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June 10, 2003 More than 13,000 Arab and Muslim men in the US are facing deportation after cooperating with post-11 September anti-terror measures, it has been revealed. They are among 82,000 adult males who obeyed a government demand to register with the immigration service earlier this year, on the grounds they come from 25 mainly Muslim countries said to harbour terror groups.

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Only 11 of those who registered, and of the tens of thousands more screened at airports and border crossings, have been found to have links with terrorism. The vast bulk of those facing deportation proceedings were found to have lapses in their immigration status. By co-operating fully with the demand to register, many had hoped to be treated leniently. But the immigration service - which faced a backlash after several of the 11 September hijackers were found to have been in the country illegally - says enforcement is now a top priority. Correspondents say families in immigrant communities have already started packing up to leave the country, while others are simply going underground.

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Mass arrests Officials told the New York Times that more than 600 Arab and Muslim illegal immigrants were deported during the first wave of expulsions after 11 September. Last year authorities launched a drive to track down those already served with deportation orders, in which more than 3,000 arrests were made. But this third sweep for illegal immigrants seems set to produce the largest wave of deportations: 13,354 at the last count, compiled by American newspapers. e's been a major shift in our priorities," Jim Chaparro tfKJ tb& New York Times^He is acting director for interior enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security which has now absorbed the old immigration service. "We need to focus our enforcement efforts on the biggest threats. If a loophole can be exploited by an immigrant, it can also be exploited by a terrorist," he said. 'Good conscience' But critics say the latest crackdown on immigrants is unfair and racist. "People did register out of their good conscience, because they wanted to follow the rules, respect the law," said Fayiz Rahman of the American Muslim Council. He says the policy is "targeted only toward Muslims."This is a major concern. They are planning to reduce the number of Muslims on American soil... discourage Muslim immigration, make our lives difficult." Other critics say some of those awaiting deportation had only violated immigration rules due to a backlog in processing of applications by the government. Added to the controversy is a report released by the Department of Justice on Monday, which found "significant problems" in the way many immigrants arrested after the 11 September http://www.globalpolicy.org/wtc/liberties/2003/061 Oexpulsions.htm

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NY Times: More Than 13,000 May Face Deportation

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**Y Times: More Than 13,000 May Face Deportation More Than 13,000 May Face Deportation June 7, 2003 By RACHEL L. SWARNS WASHINGTON, June 6 - More than 13,000 of the Arab and Muslim men who came forward earlier this year to register with immigration authorities - roughly 16 percent of the total - may now face deportation, government officials say. Only a handful have been linked to terrorism. But of the 82,000 men older than 16 who registered, more than 13,000 have been found to be living in this country illegally, officials say. Many had hoped to win leniency by demonstrating their willingness to cooperate with the campaign against terror. The men were not promised special treatment, however, and officials believe that most will be expelled in what is likely to be the largest wave of deportations after the Sept. 1 1 attacks. The government has initiated deportation proceedings, and in immigrant communities across the country, an exodus has already begun. Quietly, the fabric of neighborhoods is thinning. Families are packing up; some are splitting up. Rather than come forward and risk deportation, an unknowable number of immigrants have burrowed deeper underground. Others have left - for Canada or for their homeland. The deportations are a striking example of how the Bush administration increasingly uses the nation's immigration system as a weapon in the battle against terror. For decades, illegal immigrants have often flourished because officials lacked the staff, resources and political will to deport them. But since the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the government has been detaining and deporting illegal immigrants from countries considered breeding grounds for terrorists. for interior enforcement at the tion service. "We need to focus our enforcement efforts on the biggest threats," Mr. Chaparro added. "If a loophole can be exploited by an immigrant, it can also be exploited by a terrorist." Advocates for immigrants warn that such a strategy - indeed, the administration's sweeping reorientation of law enforcement toward terrorism prevention - can be abused by government officials. They note that, though it did not deal directly with the registration program, an internal Justice Department report was released this week that was deeply critical of the government's roundup of illegal immigrants after Sept. 1 1 , 2001 . Senior officials were found to have repeatedly ignored calls from immigration officials to quickly distinguish between the innocent and guilty. As a result, many people who had no ties to terrorism were jailed unnecessarily, the report said. Advocates for immigrants have also accused officials of practicing selective enforcement by focusing on illegal jigrants from Arab and Muslim nations. Rather than disrupting communities, they say, the government should improve its intelligence and prosecution of terrorists.

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1-9 Enforcement — Immigration strategy shifts

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9/2/03 News Report - The Rocky Mountain News (Colorado)

Immigration strategy shifts by Ann Imse Immigration agents have virtually stopped punishing employers of illegal workers. Instead, they are arresting immigrants coming out of jails, packed into smugglers' vans or working at potential terrorist targets. Nationally, the number of employers fined for hiring illegal workers or failing to verify their paperwork dropped from 808 in 1996 to just 13 last year. No one in Colorado has been fined for hiring illegal workers in three years, although a few employers have been prosecuted criminally. Raids at work sites to round up workers have nearly vanished. Arrests in such cases in the U.S. have fallen from 17,552 to 451 in the past six years. In Colorado, the only two raids in the past year were at Denver International Airport and the Air Force Academy - both sensitive security locations. The shift away from enforcement on most employers is the result of security worries, staffing levels and, in the view of Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., political pressure by members of Congress who want to protect companies from raids that can strip their labor force. ;redo, who has made immigration his No. 1 issue, said the change in policy is disastrous. He said it has kicked open the door to American jobs for illegals and has drawn so many here to work that terrorists can't be found in the flood. "Their numbers swamp us," he said. Others say illegal immigration won't stop as long as the migrants can find better jobs in the U.S. than at home. There is no reliable count of illegal immigrants in the United States, but federal government estimates put their number at 7 million. Employers are required to verify work eligibility by inspecting identification documents, although they don't have responsibility to spot forgeries. An undocumented construction worker who gave his name only as Oscar said everyone knows it's easy to get a job now. "All you need are fake documents," said Oscar, 27, who's been working in the United States for seven years. Social Security cards and residency cards can be bought for a couple of hundred dollars, he said. "Some employers don't even ask for your papers," Oscar said. "They just take the Social Security numbers you give them, without anything else." Immigration officials point out they have a limited number of agents and they are best used where they can have the most impact - on public safety and national security. 2're focusing on critical infrastructure and egregious violators - employers who hold people in substandard ' conditions, airports, nuclear power facilities, public utilities, military bases, criminals, alien smuggling, trafficking in persons, money l3ii"^prin2njH||ij|;j|^iB^fPi>, wko heads immigration investigations in Denver.

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IN THE NEWS FOR 2003* May Briefs from selected newspaper, magazine and journal articles as well as other sources discussing topics relevant to illegal immigration.

Mexico Is Acting to Stop Smugglers; Crackdown Begins After Investigation By Susana Hayward, Knight Ridder News Service, The Miami Herald, May 31, 2003 Mexican President Vicente Fox has launched a major offensive against human smuggling rings. Just two weeks after the tragedy that killed 19 migrants in Texas, a strike force of more than 600 Mexican federal police, soldiers and secret service agents seized operatives of some six smuggling bands. Most of the arrests were in the Sonora state on the southern border of Arizona and in the Quintana Roo state on the Yucatan Peninsula coast. A May 29 raid resulted in the arrests of 27 smugglers. Migrant Smuggling Undeterred; Tighter Borders Since 9/11 Put Traffickers in Demand By Alfonso Chardy, The Miami Herald, May 30, 2003 Tighter border controls now make smaller smuggling rings more attractive for illegal immigrants seeking to enter the United States, according to this article. Acting executive director for interior enforcement for the Bureau of ImmigratTon arid Customs Enforcement, is quoted as saying: "Fifteen years ago, you did not need smugglers to get across the border illegally, except maybe a local guide. Now it's a humongous problem." Federal immigration officials arrested 1,091 smuggling suspects in 2001 (the last year for which figures are available) compared to 350 in 1992. U.S. authorities apprehended 17,984 smuggled immigrants in 2001, compared to 681 in 1992. Many small smuggling networks focus on a particular ethnic group. Top source countries for illegal immigrants entering the United States are: Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Cuba and the Dominican Republic and China. Seventh Person Arrested in Deadly Immigrant Smuggling Case By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Newswires, Dateline Houston, May 27, 2003 Norma Sanchez-Gonzalez is the seventh person to be arrested for her suspected role in a people smuggling operation that killed 19 illegal immigrants in a sweltering truck trailer in south Texas earlier this month. Sanchez-Gonzalez was charged with conspiring to knowingly transport at least 73 illegal immigrants for financial gain which caused their serious injury and jeopardized their lives.

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Singapore Asks Illegal Workers to Come Forward for SARS Checks, May Not Be Prosecuted By Yeoh En-Lai, Associated Press Newswires, Dateline Singapore, May 26, 2003 Singapore officials are asking illegal immigrants with SARS symptoms to come forward for treatment with the promise they would be sent home but perhaps not prosecuted. Wong Kan Seng, Singapore's minister for home affairs, is quoted as saying: "I am appealing to illegal foreign workers (with SARS symptoms) to see a doctor. We are prepared to consider their immigration or illegal employment offense compassionately." Last year, more than 10,000 illegal immigrants were arrested, but none yet have been found with SARS. Nonetheless, officials are worried that illegal foreigners might

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1-9 Enforcement — Loopholes in law

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9/2/03 News Report - The Rocky Mountain News (Colorado)

Loopholes in law give employers wiggle room by Javier Erik Olvera and Hector Gutierrez For 17 years, federal law has required employers to check the identification of new hires to ensure they're eligible to work legally in the United States. They're supposed to look at Social Security cards, green cards, drivers licenses and keep copies on file in case federal authorities come knocking. But a recent raid at the Air Force Academy, and a similar one last year at Denver International Airport, rounded up dozens of illegal workers suspected of faking Social Security numbers to work at those security-sensitive sites. The raids underscore loopholes in the law that, as U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., puts it, allow employers "to weasel out when they hire illegals." The 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act was aimed at getting a grip on this country's illegal immigration and employment. The law lists documents that employers must look over after hiring someone, but it doesn't require them to be detectives. As long as the paperwork appears to be legitimate, employers have done their duty and don't have to probe any further. "It's a big problem," said Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Immigration Studies. "It guts the intent of the law." sial agent in charge of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Denver, said investigators encounter many businesses that simply assume paperwork provided by workers is legitimate. But he also noted that employers could risk a discrimination complaint by inquiring about whether an applicant is in the country illegally. "A vast majority of employers want to comply with the law," Chaparro said. U.S. Attorney John Suthers said it's not the job of companies to investigate the background of applicants. But he's also suspicious of claims by some employers who say they're unaware their workers are in the country illegally. "There's no question in my mind that some of them take these documents knowing full well that they are fraudulent," Suthers said. Tancredo, a staunch opponent of illegal immigration, is planning a bill that would require employers to check with federal agencies to make sure documents are real and actually belong to the new hire. Tancredo also wants employers to face stiffer penalties for hiring illegal workers. In the three-state Colorado region, the highest fines since 1996 were not for hiring illegal immigrants but for failing to http://are.berkeley.edu/APMP/pubs/i9news/loopholes090203.html

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Just wanted to pass this on from the Emerson clips - although we filed a simple request with the Navy this week based on a couple of earlier media snippets and some CIA comments, I doubt I will get too much back, for instance, about the intel ops mentioned below. We are unlikely to have time to delve into sea mobility/US vulnerability anyway, though perhaps we can point to the Embassy bombings facts mentioned below if we have good documentation. The story does confirm what we've been finding, that a useful approach for us is to center our material around the challenge of terrorist mobility rather than entry into the US, even though that's necessarily our major focus.

AI-Qaeda's naval fleet Critics question whether Canada is prepared to deal with 'Osama's navy' David Pugliese The Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, March 17, 2004

They may only be a fleet of rusty freighters, but the ships, dubbed "Osama's navy" by defence analysts, send chills down the corridors of intelligence agencies in western nations. For the last year and a half, U.S. and British spies have been trying to track the 15 freighters believed to be under the control of al-Qaeda and sailing somewhere in the Indian and Pacific oceans. The fear is that the vessels, thought to be currently used to transport weapons and equipment for the terrorist organization, could be turned into floating suicide bombs. The result, according to one intelligence analyst, would be a "Madrid at sea," a reference to the alleged al-Qaeda attacks on the Spanish rail system that killed 201 For more than a year, U.S. and British intelligence agencies have been trying people. to track 15 freighters said to be under the control of al-Qaeda and sailing Last month, "Osama's Navy" was behind a security scare in Britain after a Scotland somewhere in the Indian and Pacific Yard memo was leaked to the media warning that al-Qaeda planned to sail one of oceans. The ships are similar in size to the vessels, outfitted with a chemical or radiological bomb, and detonate it in an the vessel pictured above, sailing into English harbour. Vancouver harbour under the Lion's Gate Bridge. "These ships are not on the main sea routes, so it's difficult to detect them," said CREDIT: Chuck Stoody, The Canadian John Thompson, a terrorism expert with the Mackenzie Institute in Toronto. Press Canadian government officials say they are aware of the intelligence reports about the al-Qaeda fleet. But defence analysts and members of the Senate question how prepared Canada is to deal with such a maritime threat. A Senate report issued in October warned that Canada's coastlines, and even inland waterways, are open to potential attack since federal agencies are not properly equipped to deal with the problem. The U.S. is taking steps to deal with the threat. In December, the Pentagon launched a series of classified reconnaissance satellites designed to track potential terrorist movements at sea. The new U.S. budget has also set aside $400 million U.S. for border and port security improvements.

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