CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — An illegal alien from Guatemala was sentenced in federal court Friday for fraudulently drawing welfare assistance. This sentence resulted from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Inspector General, and the Iowa Department […]
Archives
LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration is notifying tens of thousands of employers that the names of some of their employees do not match their Social Security numbers, a move that is forcing businesses across the country to brace for the loss of thousands of workers who lack legal status. […]
Before Trump’s purge at DHS, top officials challenged plan for mass family arrests
17 May
by Foster LLP, on News
In the weeks before they were ousted last month, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and top immigration enforcement official Ronald Vitiello challenged a secret White House plan to arrest thousands of parents and children in a blitz operation against migrants in 10 major U.S. cities. According to seven current and […]
Twice-deported Guatemalan man sentenced in Iowa for illegal re-entry, document fraud
8 May
by Foster LLP, on News
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A twice-deported Guatemalan man was sentenced Friday to eight months in federal prison for illegally re-entering the United States, and fraudulently using a social security number to obtain work. This sentence resulted from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations […]