Lindee says, "I submitted the police report statements from the alleged victim and other witnesses.
The judge is going to review those materials and determine whether or not there is probable cause for the charges. Sanchez will be back in court May 24. The judge set his bail at 60 thousand dollars, but he can't post it because of his immigration status. Right now he is still in custody in the Watonwan county jail.
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35 ILLEGALS Found Working at SC School Sites
SC agency finds 35 illegal workers at school sites
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Five companies have been cited for employing illegal immigrants at school construction sites in a South Carolina county.
The state agency overseeing South Carolina's illegal immigration law reported Friday it has found 35 illegal workers at five construction sites in Pickens County. Officials say they expect to identify more as the investigation continues.
Jim Knight with the state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation says all 35 were fired, and only one company has been fined. A concrete company was fined $850 after a second inspection found it still wasn't complying.
Under the law, fines are waived for first-time violators who quickly correct the problem.
Superintendent Henry Hunt says district officials are upset at the general contractors.
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In a little more than a week, U.S. Border Patrol agents working out of the El Centro station in California arrested six illegal alien sex offenders. Five of them are convicted child molesters.
-April 28…A records check revealed that a man apprehended in the morning had been convicted of assault to commit rape and sex with a minor.
Agents caught two men in the afternoon near the downtown Calexico port of entry, one of whom had a conviction for unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, while the other had been convicted of sexual assault of a child.
-April 23…Around 10:00 p.m., agents came across Gerardo Jimenez about nine miles from Calexico port of entry. After he was taken the station for processing, it was discovered that Jimenez had been previously convicted of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child under age 14.
April 21…Agents intercepted arrested a group of seven illegal crossers. Once at the station, Manuel Z. Gonzalez, 45, was found to be a registered sex offender out of Los Angeles. He was convicted of lewd and lascivious acts conduct a child under the age of 14.
-April 18…About 10:00 p.m., agents caught Juan Rodriguez-Estrada, 36, crossing the border illegally. A records check revealed that the Mexican national has a prior conviction for sexual battery out of Fresno, CA.
When you consider the fact that the Border Patrol only capture a small percentage of those crossing into this country illegally, the threat to our children posed by illegal immigration becomes obvious.
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency
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CBP nabs $10.5m worth of narcotics, 2,765 illegal immigrants
TUCSON - In just one week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection was responsible for the seizure of nearly 20,000 pounds of narcotics, worth an estimated $10.5 million, and the apprehension of 2,765 illegal immigrants at the Arizona border.
Between April 18 and 25, CBP officers in the Arizona Joint Field Command seized 19,800 pounds of marijuana, 28 pounds of methamphetamines, three pounds of heroin and 18 pounds of cocaine. CBP also seized $53,792 in cash, five weapons, over 15,000 rounds of ammunition, and 52 vehicles used for illicit purposes.
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Restaurant's License Suspended Due to Illegal Immigration Violations
Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- Officials with the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation has suspended the business license for the Monterrey Mexican Restaurant on Killian Road near Columbia.
State officials say the business employed people who are not legally allowed to work in South Carolina, a violation of the state's Illegal Immigration Reform Act. On Oct. 25, 2010, officials told restaurant owners that four employees were not authorized to work in the state, and that they would be required to let the workers go.
On Nov. 5, 2010, officials found during a follow-up visit to the restaurant that the business had hired five new employees without verifying their employment status.
Officials say the restaurant is required to suspend its business for 10 consecutive days, and if they don't comply, they could face its business license to be revoked for five years.
"South Carolina is identifying the problem and addressing it," Haley said in a prepared news release.
The law says a business owner is required to verify the legal work status of employees by their fifth day of work.
On Jan. 6, Monterrey's business license was suspended for 10 days, but officials gave them a chance to stay the suspension if the restaurant fired all unauthorized workers, pay a $1,000 fine, and conduct a self-audit to verify each employee's work eligibility.
On March 24, officials say they dropped by the restaurant unannounced to conduct an audit when they found that four new employees had been hired without properly confirming their work status.
"Employers who choose to ignore the requirements of the state immigration law in their hiring practices will be penalized," said LLR Director Catherine Templeton.
Officials have audited 5,800 businesses and cited 500 employers for violations related to work verification, since the law went into effect on July 1, 2009.
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Mexican Police Discover Hidden Weapons Arsenal in Ciudad Juarez
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