeles reached the same conclusion, ruling that...

Supreme Court's common-sense ruling a win for legal immigrants

2013-04-24 06:40:00

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that legal immigrants convicted of small amounts of marijuana possession are not subject to mandatory deportation. I hope the decision will serve as a strong warning to federal authorities to stop using laws intended...

Justices give break to legal immigrants convicted of pot possession

2013-04-23 08:16:00

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has extended some leniency to legal immigrants who are convicted of having a small amount of marijuana, ruling that such a crime is not an “aggravated felony” that leads to deportation. In 7-2 decision, the...

FBI alert on Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev had expired

2013-04-23 12:46:00

WASHINGTON – An FBI alert on Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of the two brothers suspected in the Boston Marathon bombings, had expired before he returned from a visit to Russia last year, and he was not flagged for additional screening even though the FBI...

Bombing suspect reportedly led quiet life during Dagestan visit

2013-04-20 09:43:00

MAKHACHKALA, Dagestan -- When Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev returned home to the capital of Dagestan for six months last year, he led a quiet life and spent time helping his father with house repairs, according to a family friend....

Due process for immigrant detainees

2013-04-19 00:00:00

The federal government has the authority to detain and deport immigrants who violate the law. But it also has the responsibility to ensure that those it holds while they fight their deportation cases aren't locked up for months, or years, without an...

Panel rules immigrants in S. Calif. can't be held indefinitely

2013-04-16 15:28:00

Immigrants detained in Southern California for possible deportation must be given a hearing within six months to determine whether they should be released, a federal appeals court decided Tuesday. A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of...

Warrant signed to extradite Las Vegas Strip shooting suspect

2013-04-11 18:09:00

A governor's warrant has been signed to extradite the man suspected in a fatal shooting and subsequent crash on the Las Vegas Strip, officials said. Los Angeles County district attorney spokeswoman Jane Robison confirmed the governor's warrant had...

There is a glass pineapple in Despereaux's hotel room. Bonus points: The Gus alias is "Yasmine Bleeth." Extra bonus points: Gus, don't be "both Ashlee Simpson albums."

2013-02-26 10:28:00

An unidentified boy joins other immigrants rights activists gathering at Daley Plaza in Chicago before a march and rally to Federal Plaza. The Inauguration Day march and rally in Chicago is calling for for an end to deportations.

2013-01-21 00:00:00

Bartosz Sikorski, 32, outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Monday, before his deportation to Poland.

2012-11-27 00:00:00