From the discovery of a suspicious boat in California to fines for a blueberry grower in Maine, July was another busy month for immigration stories from sea to shining sea. Here is a sampling of just a few of the most interesting bits of immigration news that?s taken place across the nation this month.
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1. Drunken driving, traffic crime deportations way up
The Obama administration was able to set a record number of deportations due to huge increases in deportations of people arrested for breaking minor traffic or immigration laws. According to Suzanne Gamboa of the Associated Press, 27,635 people had been deported for drunk driving violations, double those deported under the Bush administration. These numbers have cast doubt on the Obama administration?s claims that it is focusing on the most dangerous criminals.
2. Companies face federal fines for allegedly employing illegal immigrants
In Massachusetts, eight companies suspected of hiring illegal workers were slapped with steep fines, according to WBUR?s Bianca V?zquez Toness. Embracing a new strategy for finding illegal immigrants, ICE audited Form I-9 documents of companies, rather than employing an immigration raid. Among the employers, a commercial cleaning service in Allston was given a $100,000 fine.
3. Arizona launches website for donations to build fence along US border with Mexico
Arizona state lawmakers launched a fundraising website to build a fence along the US-Mexico border, according to Paul Davenport of the Associated Press. Among the Arizona officials backing the website is Maricopa county Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The website received more than $39,000 of funding within its first 17 hours.
4. Blueberry grower fined by US Immigration
According to Chris Facchini of WLBZ in Bangor, Maine, ICE fined a blueberry grower from Milbridge, Maine, in excess of $100,000 for hiring illegal immigrants. The fine is the highest of any company in the New England region. An ICE agent says that between January 2006 and January 2008 the blueberry grower employed an estimated 200 illegal workers.
5. Suspected immigrant boat found on Ventura shore
A small fishing boat was abandoned in Ventura County, California, raising suspicions that illegal immigrants on the boat are now in the US, according to the Associated Press. Authorities found 15 life jackets and 8 large fuel containers aboard the Mexican boat, along with footprints in the sand.
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