Another Surge Of Illegals Cross US Border:  More than 3,000 unaccompanied illegal immigrant children from Central America crossed the Mexican border last month, the highest rate since last summer.  Stephen Dinan of the Washington Times reports that thus far in 2015, authorities have captured 15,647 unaccompanied children and 13,911 family units.  The Obama Administration's failure to eliminate "pull factors," such as the loophole in our immigration law that requires non-Mexican children to be released into the US while they await deportation, is cited as the reason for the continued surge.  Although the numbers are lower than last year, many Americans support closing this loophole and speeding up deportations.

Work Release Program May Address Overcrowding:  The Howard County Jail in Indiana is considering a work release program that might alleviate the overcrowded jails.  Pat Munsey of the Kokomo Perspective reports that Community Corrections director Ray Tetrault supports the idea, emphasizing the program's benefits such as a reduced recidivism and low maintenance costs.  The program would still count as incarceration, and inmates sentenced to work release would have strict rules to follow in order to remain in the program.

Victim's Father: Why Was Criminal Migrant Free?:  The father of a 21-year-old man murdered in January by a criminal alien is outraged over the loose US border and immigration policies that allowed his son's murderer to freely roam the streets for years with no supervision.  Laurie Roberts of AZ Central reports that Apolinar Altamirano was a free man when he fatally shot Grant Ronnebeck over a pack of cigarettes, despite being a convicted felon with two protective orders filed against him.  Ronnebeck's father is hoping that his son's death will be a wake up call to the Obama Administration to fix our immigration laws.

Faster Ballistics Testing Solving Crimes:  Denver authorities are employing a new strategy that puts ballistics evidence into the hands of investigators much more quickly, before leads and suspects disappear.  Sadie Gurman of the AP reports that in the two years that the Crime Gun Intelligence Center in Denver has been in operation, matched shell casings have helped lead to the arrests of 35 suspects in over 50 shootings.  Chicago, Milwaukee, and New Orleans have also begun following this model.  An ATF agent in New Orleans noted that the city's murder rate is the lowest in 30 years, attributing most of the credit to their specialized unit that targets shooters.