Illegal Immigration and Deportation

Supercute Bulldog Pup Stolen From Home By SoCal DirecTV Installer, Cops Allege (PHOTOS)

Cops say a 38-year-old undocumented worker installing DirecTV systems took a $2,500 English bulldog puppy from a customer's home in Victorville. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department today announced the arrest of Eduardo Robles on suspicion of grand theft. He's also a felon who had previou ... More >>

Illegal Immigrants Should Be Able To Stay In California, Voters Say

We're not sure what's happened in recent years, but California's stance toward illegal immigrants has gone from the hate of the Pete Wilson '90s to almost nothin' but love today (unless, of course, you listen to AM talk radio). USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll numbers released over the weekend s ... More >>

Illegal Immigrants Hit The Streets As ICE Fears Sequester Cuts; Republicans Pissed

In what feels to us like a middle finger to those Republicans cheering on draconian "sequester" cuts to the federal budget following a congressional impasse, the Department of Homeland Security says undocumented immigrants are being released from detention centers across America. The action is appa ... More >>

Illegal Immigrants Supported By Record Number Of Californians

Despite the oversize voice of hatred heard on local AM radio, a vast majority of you people are cool with making working illegal immigrants here legal. The latest Public Policy Institute of California survey finds that a record high 76 percent of Californians favor "giving illegal immigrants who ha ... More >>

Tim Donnelly For Governor! Tea Party Assemblyman Launches Exploratory Committee

Tim Donnelly, the Tea Party Assemblyman from Twin Peaks, has launched an exploratory effort to run for governor in 2014, the Ventura County Star reports."There's nobody out there fighting for us," Donnelly told the Patriot Update website, shortly after he was re-elected earlier this month. "Cal ... More >>

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America's War on Mexicans — Embodied in Arizona's S.B. 1070 — Has Gone Too Far

Immigrants: Can't Live With Them? Study Says American Can't Thrive Without Them

If you watch Fox News you know that illegal immigrants are really the reason our economy has been in the dumps. They suck up government benefits like leaches at a blood convention, they pop out anchor babies and, to top it all off, they commit mad crime. Securing the border has been a top priority ... More >>

Asian American Video About Deported Cambodians Rejected by Obama's White House

A White House contest asking people to create the best video about the Asian American experience might have been rigged. An entry about Cambodian deportees appeared to have received the most views, now more than 18,000, but a half-dozen other video makers were invited to the White House. Though "My ... More >>

LAPD Union Sues City Over New, Lax Tow Policy Aimed at Letting Undocumented Keep Their Cars

The LAPD recently changed its ways, saying that unlicensed drivers can generally have their cars back after one day if they're stopped by cops. State law says such impounds should last 30 days. But immigrants' rights activists have argued that illegals, who can't get licenses in California, have bee ... More >>

Illegal Immigrants Can Now Drive in L.A. Without Fear of Having Cars Taken by Police

In a contentious debate that seemed to pit older, white Los Angeles against the more liberal, browner shade of town and the leaders it elected to City Hall, the L.A. police commission today said illegal immigrants could essentially keep their cars when they're caught driving without a license. The ... More >>

Rene Ochoa, Maintenance Man, Illegal Immigrant, Committed Lewd Acts on Girl in Pacific Palisades, Faces Deportation

Earthworm​Do yourself a favor: Never hire this guy. Rene Ochoa, a 49-year-old maintenance man and alleged illegal alien, was sentenced this week to 180 days in jail after admitting that he engaged in "repeated lewd behavior in front of a young girl" who lived at a Pacific Palisades building ... More >>

John & Ken Nation Riled up Over Proposed LAPD Policy to Let Illegal Immigrants Keep Their Cars

The John & Ken nation was out in force last night at an L.A. Police Commission hearing in Northridge. The issue of letting unlicensed drivers keep their cars at police checkpoints wasn't on the agenda, but the conservative talk-radio hosts (KFI AM 640) put it there by encouraging listeners to show ... More >>

Judge Blocks L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca's Attempt to Conceal Deportation Stats, ICE Correspondence

The immigrants rights crowd in Los Angeles may be about to hit a Sarah Palin-sized jackpot of possibly inane, possibly explosive correspondence between the L.A. County Sheriff's Department and immigration feds. Sheriff Lee Baca, head of the department -- largest of its kind in the country -- initia ... More >>

Dislike of Illegal Immigrants Cited as Reason For Near 50 Percent Increase in Anti-Latino Hate Crime in California

http://kingdrake1.tumblr.com​Although hate crime in L.A. County was recently reported to be at a 21-year low (PDF), an L.A. immigrants' rights group wants it to be known that such attacks targeting Latinos are up nearly 50 percent across the state (PDF). The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rig ... More >>

Electrocuting Immigrants at Mexican Border a 'Joke,' Says Republican Herman Cain: Latino Leaders Aren't Laughing

hermancain.comHerman Cain.​Updated at the bottom with reaction from Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles. First posted at 7 a.m. Herman Cain has been sitting on top of the world lately. The Republican presidential candidate last week f ... More >>

Facebook Friends, Change.org Rally to Prevent Deportation of Man They Don't Even Know

An L.A. college student organized an online campaign to prevent a man she never meant from being deported ... and it worked, at least according to the group change.org. Jackie Mahendra, director of the org's immigrants rights campaign, told the Weekly today that L.A.'s own Jamie Alegre saw via Face ... More >>

Arizona Border Fence: In Effort to Attract Internet Donors, State Senator Russell Pearce Spews False Immigrant Crime Statistics

Senator Russell Pearce​Annnd... Arizona's anti-immigration campaign hurtles still further into red-state ridiculousness. This morning, Governor Jan Brewer announced her latest, greatest battle plan in the war against illegal border-crossers: collect Internet donations to build a massive fence ... More >>

Illegal Immigrants Paid $2.7 Billion in Taxes in California Last Year

Banksy's 'Caution' warns of a taxpayer invasion.​As you nurse your tax-day hangover, we bring you news from the flip side. Despite what Lou Dobbs might have told you, turns out illegal immigrants do pay taxes. Lots of them. The Immigration Policy Center, citing the Institute for Taxation and ... More >>

LAPD to Give Illegals a Break, Allow Licensed Driver to Take Cars in Place of Impounds

Robert S. DonovanA tow.​Updated after the jump with a thumbs-up from L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Activist Ron Kaye blasts the change. The LAPD over the weekend changed its policy on impounding cars of unlicensed drivers, stating that a licensed registered owner or nearby companion could ... More >>

Man Claims He has Videotape of San Bernardino Deputies Beating Him Unconscious

www.charlydmiller.comCruz (not pictured) claims he was restrained and beaten​Lawsuits alleging physical abuse against police officers are notoriously difficult to win. They're the ultimate he-said, she-said, and since there is generally not much proof other than bruises and black-eyes, most folks ... More >>

Jamiel Shaw: Candlelight Vigil Today for L.A. High School Football Star Allegedly Gunned Down by Illegal

isupportjamielslaw.comJamiel Shaw.​Friends and family of high school football star Jamiel Shaw planned to mark the third anniversary of the 17-year-old's death with a candlelight vigil at the Mid-City site of his shooting by an area gang member. The college hopeful was a student at Los Angele ... More >>

Critics Say Bust Of Downtown L.A.'s Club 907 Was Immigration Raid: Cops Say Two Underage Girls Were Working There

abc.net.auWas the raid on Club 907 just a document check?​The raid made headlines across town. More than 80 women were arrested after the LAPD initiated an investigation based on allegations of prostitution and lewd behavior at an old-school downtown taxi-dancing club. Two underage girls were ... More >>

Sheriff Lee Baca Boasts About Booting Illegal Immigrants From Los Angeles County Jails

​Over the last four years Sheriff Lee Baca has helped to turn over 21,000 inmates to federal immigration authorities. And he's proud of it. While the LAPD has long had a controversial don't-ask policy when it comes to dealing with potential undocumented immigrants on the street, the Los Angel ... More >>

Meg Whitman Already Attacked For Hiring Illegal Housekeeper In Spanish-Language SEIU Ad. That Was Fast.

Ted SoquiMeg Whitman​The SEIU-backed group Cambiando California has already produced a TV ad, set to air this weekend on Spanish-language stations, attacking Meg Whitman for employing an illegal immigrant.The ad, titled "9 Años," states that "Whitman attacks undocumented workers to win votes, but ... More >>

Arizona Congresswoman Urges L.A., Other Cities To Back Off Boycotts Of Her State

​An Arizona congresswoman has asked the city of Los Angeles and other governments and organizations to back off their boycotts of Arizona, arguing that the actions only "punish the wrong people," including hotel workers (translation: "Latino immigrants") in an already bad economy. In a letter ... More >>

LAPD Chief Beck Accused Of Being Insincere In Anti-Arizona Stance

​Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck was accused over the weekend of being insincere or at least out-of-line with his troops when it comes to his stance against Arizona's controversial immigration law. Pseudonymous Los Angeles Police Department officer and writer Jack Dunphy opines that, " . ... More >>

Conservative Radio Talkers John And Ken Endorse Mickey Kaus

​Mega-blogger and candidate for U.S. Senate Mickey Kaus announced over the weekend that conservative talk-show hosts John and Ken have endorsed him in the Democratic primary Tuesday. Kaus, who is critical of illegal immigration and the stranglehold unions have on his party, said he's not surpr ... More >>

Mark Ridley-Thomas Has Deciding Vote For Proposed County Boycott Of Arizona

The decider: Mark Ridley-Thomas.​The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to take up a proposal to initiate its own travel and business boycott against Arizona, and on Friday it looked like the vote would be close: Supervisor Don Knabe said he would oppose such a measure, putt ... More >>

Pro-Arizona Protesters Hit L.A. City Hall

​A pro-Arizona immigration law rally hit City Hall Tuesday, and there wasn't exactly a sea of people: Only about 30 were estimated to be in the crowd as demonstrators took a stance against the Los Angeles City Council's official boycott of the desert state. (Check out photos of the event at LA ... More >>

1,200 National Guard Troops Heading To The U.S.-Mexico Border

The border at Imperial Beach, Calif.​The Obama administration on Tuesday pledged to put 1,200 National Guard troops at the U.S.-Mexico border in response to a request by an Arizona congresswoman who complained about an influx of illegal Mexican immigrants. U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a Tucs ... More >>

Arizona You Too, Buddy!

Happy 'Report An Illegal Day,' L.A.

nsm88.comThose people.​Sorry to be a Buzz Killington here, but don't blame the messenger: The group that staged a sparsely attended and beat-down-prone white-supremacist rally in downtown Los Angeles on April 17 has declared Cinco de Mayo "Report An Illegal Day."

U.S. Customs Attorney Found Guilty For Accepting Immigrants' Bribes

​A senior U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attorney was found guilty or corruption Tuesday for taking bribes from immigrants who wanted to stay in the country legally. Peter Kallas, an assistant chief counsel at the agency, was convicted of "conspiracy, six counts of bribery, tw ... More >>

Tax-Day Tea Parties Come To L.A. Area Thursday

​Are you against big government (darn freeways), illegal immigrants (you wash your own car and never, ever go out to eat), and taxes (we should all just arm and defend ourselves, right)? Well we've got a party for you. The Tea Party, that is. And it's coming to L.A. to host a series of T.E.A. ... More >>

Unscrupulous Employers Skim $26.2 Million

That's per week, from lower-income Angelenos' paychecks

Don't Call La Migra Just Yet: Legalizing Undocumented Worth $16 Billion To State

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CNN Rejects Anti-Dobbs Ad, Group Says

Groups affiliated with a campaign to persuade CNN to drop commentator Lou Dobbs because of his anti-illegal-immigrant stance say the network is refusing to air its spot criticizing the commentator.CNNLou Dobbs​"CNN is willing to stand behind Dobbs, but it hides from legitimate criticism," said Eri ... More >>

Human Smuggling Ring in Los Angeles Busted by ICE

Unites States Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers arrested today eight people, including a couple and their son in Northeast Los Angeles, on drug trafficking and human smuggling charges. The arrestees had close ties to the Drew Street Clique of the Avenues gang. A ninth suspect remains at l ... More >>

Human Smuggling Ring Busted by ICE; Avenues Gangsters Linked

United States Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers today arrested eight people, including a couple and their son in Northeast Los Angeles, on drug-trafficking and human smuggling charges. The arrestees had close ties to the Drew Street Clique of the Avenues gang. A ninth suspect remains at la ... More >>

Octuplet Blacklash

It had to happen. Immediately after the birth of the Bellflower octuplets, TV anchors cooed and newspapers trembled with feelgood reports of the miraculous C-section. It wasn't long, however, for the births to reveal the fear and anger about immigration and race that simmer just below the surface of ... More >>

Pedro Guzman's Return

Wrongly deported to Mexico, a developmentally disabled man is found safe

¡Ask a Mexican! The Assimilator

Why does Arnold Schwarzenegger keep putting his foot in his mouth and talking smack about Mexicans?

Girls Gone Border Patrol!

Arizona teens get their cop on

Deport Congress

Taking names when wave of immigration reform crashes

Eyes Wide Shut

Glenn Spencer, frightened by what he saw in L.A., moved to Arizona to keep watch over the border

A Righteous Collision

Let’s see if our immigrant governor can avoid Wilsonian hysteria over driver’s licenses

Degrees of Inequality

Doing battle with Gray Davis to open the doors of higher education to immigrants

Corridos Prohibidos

Los Tigres del Norte, Idolos del Pueblo

Zedillo's Xenophobia

Outside agitators stirring up "our" Indians