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What is an ICE Detainer?

What does it mean when someone is flagged with an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detainer?

There have been recent arrests where individuals have been flagged with an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detainer, but what does this actually mean? According to ICE (which is a part of Homeland Security) this is a notice to local law enforcement agencies who come in contact with these individuals that the Department of Homeland Securty intends to take custody of these individuals if they were to be released from local custody. The detainer prompts a local law enforcement agency to contact ICE as well as allowing them to hold these individuals for up to 48 hours to provide ICE time to take custody, according to information on the ICE website. Once individuals are in ICE custody, they may be removed from the United States. …

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5 Things You Need To Know Today: Dec. 18

Ice-coated trees take down wires spark fire, Framingham Selectmen to set tax rate tonight and flags will be at half-staff until sunset all featured in today's column.

Our daily column, 5 Things You Need to Know Today, will help you to get your day started and offer you some fodder for water cooler conversation. 1. Tonight is the last meeting for Framingham Selectmen in 2012 and they have a packed agenda. Selectmen will set the new tax rate. There will also be a discussion with the chief assessor on how property's are assessed. Also on tap is a discussing on traffic calming and Governor Patrick's budget cuts impact on the Town of Framingham. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Building. 2. Framingham School Committee is scheduled to meet tonight at 7:30 p.m. in th King Administration Building. On the agenda is a presentation on special education and discussion of the Superintendent's review …

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Obama's Uncle Wins Appeal; Gets New Deportation Hearing

Despite his arrest in Framingham and admittance of facts in an OUI, Obama’s new lawyers argued the President's uncle has lived in the United States for nearly half a century and shouldn't be deported.

President Obama’s uncle will get a new deportation hearing in immigration court. The Board of ­Immigration Appeals last week granted Onyango Obama’s request to ­reopen his immigration case based in part on his contention that his prior lawyer was ­ineffective, according to a government official with direct knowledge of the case, reported The Boston Globe. Obama’s new lawyers had argued that Obama, 68, has lived in the United States for nearly half a century and ­should not be deported back to Kenya. Obama is the half-brother of President Obama’s late father, and the older brother of Zeituni Onyango, who was granted asylum in 2010. Framingham Police arrested Obama on charges of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alvohol in…

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Walking Man

7:47 am on Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Somer McLean, what does "ppl" mean? ...atleast 10 ppl...   more ›

UPDATE: 53 Arrested in State-Wide ICE Raid; 2 Arrested in Framingham

Operation Threats Against the Community concluded in 53 arrests, including two arrested in Framingham, according to a press release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

During a four-day targeted enforcement operation in and around Boston,  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers arrested 53 convicted criminal aliens. Called Operation Threats Against the Community, all 53 taken into custody had prior criminal convictions, including 22 aliens who had multiple criminal convictions. Additionally, 24 of those arrested had felony convictions, according to a press release. A spokesperson for ICE said two of the 53 were arrested in Framingham. Many of the criminal aliens taken into custody had prior convictions for serious or violent crimes, such as assault and battery of a child, sexual assault, possessing and selling dangerous drugs and drunken driving…

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Joe Rizoli

5:24 pm on Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Illegal immigration is not just against ONE nationality. Obviously this shows MANY different types of people were arrested. I guess you can say this is probably one of the few times where "DIVERSITY" was welcomed by me through its law enforcement. Framingham like a lot of other liberal beachheads for illegals has NOT been strong in setting the example for stopping illegal immigration. It's own …   more ›

Brazilian Beat

URGENTE: Massachusetts diz NÃO ao Comunidades Seguras

Com a decisão, Massachusetts passa a ser o terceiro estado, depois de Illinois e Nova York a abandonar o programa. Na semana passada o governador de Nova York, Andrew Cuomo, disse que o programa tem muitas falhas.

Depois de mais de 6 meses de suspense, o governador de Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, decidiu não assinar o “Comunidades Seguras.” O programa federal já está em vigor em 37 estados americanos, e autoriza o uso do banco de dados da Imigração para que policiais chequem o status de todos os indivíduos presos. “Na sexta-feira, o governador Patrick enviou uma carta ao ICE explicando os seus motivos para não assinar o programa,” disse Josiane Martinez, porta-voz do governador. Com a decisão, Massachusetts passa a ser o terceiro estado, depois de Illinois e Nova York a abandonar o programa. Na semana passada o governador de Nova York, Andrew Cuomo, disse que o programa tem muitas falhas. Um inspetor federal prometeu analisar as supostas falhas do …

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Joe Rizoli

2:49 am on Saturday, July 9, 2011

Joe Rizoli CCFIILE.com God forbid that any Brazilian would want Secure Communities to be enforced in our town or the State. They are having a good time with all their document fraud. Joe Rizoli CCFIILE.com Our web site says it all.   more ›

Contentious Secure Communities Hearing

About 300 residents attended a public hearing today at Mass Bay Community College. This was the second of 12 hearings planned in the Commonwealth about the federal Secure Communities program.

All of the explosive ingredients seen in any public hearings focused on immigration happened in Framingham this afternoon: opinions, frustration and anger. The specific topic that brought about 300 people to Mass Bay Community College’s cafeteria was whether Massachusetts should participate in Secure Communities,” a federal program that allows local law enforcement to have access to the Department of Homeland Security database on immigrants currently living in the U.S. Richard Chacón, the director of the Office of Refugees and Immigrants, faced a diverse crowd – composed of immigrant and American workers, college professors, priests, pastors and leftist & rightist activists. He opened the meeting with a more conciliatory tone. “For the …

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Joe Rizoli

9:48 pm on Sunday, October 2, 2011

If you want the TRUE FACTS about the Secure Communities here is a talk by Sheriff Tom Hodgson of Bristol County. http://www.bcso-ma.us/ He was at the latest Greater Waltham Tea party meeting Sept 28, 2011. He will fill you in on all the lies and propaganda that the immigrant community is NOT telling you http://blip.tv/the-weekly-show/sheriff-ton-hodgson-5607197 The last part of his discussion …   more ›

Brazilian Beat

Brasileira tenta atravessar a fronteira do Canadá com os EUA no porta-malas de um carro

Daniela Alves morou em Framingham por 19 anos, retornou ao Brasil em setembro

Um caso ocorrido na fronteira do Canadá demonstra bem o drama que vivem imigrantes indocumentados, tormentados entre permanecer nos EUA e a saudade da família no Brasil. A ipatinguense Daniela Cristine Tonel Alves vivia nos EUA desde os 8 anos de idade. Mas em setembro a saudade da sua avó bateu mais forte e ela foi para o Brasil depois de ter morado em Framingham, Massachusetts, por 19 anos. Segundo o jornal “The Bangor Daily News,” publicado no Maine, Daniela tirou o visto canadense e entrou no Canadá por volta do Natal. No entanto, ainda segundo o jornal americano, com a ajuda da motorista canadense Lynne Boutot, de 43 anos, a brasileira tentou cruzar a fronteira do Canadá com os EUA. Segundo documentos oficiais, Daniela teria sido …

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Jim Rizoli

12:47 am on Sunday, January 23, 2011

Jim Rizoli said If you live in Framingham as long as we have you do tend to pick up the language....   more ›