INS accused of racial profiling in Dallas investigation
A federal immigration smuggling probe known as Operation Seek and Keep drew accusations of racial profiling against Indians and Pakistanis. Depositions show Dallas INS supervisors photocopied Indian restaurant phone books and ordered interviews of workers after wiretaps suggested area restaurateurs may have employed smugglers. Civil liberties groups say the conduct amount to unconstitutional selective enforcement.
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Paul Coggins
Washington
South Asia
Immigration and Naturalization Service
INS
INS Special
Joseph Taylor
George Putnam
Russell Marra
John W. Page
Bill Harrington
Texas American Civil Liberties Union
Will Harrell
Texas Aclu
Ligon
Page
Three Die in Ward County Domestic Attack
Ward County Deputy Lee Russ, 48, and a woman, Norma Sepulveda Esparza of Monahans, died after a man stabbed them during a domestic dispute. Russ shot the assailant, who also died, and Justice of the Peace Ronald L. Ray confirmed the fatalities at about 5 p.m. The deputy, a 11 year veteran, was killed while trying to stop the attack. The couple were believed husband and wife, with the attacker unnamed pending notification of next of kin.
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Lee Russ
Norma Sepulveda Esparza
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Esparza
Justice of Peace
Ronald L. Ray
Ray
Kevin Acker
Acker
Kirs
Trench Collapse Kills Three at Office Depot Site
Authorities probe cause of trench collapse at a construction site in Richmond that killed three workers. OSHA and Richmond Police investigate. one survivor Gerardo Sanchez Vasquez, 49, died later at Memorial Hermann Hospital after being rescued. Local officials say criminal charges are not yet certain.
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Richmond Police Department
George Paruch
District Attorney's Office
Gerardo Sanchez Vasquez
Memorial Hermann Hospital
Houston
Amy Berryman
Vasquez
Diversity concerns cited in San Angelo city agencies
NAACP president Floyd Crider argues city leaders ignore diversifying the police and fire departments, lamenting a persistent good old boy system. He notes zero black firefighters and only two black officers among 184, while census data show about 5 percent black residents. officials say attracting black applicants remains difficult without compromising merit.
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NAACP
Floyd Crider
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Crider
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