http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Bureau_of_Immigration_and_Customs_EnforcementFind stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:09:21 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2008/POLITICS/11/06/dhs.myers.resignation/tztop.myers.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Bureau_of_Immigration_and_Customs_Enforcement14433Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/06/dhs.myers.resignation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/06/dhs.myers.resignation/index.html#cnnSTCTextDepartment of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced the resignation of Julie Myers, assistant secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, on Wednesday.Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/30/kosher.plant.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/30/kosher.plant.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe former manager of the largest U.S. kosher meatpacking plant was arrested Thursday on federal conspiracy charges of harboring illegal immigrants and aiding and abetting aggravated identity theft, federal officials said.Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/15/postville.priest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/15/postville.priest/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Rev. Lloyd Paul Ouderkirk sits beneath a cross of Jesus, the sun shining through the stained-glass windows that line his church.Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/14/postville.raid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/14/postville.raid/index.html#cnnSTCTextAbout a dozen Somali Muslims stand outside their makeshift mosque on Lawler Street, its sheet-draped windows emblazoned with the words "Sunday Mattress." Women are covered head to toe in traditional Muslim robes.Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/08/poultry.plant.raid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/08/poultry.plant.raid/index.html#cnnSTCTextFederal immigration agents arrested about 300 workers Tuesday in a raid at a poultry processing plant in Greenville, South Carolina, the Department of Justice said.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:32:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1846292,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1846292,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFederal officials arrested more than 300 members of a previously lesser known criminal gang during a summer crackdown, twice as many as last year, and arrested nearly 1,500 gang members nationwide, immigration authorities said WednesdayWed, 01 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836388,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836388,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFederal officials say nearly 600 suspected illegal immigrants were detained in a raid on a manufacturing plant in southern Mississippi, making it the largest such sweep in the countryTue, 26 Aug 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1834954,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1834954,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA pilot program allowing illegal immigrants to surrender to authorities and have more control over their deportation has been dubbed a failureFri, 22 Aug 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/27/slave.labor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/27/slave.labor/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Long Island millionaire was sentenced to 40 months in prison Friday for enslaving two house maids, U.S. Attorney Robert Nardoza said.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/13/cuba.fugitive/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/13/cuba.fugitive/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Cuban government has handed over to U.S. authorities a California man facing federal child sex crime charges, Cuba's Foreign Ministry said Friday.Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/11/armenian.valedictorian/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/11/armenian.valedictorian/index.html#cnnSTCTextPlans to deport an Armenian high school valedictorian in Fresno, California, were put on hold Tuesday after Sen. Dianne Feinstein took steps to make him and his family legal U.S. residents.Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/05/armenian.valedictorian/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/05/armenian.valedictorian/index.html#cnnSTCTextA high school valedictorian's plans to study medicine at a California state university have run headlong into the federal government's attempts to return him and his family to Armenia.Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/19/florida.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/19/florida.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCTextA fast-moving wildfire in South Florida forced the evacuation of more than 2,200 inmates and detainees on Monday, authorities said.Mon, 19 May 2008 23:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/08/interpol.pedophile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/08/interpol.pedophile/index.html#cnnSTCTextA pedophile suspect who became the subject of an international manhunt this week after an appeal from Interpol has been detained in the United States.Thu, 08 May 2008 20:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/01/immigration.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/01/immigration.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of demonstrators gathered in U.S. cities Thursday to protest federal immigration raids and deportations and to call for comprehensive immigration reform.Fri, 02 May 2008 02:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/17/immigration.raid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/17/immigration.raid/index.html#cnnSTCTextFederal immigration agents fanned out across five states Wednesday, detaining hundreds of employees of Pilgrim's Pride, one of the nation's largest poultry companies.Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/09/nz.pumpkin.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/09/nz.pumpkin.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTextA man accused of killing his wife in New Zealand and then abandoning the couple's 3-year-old daughter at an Australian train station has been deported to New Zealand to face murder charges, U.S. immigration officials announced Sunday.Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/29/nz.pumpkin.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/29/nz.pumpkin.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTextA man arrested in the U.S. after a months-long, intercontinental manhunt will be deported to New Zealand to face murder charges in the death of his wife, authorities told CNN Friday.Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/01/17/counterfeit.handbags/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/01/17/counterfeit.handbags/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree Chinese nationals accused of importing thousands of counterfeit luxury handbags in the United States have been arrested in the past two days, federal authorities announced Thursday.Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/11/07/nj.schoolyardkillings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/11/07/nj.schoolyardkillings/index.html#cnnSTCTextRodolfo Godinez, one of six suspects charged in a triple slaying in a Newark, New Jersey, schoolyard, pleaded not guilty Wednesday at Essex County Veterans Courthouse, the county prosecutor's office said.Thu, 08 Nov 2007 03:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/22/navarrette/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/22/navarrette/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe wacky world of immigration reform is full of half-baked ideas, but none has the taste of having spent less time in the oven than letting local cops enforce federal immigration law.Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/16/jfk.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/16/jfk.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTextEighteen people, including 10 airline workers at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, appeared in federal court Tuesday on international drug smuggling and distribution charges.Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/10/09/gang.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/10/09/gang.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextFederal agents have arrested more than 1,300 suspected gang members, including 343 with violent criminal histories, in the past three months, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said Tuesday.Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/06/smbusiness/immigration_red_tape.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/06/smbusiness/immigration_red_tape.fsb/index.htmBliss Nicholson flies to Mexico every year, not to soak up the sun in Cancún but to recruit legal migrant workers for his landscaping business in Middleton, Wis. With the local unemployment rate under 4%, few legal residents in his area care to work long hours in the hot sun planting trees or laying irrigation pipes for $10 an hour. Unlike many in his industry, Nicholson chooses not to hire illegal immigrants. So the annual road trip is his only recourse.Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/12/deportation.cost/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/12/deportation.cost/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt would cost at least $94 billion to find, detain and remove all 12 million people believed to be staying illegally in the United States, the federal government estimated Wednesday.Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/24/dobbs.8.24/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/24/dobbs.8.24/index.html#cnnSTCTextHere are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. 287(g), the federal government's program to train local law enforcement agencies to enforce immigration laws: • As of August 21, 2007, 6 agencies in 12 states are participating • 457 Officers have been trained • 22,000 suspected criminal illegal aliens have been arrested Source: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) TOY RECALLS More than 80% of toys sold in this country are made in China. Source: Toy Industry Association Release: Wal-Mart Launches Toy Safety Net Program Fri, 24 Aug 2007 08:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/19/immigration.activist.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/19/immigration.activist.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn illegal immigrant who stayed in an Illinois church for a year to avoid separation from her 8-year-old son, a U.S. citizen, was arrested Sunday and was being processed for deportation.Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:26:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1652713,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1652713,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsImmigration and Customs Enforcement agents ignored or dropped leads and at times entire cases involving terrorist activities because of disputes with the FBI, says a reportTue, 14 Aug 2007 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/31/ldt.7.31/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/31/ldt.7.31/index.html#cnnSTCText Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. In the first six months of this year the FDA rejected more than a thousand (1,077) shipments of food from China. Source: FDA Last month, the FDA banned 5 certain species of fish from China because of a persistent pattern of contamination. A recent study by U.S. consulting firm A.T. Kearney found: "China's food safety process is broken and fixing it will require a $100 billion investment in improved food safety standards, warehousing, transportation and training." Source: AT Kearney Consulting, June 26 presentation at CIES World Food Business Summit in Shanghai Mayor Donald Cresitello of Morristown, NJ has applied to enroll his police department into the 287(g) program which would deputize police officers to enforce immigration laws. Morristown would be the first New Jersey municipality in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 287(g) program if accepted. Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/19/dobbs.7.19/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/19/dobbs.7.19/index.html#cnnSTCTextHere are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. Wildfires • Nearly 1,500 new U.S. wildfires since Monday • Wildfires in 17 states this month Source: National Interagency Fire Center 60% of continental US in drought Source: U.S. Drought Monitor Employee Verification Defense Department non-work Social Security numbers (pdf file) Immigration Congress granted local police immigration authority under section 287(g) of the immigration law of 1996 Florida was the first to take advantage of the program in 2001 Now 24 law enforcement agencies in 11 states with 416 officers are trained in 287(g) There are at least 75 law enforcement agencies with requests pending with Immigration and Customs Enforcement which runs the program Source: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Representative David Price of North Carolina is proposing a bill that would mandate 287(g) use in all local and state prisonsThu, 19 Jul 2007 10:55:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1644534,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1644534,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAn estimated 1.6 million children and spouses have been separated from family members forced to leave the country under toughened 1996 immigration lawsWed, 18 Jul 2007 18:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/10/real_estate/subprime_fraud/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/10/real_estate/subprime_fraud/index.htmThe federal government announced Tuesday a bust in a multi-million dollar subprime mortgage lending scheme and indicted more than two dozen alleged co-conspirators.Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/25/terror.report/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/25/terror.report/index.htmlA just-released report slams the federal government for failing to coordinate the work of U.S. law enforcement agencies overseas to fight terrorism.Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/23/secret.service.strain/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/23/secret.service.strain/index.htmlDon Coyer is trained to take a bullet and quick to make a joke.Sat, 23 Jun 2007 11:22:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1634248,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1634248,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBritish police have shattered a global Internet pedophile ring, rescuing 31 children and rounding up more than 700 suspects worldwide, authorities saidMon, 18 Jun 2007 17:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/12/Dobbs.June13/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/12/Dobbs.June13/index.htmlPresident Bush is building his legacy, adding another unfortunate line of hollow bravado to his rhetorical repertoire. To "Mission accomplished," "Bring it on," "Wanted: Dead or alive," and of course, "I earned ... political capital, and now I intend to spend it," he has added "I'll see you at the bill signing," referring to his own ill-considered push for so-called comprehensive immigration reform legislation.Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/05/dobbs.illegal/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/05/dobbs.illegal/index.htmlThese are some of the facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) conducted a threat assessment survey of all field offices: "The results of the assessment showed that most major metropolitan areas were experiencing a surge in gang activity. Additionally, the survey showed that membership of these violent transnational gangs was comprised largely of foreign-born nationals." Source: ICE "Operation Community Shield" Fact Sheet June 6, 2007 • Gang members in the United States: 800,000 • State and local police in the United States: 708,000 Source: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California); hearing testimony June 5, 2007Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/31/dobbs.seafood/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/31/dobbs.seafood/index.htmlThe following information is also available on the website of the Food and Water Watch. • 81% of seafood is imported (90% of shrimp is imported). • 55% of seafood is from Asia. • Less than 2% of all seafood imports are physically inspected. • Less than one percent (0.59%) is lab tested and that rate is declining despite increasing problems with veterinary drug residues and the use of banned drugs by foreign fish farm operations. • 60% of the seafood that was refused was seafood from China. • American consumers are eating more seafood (16.2 lbs per person in 2005). • One in four Americans (76,000,000) get food-borne illness. • Seafood is responsible for 18-20% of those cases (20%=15.2 million). Removal Stats The following numbers were derived between October 1, 2006 and April 16, 2007. This information on can be found on the website of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement • 2007 Fiscal Year to Date TotThu, 31 May 2007 21:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/10/magazines/fsb/AskFSB_illegals.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/10/magazines/fsb/AskFSB_illegals.fsb/index.htmDear FSB: I have the same problem you mentioned in "Blowing the Whistle on Illegals." I own a floor-covering store, and a competitor has taken a lot of business from me because he hires illegal immigrants and can do everything cheaper. What can I do to stop this? --Name withheld, GeorgiaThu, 10 May 2007 21:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/07/miami.port/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/07/miami.port/index.htmlThe Port of Miami is safe said police after investigating three men who tried to enter a secure area in a truck without proper documentation.Sun, 07 Jan 2007 18:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/18/navarrette/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/18/navarrette/index.htmlThe worry used to be that illegal immigrants were stealing welfare. Then it was jobs. Now, we're told, they're stealing people's identities.Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/18/child.porn/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/18/child.porn/index.htmlFederal officials arrested more than 125 people Wednesday on charges of subscribing to a Web site that depicted children as young as infants engaged in sexual activities with adults.Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/10/immigrants.drain/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/10/immigrants.drain/index.htmlSeven "undocumented immigrants" were pulled out of a storm drain Tuesday after border patrol officials saw them trying to use it to enter the United States, San Diego Police spokeswoman Monica Munoz said.Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/09/01/8384901/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/09/01/8384901/index.htmCongress has yet to nail down any of the details on immigration reform, but federal officials are already stepping up their enforcement - with an eye on small employers.Tue, 05 Sep 2006 15:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/12/egyptian.students/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/12/egyptian.students/index.htmlNine Egyptian students out of 11 who went missing in the United States two weeks ago are in custody, a government statement said Saturday.Sat, 12 Aug 2006 12:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/10/egyptian.students/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/10/egyptian.students/index.htmlSix of 11 Egyptian students who failed to show up for classes after entering the United States are in federal custody, the FBI said Thursday.Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/29/drug.smuggling/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/29/drug.smuggling/index.htmlU.S. and Canadian authorities said Thursday they had arrested more than 40 people and broken up six rings that smuggled drugs across the border using planes and helicopters.Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/06/12/8379210/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/06/12/8379210/index.htmFor the home building industry, the immigration debate raging in Washington is anything but abstract. It's the biggest issue nobody wants to talk about.Wed, 31 May 2006 19:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/10/dobbs.enforcement/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/10/dobbs.enforcement/index.htmlReports this week that the Border Patrol is notifying the Mexican government of the locations of Minutemen volunteers are being denied by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. True or not, the Bush administration continues to follow absurd policies on both issues of border security and illegal immigration.Wed, 10 May 2006 16:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/04/20/immigration.raids/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/04/20/immigration.raids/index.htmlThe Bush administration unveiled Thursday what it said is a new strategy aimed at companies employing illegal immigrants, illustrating it with a crackdown on the German-based firm IFCO Systems.Thu, 20 Apr 2006 07:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/04/19/immigration.raids/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/04/19/immigration.raids/index.htmlFederal immigration authorities rounded up more than 1,000 illegal immigrants at dozens of sites and charged nine individuals of the firm that employed them, federal law enforcement officials announced Wednesday.Thu, 20 Apr 2006 01:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/04/12/human.smugglers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/04/12/human.smugglers/index.htmlAs debate rages over securing the U.S. border with Mexico, authorities announced Wednesday that they had dismantled a human-smuggling ring that was running illegal immigrants into the United States through Canada.Thu, 13 Apr 2006 00:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/12/your.comments/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/12/your.comments/index.htmlThis is a sampling of comments received during the past week.Wed, 12 Apr 2006 18:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/02/09/china.spy.indictment/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/02/09/china.spy.indictment/index.htmlA Taiwanese citizen has been indicted as an agent of the People's Republic of China in a lengthy indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Florida, federal officials announced in Washington Friday.Fri, 10 Feb 2006 01:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/03/laredo.arsenal/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/03/laredo.arsenal/index.htmlA federal task force seized arsenals of illegal weapons and homemade bombs in Laredo, Texas, in connection with a Mexican drug trafficking battle, authorities said Friday.Fri, 03 Feb 2006 19:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/26/mexico.tunnel/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/26/mexico.tunnel/index.htmlAuthorities have found what they call the largest and most sophisticated tunnel running into the United States along the Mexican border.Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/11/california.tunnel/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/11/california.tunnel/index.htmlU.S. border patrol agents investigating a caved-in road discovered a tunnel linking the United States and Mexico, the third such passage found in three years near the San Ysidro, California, crossing, authorities said Wednesday.Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/13/human.smuggling/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/13/human.smuggling/index.htmlA Jordanian citizen has pleaded guilty to helping operate a multimillion dollar human smuggling ring that brought hundreds of illegal immigrants from Iraq and other Middle East countries into the United States, authorities announced Tuesday.Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/07/air.marshal/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/07/air.marshal/index.htmlFederal air marshals train to shoot in extremely close quarters and tense situations, but until Wednesday no agent had used his weapon.Wed, 07 Dec 2005 22:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/19/baltimore.tunnel/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/19/baltimore.tunnel/index.htmlThe informant who told U.S. authorities about the purported plan to set off explosives in a Baltimore Harbor tunnel is a prisoner in the Netherlands, two federal officials confirmed to CNN on Wednesday.Wed, 19 Oct 2005 11:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/10/13/cuban.boat/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/10/13/cuban.boat/index.htmlA 6-year-old Cuban boy drowned Thursday after a smuggler's boat carrying him and 30 other people capsized as a U.S. Coast Guard vessel attempted to intercept it south of Florida, the Coast Guard said.Thu, 13 Oct 2005 17:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/28/bonner.retirement/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/28/bonner.retirement/index.htmlThe commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Robert C. Bonner, said Wednesday that he will retire.Thu, 29 Sep 2005 01:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/09/katrina.evac/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/09/katrina.evac/index.htmlIt's dark. It's shirt-soaking hot. And the only word to describe the heavy odor is "indescribable." Still, they refuse to leave.Fri, 09 Sep 2005 07:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/17/cleric.deportation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/17/cleric.deportation/index.htmlA Muslim cleric and his son, both of whom agreed to deportation after their June arrest on visa violations during a federal terrorism investigation, have been returned to Pakistan, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said Wednesday.Wed, 17 Aug 2005 20:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/12/pf/taxes/cigarette_excise/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/12/pf/taxes/cigarette_excise/index.htmNEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Many states have been hiking cigarette taxes for years, claiming that they discourage smoking and contribute much-needed tax revenues to state coffers.Tue, 12 Jul 2005 16:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/25/technology/piracy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/25/technology/piracy/index.htmFederal agents launched a crackdown on users of a popular new technology used to steal the latest "Star Wars" movie and other large data files off the Internet, immigration officials announced Wednesday.Wed, 25 May 2005 20:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/06/deportation.china/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/06/deportation.china/index.htmlA former scholar who has admitted selling restricted technology to China is facing deportation proceedings, immigration officials confirmed Friday.Sat, 07 May 2005 01:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/15/nichols.brother/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/15/nichols.brother/index.htmlThe brother of Brian Nichols remembers his younger sibling as the stable one who excelled intellectually and athletically -- and the last person he'd have expected to soon face murder charges.Wed, 16 Mar 2005 03:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/12/atlanta.timeline/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/12/atlanta.timeline/index.htmlThe following is a chronology of the events surrounding the shootings Friday morning at a courthouse in Atlanta -- and the subsequent manhunt for the suspect. All times are approximate.Sat, 12 Mar 2005 20:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/23/stolen.passports/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/23/stolen.passports/index.htmlNon-residents applying for admission to the United States using stolen passports have little reason to fear being caught and are usually admitted, the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General said in a report issued Thursday.Thu, 23 Dec 2004 23:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/09/terrorism.student/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/09/terrorism.student/index.htmlAn American college student has been arrested and charged with providing material support to a Somali group that has been designated a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. government.Tue, 09 Nov 2004 23:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/07/16/broken.borders/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/07/16/broken.borders/index.htmlThe United States is facing an extraordinary immigration crisis, but our solutions have done nothing to alleviate the situation. The overburdened Border Patrol and local law enforcement, particularly in the Southwest, are apprehending thousands of illegal aliens on immigration violations every day. Yet surprisingly, many of those arrested are freed shortly after their detainment.Fri, 16 Jul 2004 16:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Midwest/07/14/airport.arrest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Midwest/07/14/airport.arrest/index.htmlImmigration officials are holding an airline passenger who was arrested in Minnesota carrying suspicious materials, government sources said Wednesday.Wed, 14 Jul 2004 17:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/01/china.weapons/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/01/china.weapons/index.htmlFederal authorities in Camden, New Jersey, charged seven people Thursday with conspiring to sell military technology to China.Thu, 01 Jul 2004 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/21/homeland.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/21/homeland.tm/index.htmlWhat's in a name? Quite a lot if you're the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the largest agency of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).Mon, 21 Jun 2004 15:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/05/25/clown.porn.charges/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/05/25/clown.porn.charges/index.htmlSpanky, a clown with the renowned Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, has been arrested on charges stemming from a child pornography investigation, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.Tue, 25 May 2004 21:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/05/14/child.porn.arrests/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/05/14/child.porn.arrests/index.htmlDozens of people have been arrested in connection with an ongoing federal crackdown on the distribution of child pornography sent over the Internet using peer-to-peer file sharing applications, federal law enforcement sources said Friday.Fri, 14 May 2004 18:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/04/30/peruvian.artifacts/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/04/30/peruvian.artifacts/index.htmlForty-one artifacts estimated to be between 2,000 and 3,000 years old and worth more than $1 million, were returned to the Peruvian government Friday by the U.S. government.Fri, 30 Apr 2004 19:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/26/homeland.hiring/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/26/homeland.hiring/index.htmlThe Department of Homeland Security has temporarily stopped hiring employees for two of its main divisions as it seeks to find out if it is facing a large budget shortfall or simply having problems reconciling the books after the largest government merger in history.Fri, 26 Mar 2004 18:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/01/05/boston.airport.arrest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/01/05/boston.airport.arrest/index.htmlA Saudi man is facing federal felony charges after three small "firecracker-type" pyrotechnic devices were found during a search of his backpack after he arrived at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts.Mon, 05 Jan 2004 22:29:00 EST