Mexican police-soldiers shootout injures two

Louie Gilot
El Paso Times
Friday, December 9, 2005

A bloody shootout between Mexican federal police staking out drug smugglers and Mexican soldiers in the valley of Juárez on Wednesday night wounded two police officers and landed a military commander behind bars.

Holidays a time for children — to be smuggled into U.S.
Agents say more illegal immigrants rely on criminals to sneak family in

By JAMES PINKERTON
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle Rio Grande Valley Bureau

HIDALGO - As the Christmas season jams Texas border bridges with holiday travelers, federal inspectors are seeing an upswing in child smuggling.

Secure Border Initiative (SBI) Update - Department of Homeland Security

GOP Immigration Bill Includes National ID Language

by Robert B. Bluey
Posted Dec 8, 2005

An immigration reform bill moving quickly through the U.S. House of Representatives contains language requiring the Social Security Administration, Treasury Department and Department of Justice to study the concept of a machine-readable Social Security card with a photo ID.

Nine Charged In Ice-led Money Laundering Investigation

Nine individuals in Salt Lake City have been indicted for their roles in operating a series of illegal money transmitter businesses used to launder millions of dollars in drug money and to funnel drug proceeds to accounts in Mexico and throughout the United States.

More than 80,000 illegal immigrants believed in Minnesota

Pioneer Press

The growing number of illegal immigrants in Minnesota is costing the state approximately $180 million a year in education, health and criminal incarceration expenses, according to state report issued today.