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Holder ‘De-incentivizes’ Cops on Drug War Seizures

Attorney General Eric Holder announced he is terminating the Justice Department’s three-decade-old civil asset forfeiture program called Equitable Sharing that allowed state and local law enforcement agencies to keep 80% of cash, vehicles, real estate and other assets seized under federal drug laws before formal warrants or criminal charges were filed.

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Immigrants Can Now Obtain Legal Mexican Birth Documents in CA

Mexican citizens living in the United States can retrieve their birth certificates much more easily now, thanks to the Mexican government’s decision to offer the certificates at 50 Mexican consulates throughout the United States, rather than offering them only in Mexico at government offices.

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La Raza Pres on House Vote to Block Exec Amnesty: ‘Offensive’

La Raza CEO and President Janet Murguia said it was “offensive” that House Republicans voted on Wednesday to defund President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for certain DREAMers. Murguia accused House Republicans of

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Immigration Removal Officer: ‘Significant Portion Of Our Time’ Spent On Exec. Amnesty

An immigration officer working in ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations division says “a significant portion” of officers’ times is now spent helping people determine eligibility for executive amnesty and reviewing cases rather than enforcing the law. In an email a congressional office shared exclusively with Breitbart News on the condition of anonymity, an unnamed ERO supervisor highlights the irony of the Obama administration’s argument that ICE lacks resources to remove and detain people when so much of officers’ time is spent enacting the administration’s executive orders.

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Grover Norquist Lobbying GOP Congress for Amnesty Bill

Grover Norquist is again lobbying for comprehensive amnesty legislation. He will reportedly brief GOP lawmakers in Congress on Tuesday, arguing that the new GOP-led Congress has “an incredible opportunity” to pass amnesty legislation. And next month, Norquist will push for

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12 States Defend Obama’s Exec Amnesty in Court

On Monday, twelve states defended President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty in a “friend of the court” brief in response to a lawsuit filed by 25 states against Obama’s executive amnesty. As The Hill noted, “Attorneys General from California, Connecticut, Hawaii,

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De Blasio Launches IDNYC: ‘You Can’t Afford Not to Have’ It

Quoting lines from Field of Dreams, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday launched the city’s “IDNYC” municipal identification card program, which will be available to all New York residents–including illegal immigrants. De Blasio said New York residents were

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Obama Admin Argues Exec Amnesty Beyond Judicial Review

The Obama administration believes President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty is beyond judicial review. That is what administration lawyers, who believe a lawsuit filed by 25 states against Obama’s executive amnesty should be thrown out, argued in a court filing. According

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GOP Rep.: Obama Should Visit Border During Arizona Trip

Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ) is calling on President Barack Obama to visit the U.S. border with Mexico during his visit to Phoenix. Obama is scheduled to travel to Phoenix on Wednesday and deliver a speech on economic recovery at a local high school Thursday.

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NRSC Chair Wicker Expects DREAM Act Debate

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), indicated that Republicans leaders will have a debate about potentially giving citizenship to so-called DREAMers in this Congress. “I think the first thing we’ll do is a

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Lawyers Expecting Exec Amnesty to Improve Business

Immigration attorneys in some parts of the country are expecting business to improve because of President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty. In Nebraska and Iowa, law firms and legal clinics are reportedly hiring more immigration attorneys, expecting an influx of business