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New immigration policy lets officers query legal status
- Prince William County police officers will be able to decide on their own whether to ask suspected illegal immigrants questions about their residency status during traffic stops and other situations.
Feds unprepared for Pr. William crackdown, official says
- Prince William County overwhelmed the federal government’s ability to remove illegal immigrants in the first year of their partnership by trying to deport many more inmates than anticipated, the nation’s immigration enforcement director said.
Pr. William police chief revokes portions of county immigration crackdown policy
- Police Chief Charlie Deane on Wednesday revoked portions of Prince William County’s policy that directed officers to check the legal status of all suspected illegal immigrants stopped for minor crimes or traffic violations before an arrest.
County officials battle over funds for illegal-immigration crackdown
- Prince William County Supervisors changed their signature crackdown on illegal immigrants Tuesday night to focus only on those arrested on suspicion for a crime.
Another circus expected on eve of Pr. William crackdown vote
- Council Chairman Corey Stewart on Monday backed a proposal for cameras in every county police car, signaling continued support for an illegal immigration crackdown on the eve of a high-profile vote on the issue.
Illegal-immigration crackdown in jeopardy
- Prince William County’s landmark crackdown on illegal immigrants is under attack heading into the Board of Supervisors’ critical budget session.
- Prince William County’s landmark crackdown on illegal immigrants is under attack heading into the Board of Supervisors’ critical budget session.
Immigration agents remove illegals from Pr. William jail, easing crowding
- Federal agents in just over a week removed more than 100 suspected illegal immigrants from the Prince William County jail, eliminating the immigration-related overcrowding at the Manassas facility.
Some foreign-born inmates avoid residency checks in Pr. William jail
- Jail officials are not checking the legal status of all foreign-born inmates, including felons, in Prince William County’s highly publicized crackdown on illegal immigrants.
Immigration agents address jail overcrowding in Prince William
- Federal agents removed 60 illegal immigrants from the overcrowded Prince William County jail last week to address mounting concerns their delays were contributing to dire overcrowding at the Manassas facility.
Wolf urges ICE to fix deportation delays
- Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., urged U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to fix the federal government’s problems with removing illegal immigrants from Prince William County’s greatly overcrowded jail.
Few arrests based solely on immigration status, police chief says
- Most of the 41 illegal immigrants arrested in Prince William County’s new crackdown last month likely would have been arrested regardless of the new policy against illegals, Police Chief Charlie Deane said Wednesday.
Police check nearly 90, nab 41 in illegal immigrant crackdown
- Prince William County police officers have interviewed nearly 90 people about their legal status and arrested 41 in the first four weeks of a crackdown on illegal immigrants.
Jail overcrowding, delays could alter crackdown
- Prince William County supervisors are considering changes to their crackdown on illegal immigrants to limit how many are held for minor crimes at the overcrowded county jail.