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Loudoun County, Virginia has turned over more suspected illegal immigrants to the federal government so far this year than in all of 2008.
Through August 24th of this year, Loudoun county has turned over 166 suspected illegal immigrants to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 31 more than in all of 2008. A spokesman for the county's sheriff tells the Washington Examiner that 43 inmates currently being held on local charges are in detention under ICE custody.
Loudoun and Prince William counties participate in a program allowing local law enforcement officials to enforce some federal immigration laws. Prince William County has turned over more than 1,600 suspected illegal immigrants since July 2007.
Natalie Neumann reports...
Book News: J.K. Rowling Tells 'Harry Potter' Backstories
Quidditch was invented "in a small hotel in Manchester after a row with my then boyfriend," writes the Harry Potter creator. Other book news: Ireland puts an entire short story on a postage stamp; Daniel Handler on Midwestern literature; and the best books coming out this week.Giant Renaissance Food People Descend Upon New York
Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a 16th-century artist who liked to play with his food, transforming it into the building blocks of many of his fantastical portraits. Artist Philip Haas has taken those portraits out of museums, reinterpreting them as colossal statues that interact with the natural environment.Is There Really A Second-Term Curse?
Whether it's President Richard Nixon's resignation or President Bill Clinton's impeachment, presidents tend to have a tough time during the back half of an eight-year presidency.Young Kenyans Build Mobile Apps For Local Use
College students and recent graduates crammed the top floor of a tech hub in Nairobi for a competition built around the theme "Solutions for the Next Billion Mobile Users." Africa has more than 600 million mobile phone users (approximately 11 percent of the global total) – and the number is growing.Leave a Comment
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