NJ Town Advising Illegals How to Skirt ICE: Following the arrest of two illegal immigrants in a New Jersey town on Thursday, one of whom had a drunken driving conviction, town officials began publishing handouts in English and Spanish providing tips to help illegal immigrants skirt U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. Cory Derespina of Fox News reports that in the handouts published by Princeton officials, who say the goal of them is to "better inform illegal immigrants of their rights" and protect them from "unfortunate" arrests, encourage illegals to "remain silent" and "have a plan" if they are deportable. Alvin Phillips, an ICE spokesman, said the town's efforts won't impede the agency's duties, adding that ICE arrests "are in keeping with the laws and homeland security priorities," and not unfortunate.
U.S. Restricts Visa-Free Travel from 3 More Countries: Under a new regulatory interpretation of a January law implemented in the wake of last year's terrorist attacks in Paris, travelers who have spent time in Libya, Somalia and Yemen over the last five years are barred from traveling to the U.S. without a visa. Travelers from Iran, Iraq, Sudan and Syria are already under this restriction. Susan Crabtree of the Washington Examiner reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a statement Thursday regarding the new restrictions on the U.S Visa Waiver Program, which permits travelers from 38 (mostly European) countries to travel to the U.S. for up to 90 days without having to obtain a visa. DHS stated that in continuing the "focus on the threat of foreign fighters," the restrictions apply specifically to individuals who have traveled to one of the seven "countries of concern" since March 1, 2011, and that travelers from those countries may still apply for a visa using the regular immigration process.
GA Murderer Executed: A former Navy crewman was executed Wednesday evening in Georgia for the April 1992 murder of a fellow sailor that he carried out with an accomplice. The AP reports that 45-year-old Travis Hittson's request for clemency was denied by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles on Tuesday, and a Butts County judge, the state Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court also declined to halt the execution. Hittson was convicted of murdering Conway Utterbeck with shipmate Edward Vollmer, who claimed that Utterbeck was planning to kill them both and they had to "get him" first. Utterbeck was beaten with an aluminum baseball bat and shot with a sawed-off shotgun before his body was dismembered and discarded in areas of Georgia and Florida. Vollmer reached a plea deal in the case and is currently serving a life sentence. Hittson was the second person executed in Georgia this year.
U.S. Restricts Visa-Free Travel from 3 More Countries: Under a new regulatory interpretation of a January law implemented in the wake of last year's terrorist attacks in Paris, travelers who have spent time in Libya, Somalia and Yemen over the last five years are barred from traveling to the U.S. without a visa. Travelers from Iran, Iraq, Sudan and Syria are already under this restriction. Susan Crabtree of the Washington Examiner reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a statement Thursday regarding the new restrictions on the U.S Visa Waiver Program, which permits travelers from 38 (mostly European) countries to travel to the U.S. for up to 90 days without having to obtain a visa. DHS stated that in continuing the "focus on the threat of foreign fighters," the restrictions apply specifically to individuals who have traveled to one of the seven "countries of concern" since March 1, 2011, and that travelers from those countries may still apply for a visa using the regular immigration process.
GA Murderer Executed: A former Navy crewman was executed Wednesday evening in Georgia for the April 1992 murder of a fellow sailor that he carried out with an accomplice. The AP reports that 45-year-old Travis Hittson's request for clemency was denied by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles on Tuesday, and a Butts County judge, the state Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court also declined to halt the execution. Hittson was convicted of murdering Conway Utterbeck with shipmate Edward Vollmer, who claimed that Utterbeck was planning to kill them both and they had to "get him" first. Utterbeck was beaten with an aluminum baseball bat and shot with a sawed-off shotgun before his body was dismembered and discarded in areas of Georgia and Florida. Vollmer reached a plea deal in the case and is currently serving a life sentence. Hittson was the second person executed in Georgia this year.
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