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Immigrant rights groups want probe of SoCal agents

Jul. 2, 2009
Immigrant rights advocates in Riverside want the Department of Homeland Security to investigate a series of arrests by Border Patrol agents made under what they called "vigilante-style" conditions. Advocates said Thursday they will send a letter to Homeland...
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Immigrant advocates say fee increases and other measures could make it more difficult for those in the United States legally to become citizens.

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Border Patrol faces allegations

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Patrol moves 100 agents to Canadian border

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch