Tag: ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

A commercial construction company owner is speaking out about a high-profile illegal immigration operation on a government-funded project in Gulf Shores.

MOBILE – Leaders of the Gulf of America Homeland Security Task Force gathered Wednesday to release more details in an immigration raid on the site of the new Gulf Shores High School.

The Gulf of America Homeland Security Task Force arrested over 30 people Tuesday afternoon at the site of the new Gulf Shores High School.

According to DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Ribvar Karimi on Sunday in Blount County's Locust Fork.

The Gulf of America Homeland Security Task Force, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector General and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, conducted a joint operation on Friday targeting a cockfighting ring in Blount County.

An illegal alien in St. Clair County was recently sentenced to 39 months in prison on multiple drug trafficking related charges, U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona announced on Monday.

State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) recently offered his thoughts on the so-called “No Kings” protests, which have already kicked off in the state’s metro, calling the recent uptick in violent and less-violent demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s actions “staged.”

The Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice recently unveiled a new hotline to track Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Birmingham and other Alabama cities.

The FBI Mobile released more information on the arrest of 11 people in a Baldwin County illegal immigration operation.

From unaccompanied minors to worksite inspections, federal agencies are ramping up illegal immigration enforcement in Alabama as part of President Donald Trump’s agenda to secure the border and deport the millions of migrants let in under the Biden administration.

A federal grand jury in Birmingham has charged nine individuals with immigration crimes, primarily for reentering the United States after previously being deported, with one charged with possession of a firearm.

In yet another in what has been a flurry of illegal alien arrests in recent months, law enforcement in Madison County has arrested a 31-year-old man and charged him with trafficking of fentanyl and second-degree marijuana possession.

Gov. Kay Ivey signed two immigration-related bills into law on Monday, while several others await final passage in the legislature with only one legislative day remaining.

A Boaz man is currently being held without bond in the DeKalb County Jail after police say he attempted to sexually abuse an eight-year-old girl.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is backing legislation that would require the death penalty for illegal aliens convicted of murdering an American citizen.

After some pushback from Democratic lawmakers, the Alabama House of Representatives sent one bill addressing illegal immigration to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk for her signature and another to the Senate to agree on changes.

In one of the final days of the legislative session, the Alabama House of Representatives is slated to tackle several somewhat controversial bills related to illegal immigration and the reforming of the Alabama Department of Archives and History.

While it may sound counterintuitive at first, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) said the plan could help rid the country of millions of illegals and do it for cheaper than having authorities hunt them down.

On April 14, officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations New Orleans arrested Huy Quoc Phan, a 43-year-old Vietnamese illegal alien, at his residence in Fairhope.

A Lee County man is currently being held on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) hold after being charged with first-degree rape for allegedly assaulting woman who was “incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless or mentally incapacitated.”

The Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation by State Rep. Jennifer Fidler (R-Silverhill), bolstering reporting and retention requirements for those licensed to send money overseas.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is continuing its efforts to arrest thousands of illegal alien workers nationwide.  

In an already packed Tuesday special order calendar, the Alabama House of Representatives is slated to vote on legislation mandating the tracking and recording of out-of-country wire transfers.

During a recent appearance on MSNBC, Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed spoke on the city’s anticipated response to efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to round up and deport illegal aliens.

The federal government arrested eight people with immigration crimes as part of Operation Take Back America.

The Alabama House of Representatives passed State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough's (R-Trinity) Laken Riley Act on Thursday, bolstering the ability of law enforcement to combat illegal immigration.  

As the Alabama Legislature nears the final stretch of the 2025 legislative session, State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) is hopeful his Laken Riley Act will be presented to the House of Representatives this week for a vote.