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Criminal

Jan. 27, 2011

Immigration Filings Up in Eastern District

Increased enforcement, more resources have contributed to a rise in immigration prosecutions in the Eastern District of California.


By Brandon Ortiz


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Even as data show illegal immigration is down due to high unemployment, felony re-entry filings in California's Eastern District reached a 12-year high last fiscal year.


In the district, which covers the Central Valley, felony re-entry filings under 8 U.S.C. §1326 - which targets undocumented workers who have previously been deported and are accused of illegally re-entering the country - hav...

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