Of the more than 2,200 people who received federal sentences for drug possession in fiscal year 2014, almost three-quarters of them were illegal immigrants, according to new data from the United States Sentencing Commission.Illegal immigrants also made up more than one-third of all federal sentences, that data said.
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Donald Trump has taken a lot of criticism from Democrats and other Republican presidential hopefuls over his candid remarks about the criminality of many illegal immigrants, but most voters think Trump is right. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
07/08/2015
06:22 PM EDT
TUCSON,
Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Tucson couple for
allegedly attempting to smuggle nearly 532 pounds of marijuana through the Port
of Lukeville on July 6. Officers referred Alfredo Martinez-Martinez, 25, and...
07/08/2015
06:17 PM EDT
TUCSON,
Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers at the Mariposa pedestrian
crossing arrested a Tucson woman Tuesday afternoon after finding nearly three
pounds of heroin, worth more than $39,000, hidden within her clothing. During
questioning..
07/07/2015
09:42 AM EDT
LAREDO,
TEXAS – On July 3, at approximately 11:27a.m., Border Patrol agents assigned to
the Zapata Border Patrol Station seized 673 pounds of marijuana during a
drug-smuggling attempt. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Zapata Station were
working...
07/08/2015
12:50 PM EDT
EL
PASO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations
officers working at the El Paso port of entry seized 2.4 pounds of
methamphetamine July 2. The drugs were concealed in the shoes of a pedestrian
border crosser..
07/08/2015
02:34 PM EDT
SANTA
TERESA, N.M. -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations
officers working at the Santa Teresa port of entry seized 3,423 pounds of
marijuana July 1. The estimated street value of the seized contraband is
$2,738,400...
07/08/2015
04:39 PM EDT
SAN
CLEMENTE, Calif.—San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents intercepted a Mexican
national yesterday who had 15 gallons of liquid methamphetamine inside his SUV.
At approximately 7 p.m., a 45-year-old male driving a 2003 Lincoln Navigator
approached...
07/08/2015
12:46 PM EDT
STERLING,
Va. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) teamed up to seize a little more than five ounces of
marijuana from a traveler departing from Washington Dulles International Airport
to...
07/08/2015
04:36 PM EDT
BOSTON
— U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Boston Logan International
Airport arrested a 29-year-old female Dominican Republic national on July 3. The
subject was attempting to smuggle more than five pounds of cocaine into the
U.S.,...
