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| Body of missing OFW on Saipan found floating at sea |
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The body of a Filipino worker in the US island of Saipan who went missing Tuesday morning after big waves swept him away while fishing was found floating at sea Wednesday morning.
Hilario “Larry" M. Palino’s body was recovered at 8:51 a.m. Wednesday and was pronounced dead at 10:26 a.m. He was 41.
Palino, who is originally from the northern Philippine province of Ilocos Sur, left behind his wife Gigi and five children — the youngest is 8 months old and the eldest is 15. (view link)
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| New study suggests LAPD engages in racial profiling |
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For years, many black and Latino residents of Los Angeles have complained of racial profiling by police officers. They say police pull them over for little or no reason and harass them. LAPD Chief Bill Bratton says that may have happened in the past, but it doesn't happen on any systemic basis today. KPCC's Frank Stoltze reports on a new study that suggests racial profiling remains a serious problem at the department. (view link)
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| Police to share immigration status with feds |
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"Illegal" immigrants who get into trouble with the law in Las Vegas will be referred to federal immigration enforcement officers — even if they aren't found guilty of any criminal offense.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department announced Wednesday a partnership between Immigration and Customs Enforcement that will implement a jail-based program focusing on identifying "criminals" who are illegally in the United States.
The effort is part of Section 287 (g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which authorizes the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to enter into agreements with state and local law enforcement agencies, permitting designated officers to perform immigration law enforcement functions. (view link)
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| 300 suspected illegal immigrants caught in SC raid |
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Federal agents swept through a chicken processing plant Tuesday, detaining more than 300 suspected "illegal immigrants", sending panicked workers running and screaming through the hallways. Worried relatives collected outside, fearful their loved ones would be deported. (view link)
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| High court refuses to hear racial profiling case |
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The US Supreme Court has declined to hear the case of a man who was kicked off an American Airlines jetliner in Boston because a flight attendant thought he looked like a Middle Eastern terrorist.
John Cerqueira is an American citizen of Portuguese heritage who was trying to fly home to Fort Lauderdale on Dec. 28, 2003. Instead, he was escorted off the jetliner and questioned by police for two hours because American Airlines personnel thought his dark hair and olive complexion made him look Middle Eastern. (view link)
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| NAACP: Racial profiling on the rise |
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An African-American senior at Garfield High School says Seattle police singled him out as he and a group of white friends were walking on Capitol Hill one night, telling him he'd never amount to anything and wasn't welcome in that neighborhood.
A probation counselor with King County Superior Court tearfully recalls how a black teen she'd just accompanied on a back-to-school shopping trip was stopped by police for jaywalking and accused of stealing the clothes they had just bought.
The incidents are not isolated but part of a pattern of racial profiling — particularly involving young black men — that officials of the Seattle King County NAACP say appears to be on the rise, based on recent complaints. (view link)
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| Lump-Sum Payment a Lump-Sum Insult to Filipino WWII Veterans |
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Amidst news of the recent passage of House Resolution (HR) 6897, aptly titled "The Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2008", in a 392-23 vote by the Democrat-led House of Representatives last Tuesday, the US-based Filipino alliance BAYAN USA is not celebrating any victory for the 60-year old struggle of aging Filipino war veterans who fought side-by-side with US troops back in World War II.
According to HR 6897, surviving Filipino Veterans in the United States will receive a lump-sum payment of $15,000, while those living elsewhere would receive $9,000. The bill, however, omits formal recognition of the Filipino World War II Veterans for their efforts as servicemen recruited to the US Armed Forces, as well as excludes excludes widows for compensation.
Lack of recognition prevents Filipino veterans from availing of general V.A. benefits, such as pensions and health insurance. At the same time, the bill requires veterans who sign on to also sign a quit claim, absolving the US government from any future monetary claims by Filipino veterans. This would disallow surviving veterans to avail of basic social benefits from the US government they may be already receiving, such as Social Security Insurance (SSI).
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| 1,150 people arrested in raids targeting "illegal" immigrants |
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In the biggest action of its kind, federal immigration agents have arrested more than 1,150 people statewide in raids targeting illegal immigrants who ignored deportation orders.
The 3-week sweep, which ended Saturday, netted 420 people in Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Orange counties. (view link)
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Being an illegal in the US is a crime. Hence, Mexican national Maria Martinez was considered a criminal and hence reported to the police after she was found out of holding a fake social security when she applied for a job at the Trinity Medical Center in Texas. (view link)
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Jose Medellin, a Mexian sentenced to death in Texas, was executed on August 5 although serious flaws in his trial ere highlighted by the International Court of Justice and the US Supreme Court.
Mr.
Medellin was never advised by Texas authorities of his right as a
detained foreign national to seek consular assistance, as required
under article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
(VCCR). With the violation of the treaty, Mr. Medellin was deprived of
the extensive assistance that Mexico provides for the defense of its
citizens facing capital charges in the U.S. The Mexican Consulate did
not learn about the case until nearly four years after Mr. Medellin’s
arrest, which was after the trial, the initial appeal affirming his
conviction, and the death sentence had been granted.
(view link)
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