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Another day in Operation Streamline

September 23, 2011 by

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By Curt Prendergast — Tucson, Ariz. – It was business as usual in Operation Streamline on Thursday as 46 people from Mexico, Guatemala, and Ecuador were processed for illegally entering the United States. In Operation Streamline, officially known as the Arizona Denial Prosecution Initiative, people caught by Border Patrol illegally entering the country are sent […]

Inside Operation Streamline (Update)

September 9, 2011 by

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By Curt Prendergast Tucson, Ariz. – The Chronicle recently published a story on Operation Streamline, a federal program that processes people accused of illegal entry into the United States. During one of these proceedings, the Chronicle heard a defendant ask the judge about his private property, which the U.S. Border Patrol had taken when they […]

Inside Operation Streamline

September 6, 2011 by

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By Curt Prendergast Tucson, Ariz. – The Chronicle sat in on Operation Streamline this afternoon as 68 people from Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador pled guilty to the charge of illegal entry to the United States. The purpose of Operation Streamline is “deterrence,” said Richard B. Bacal, a defense attorney who represented four of […]

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