by Associated Press Published: March 30,2011
JACKSON — The push for a comprehensive anti-immigration bill in Mississippi began with a series of hearings and a rally in opposition, but the measure has quietly died under a legislative deadline. There appeared to be little serious discussion about a compromise on the bill that was patterned after the law enacted in Arizona in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 25,2011
Tags: construction, employment, illegal workers, illgeal immigrants, immigration, law enforcement, military, raid
BILOXI — An Alabama business was raided this month as part of a federal probe that stems from suspected illegal immigrants working construction jobs at Keesler Air Force Base. Federal immigration officials confirmed the March 17 raid on Hernandez Stucco in Alabaster, Ala., a suburb of Birmingham. It’s at least the third business targeted as [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 3,2011
Tags: courts, illegal aliens, immigrants, immigration, manufacturing
LAUREL — The former human resources manager of a Mississippi company was sentenced today to six months house arrest for hiring hundreds of illegal immigrants who were rounded up in the largest workplace immigration raid in U.S. history. Jose Humberto Gonzalez pleaded guilty in Dec. 2009 to conspiracy and admitted hiring people he knew were [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 19,2011
Tags: illegal workers, immigration, law enforcement, state government
JACKSON — The Mississippi Senate passed a bill yesterday to let law enforcement officers check the status of people they think might be in the United States illegally. The bill passed 34-15 after a debate that stretched on more than four hours. Several supporters of the bill, including Tea Party members, watched from the Senate [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 18,2011
Tags: illegal workers, immigration, law enforcement, state government
JACKSON — The Mississippi Senate is debating a bill designed to crack down on illegal immigration. Lengthy discussion was expected today, and several supporters are watching from galleries in the Senate chamber. The bill says a law enforcement officer would be allowed to check a person’s immigration status if the officer suspects the person might [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 17,2011
JACKSON — An Arizona-style immigration bill is shaping up as one of the most divisive topics of the 2011 Mississippi legislative session, and Republican Gov. Haley Barbour might end up as a moderate voice on the issue. Barbour can’t seek a third term this year and is considering a presidential run in 2012. He said [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 14,2011
Tags: illegal immigrants, immigration, jobs, law enforcement, state government
JACKSON — A Senate committee yesterday cleared a bill — similar to one in Arizona — that would allow police officers who stop people for violations such as speeding or a broken tail light to check their immigration status if there’s reasonable suspicion they are here illegally. But at least one state lawmaker, Sen. Kelvin [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 12,2011
Tags: illegal workers, immigration, jobs, law enforcement
JACKSON — The head of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety says a proposed immigration enforcement law could cause a burden on some law enforcement agencies. MDPS Commissioner Stephen Simpson says there are costs associated with detaining suspected illegal immigrants, holding hearings for them and transporting them to federal facilities. Simpson told the Senate Judiciary [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 3,2011
Tags: courts, employment, illegal workers, immigration, law enforcement
LAUREL — A federal judge has again postponed sentencing for the only executive convicted in the nation’s largest workplace raid on illegal immigrants, and a legal expert said the continued delays could mean he’s cooperating in an ongoing investigation. Jose Humberto Gonzalez pleaded guilty in Dec. 2009 to conspiracy and admitted he knowingly hired illegal [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 10,2010
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Prosecutors say the federal case accusing Gulf Coast men of hiring illegal immigrants for a government project is tied to similar violations six years ago, and that a Biloxi business was involved and later began using shell companies to hide the hiring practice. After a lawyer for one of three businessmen [...] [...]
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