Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Former ICE Agent Sentenced For Defrauding Government Out Of $500K

A former Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for defrauding the government out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal salary and benefits.

2012/06/01

Immigrant Mothers Make Tearful Pleas To Stay In U.S. With Kids

Immigration officials Wednesday granted an extension to one mother, but ordered another mother out of the county.

2012/05/09

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160 Pounds Of Meth Seized From Drug Labs In Van Nuys, Pomona

More than 160 pounds of methamphetamine was seized from drug labs run out of homes in Van Nuys and Pomona after the arrest of a Mexican man suspected of working as a runner for a drug-trafficking ring.

2012/04/13

ICE Arrests 206 LA-Area Illegal Immigrants In Nationwide Sweep

More than 200 illegal immigrants in the Los Angeles area were arrested in a national immigration sweep, the U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement said Monday.

2012/04/02

Mother, Daughter Accused Of Trying To Smuggle Cocaine Through LAX

A 54-year-old woman and her 22-year-old daughter have been arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggling more than 10 pounds of cocaine through Los Angeles International Airport.

2012/02/08

9 Indicted In Denim-Smuggling Scheme From China

Authorities say nine people have been indicted on charges of smuggling and money laundering tied to a denim-importing scheme that cost the government at least $2 million in tax revenue.

2011/07/25

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7 Illegal Immigrant Students Get Themselves Arrested To Test President Obama

Seven illegal immigrant students arrested in a Southern California street protest say they are now waiting to see if they will be deported in a test of the Obama administration’s immigration policy.

2011/07/14

Immigration Authorities Add 1,300 Beds For Southland Detainees

Immigration authorities will add another 1,300 beds to detain suspected illegal immigrants in Southern California.

2011/06/01

Sheriff Baca Questions Civil Rights Of Illegal Immigrants

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has questioned the civil rights of illegal immigrants in radio remarks that have riled immigrant advocates.

2011/05/13

Feds Return $160K To Widower Bilked In Canadian Lottery Scam

Federal officials have returned $160,000 to an 87-year-old Los Angeles-area widower who was bilked in a Quebec-based telemarketing scam targeting elderly people.

2011/03/10

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Drug-Hunting Feds Crack Egg Smuggling Plan In LA

Federal authorities say a Miami man has been arrested at Los Angeles International Airport while trying to smuggle cocaine concealed inside phony Easter eggs.

2010/12/27