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raids stories: 5 news summaries

Immigration Dragnets Catch US Citizens, Too

Legal residents have been detained, deported

Apr 9, 09 10:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Workplace raids and jail sweeps have become popular ways to enforce US immigration law, but they often result in the detention of legal residents, the Los Angeles Times reports. It can take months, sometimes years, to clear up, because many citizens don’t have proof of their legal status, few... More »

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immigration reform • citizenship • raids • illegal immigration • Immigration and Customs Enforcement • detention

(Newser) - Supporters of medical marijuana are celebrating a remark by Attorney General Eric Holder that went largely unnoticed this week, MSNBC reports. Asked about federal drug raids on state-approved dispensaries that led to 775 arrests, Holder said such busts are a thing of the past. What President Obama "said during... More »

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California • medical marijuana • DEA • raids • marijuana legalization • Bill Maher • Bill Maher Grid

Cops Raid Gov't Offices in Olmert Fraud Inquiry

Israelis probe PM's perks, appointments

Nov 11, 07 10:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Israeli police confiscated documents from 20 sites today as part of a probe into fraud allegations against PM Ehud Olmert, reports Reuters. Some 100 department of fraud officers stormed the trade and industry ministry, the Jewish National Fund, and private law offices, among others. Olmert is accused of securing an... More »

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Israel • fraud • Ehud Olmert • police • Jerusalem • raids

Immigration Busts Have Whiff of Politics

Raids on the rise, as White House tries to impress conservatives

Jul 28, 07 7:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Massive workplace raids, conducted by armed federal agents and targeting illegal immigrants, are on the rise, and the reason, critics charge, is that the White House wants to curry favor with conservatives. In the first five months of '07, Salon reports, 3,226 undocumented workers were arrested in these expensive... More »

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illegal immigrant • immigration reform • raids • illegal employment • immigrant

Fake Raids Test Iraqi Reconstruction

U.S. aid to small businesses works only if it's invisible. Otherwise, companies get 'immediately shot or blown up.'

Mar 22, 07 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - The American military is staging fake raids on Iraqi small businesses to confirm that US aid is being well spent—without tipping off insurgents that they have any US connection. "The only way things will work is if the US contribution is totally invisible," says a civil-affairs officer,... More »

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Iraq • military • insurgents • economics • United States • aid • raids • small businesses • civil affairs • Iraq economy • US economy

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