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Xenophobia: the real pandemic

The right-wing hate circuit is reaping a windfall from the “Swine Flu” scare. Talk radio hosts Michael Savage and Jay Severin both take the opportunity to contagion-bait “illegal aliens.”

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US detains record number of immigrants: report

The number of immigrants detained by the US has drastically increased over the last decade, according to ICE figures released under the FOIA, with 32,000 now held—a fivefold jump since 1994.

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Justice Department investigates Sheriff Arpaio

The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation of Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Arizona’s Maricopa County following months of complaints of discriminatory immigration enforcement.

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Phoenix: 5,000 march against Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Phoenix this weekend to protest Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and policies that critics charge violate immigrants’ basic human rights.

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Homeland Security to review Bellingham ICE raid

US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has called for a review of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) workplace immigration raid that occurred in Bellingham, WA.

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Arizona: trial begins against vigilante rancher

A trial started in federal court in Tucson against vigilante rancher Roger Barnett and Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever for conspiracy to violate the rights of undocumented immigrants.