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Trump administration prepares to release Central American migrants 'across the entire nation'
Alan Gomez
USA TODAY
2019-05-17
Tags:
border, Border Patrol, Mexico, illegal aliens, national legislation, Congress, President, Democrat, national security

The Trump administration is preparing to send Central American migrants caught along the southern border to Border Patrol stations "across the entire nation," according to a senior Border Patrol official who confirmed the plans Friday.

With more than 4,500 people being caught each day crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, the agency has run out of room at its Border Patrol facilities in the four border states. The agency has started looking at its facilities around the country, which are mostly along the northern border with Canada and coastal states.

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Mexican citizen sentenced to 12 years for drunk driving, killing Salem couple
Whitney Woodworth
2019-05-15
Tags:
border, Mexico, crime, enforcement, sanctuary cities, illegal immigration, illegal aliens, Oregon

A Hubbard man was sentenced to 12 years and six months in prison Wednesday for hitting and killing a Salem couple while driving drunk.

About two dozen of the victims' friends and family members filled the courtroom during the sentencing of Eduardo De La Lima-Vargas.

The case proved to be contentious due to the defendant's immigration status. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, De La Lima-Vargas is a citizen of Mexico residing illegally in the United States.

De La Lima-Vargas, 40, of Hubbard, was driving his truck pulling an occupied horse...

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U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons: Criminal Alien Report April 2019
By David Olen Cross
2019-05-08
Tags:
crime, enforcement, sanctuary cities, illegal immigration, illegal aliens, national security

The United States having a significant foreign national population residing within the nations boundaries, be they legally or illegally present in the country, unfortunately includes those who commit crimes.

The extent and impact of foreign national crime on the U.S. citizens and residents of this country is clearly revealed by a simple search on the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) inmates statistics website under the heading of inmate citizenship.

Here are the countries of origin, moreover, the number and percentage of those countries citizens recently incarcerated in...

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Oregon Department of Corrections: Criminal Alien Report March 2019
Data Compiled By David Olen Cross
2019-05-08
Tags:
crime, enforcement, ICE, sanctuary cities, illegal immigration, cost, illegal aliens, taxes, Oregon Legislature

The Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) March 1, 2019 Inmate Population Profile indicated there were 14,724 inmates incarcerated in the DOC’s 14 prisons.

Data obtained from the DOC indicated that on March 1st there were 901 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) incarcerated in the state’s prison system; criminal aliens were 6.12 percent of the total prison population.

Some background information, all the criminal aliens incarcerated in the DOC prison system were identified by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and have ICE detainers placed on them.

Using...

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Oregon’s Marion County First in Foreign National Crime in March 2019
By David Olen Cross
2019-05-06
Tags:
border, crime, enforcement, ICE, illegal immigration, illegal aliens, taxes, ORS 181A.820, Oregon legislation

On March 1, 2019 Oregon’s Marion County had 220 of the 901 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) incarcerated in the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) prison system; the county was first in foreign national crime in the state with 24.42 percent of the criminal aliens in DOC prisons.

The following table reveals how Marion County residents were harmed or victimized by the 220 criminal aliens incarcerated on March 1st in the DOC prison system with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ICE detainers.
 

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

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New federal program may curb Oregon’s Sanctuary law
2019-05-06
Tags:
crime, ICE, sanctuary cities, illegal aliens

ICE has announced a new program setting up a convenient way for local law enforcement to use warrants for arrest if needed to circumvent sanctuary policies. 

The cry in Oregon for some time when objections are raised to release of criminal aliens from jail instead of holding them for ICE detention, has been -- Tell ICE to get a warrant.  That was time-consuming and difficult, as explained by U.S. Attorney Billy Williams in an op-ed:

“Some sheriffs suggest that, short of ICE agents obtaining a federal criminal arrest warrant, they do not have any legal obligation to share...

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Oregon’s Washington County Second in Foreign National Crime in March 2019
David Olen Cross
2019-05-05
Tags:
crime, ICE, illegal immigration, Oregon

On March 1, 2019 Oregon’s Washington County had 188 of the 901 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) incarcerated in the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) prison system; the county was second in foreign national crime in the state with 20.87 percent of the criminal aliens in DOC prisons.

The following table reveals how Washington County residents were harmed or victimized by the 188 criminal aliens incarcerated on March 1st in the DOC prison system with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ICE detainers.
 

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS...

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Oregon’s Multnomah County Third in Foreign National Crime in March 2019
By David Olen Cross
2019-05-05
Tags:
crime, enforcement, ICE, sanctuary cities, illegal immigration, illegal aliens, taxes

On March 1, 2019 Oregon’s Multnomah County had 169 of the 901 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) incarcerated in the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) prison system; the county was third in foreign national crime in the state with 18.76 percent of the criminal aliens in DOC prisons.

The following table reveals how Multnomah County residents were harmed or victimized by the 169 criminal aliens incarcerated on March 1st in the DOC prison system with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ICE detainers.
 

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS...

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Oregon’s Clackamas County Fourth in Foreign National Crime in March 2019
By David Olen Cross
2019-05-04
Tags:
crime, enforcement, sanctuary cities, illegal immigration, cost, illegal aliens, Oregon Legislature

On March 1, 2019 Oregon’s Clackamas County had 77 of the 901 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) incarcerated in the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) prison system; the county was fourth in foreign national crime in the state with 8.55 percent of the criminal aliens in DOC prisons.

The following table reveals how Clackamas County residents were harmed or victimized by the 77 criminal aliens incarcerated on March 1st in the DOC prison system with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ICE detainers.
 

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS...

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Pres. Trump tells it like it is
2019-05-01
Tags:
border, Border Patrol, enforcement, ICE, judiciary, Congress

In an interview last Sunday, April 28, President Trump describes the crisis at the border in plain terms.  His colorful language is well-suited to getting the meanings across without cover of diplomacy.

From a Fox News report:

Excerpts:

President Trump told “Sunday Morning Future”’ that illegal immigrants are pouring into the country at unprecedented rates “because our economy is so good’’ and ‘‘everyone wants a piece of it’" -- and, he asserted, Democrats have now provided major incentives for illegal immigrants to bring children with them as a legal shield...

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