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The Supreme Court ruled that illegal immigrants cannot personally sue FBI agents for their detainment in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

In a 4-2 decision, the Court vacated a ruling by the 2nd Circuit in the case of Ziglar v. Abbasi et al. The case involved six individuals of Arabic or South Asian descent who were detained during an investigation into whether they had ties to terrorism. The individuals were held in a Brooklyn federal facility and subsequently deported.

The group argued their Fifth Amendment rights had been violated and sought punitive damages. They sued former Bush-era executive officials, including former Attorney General John Ashcroft, former FBI Director Robert Mueller and former Immigration and Naturalization Service Commissioner James Ziglar, as well as the facility's warden and assistant warden Dennis Hasty and James Sherman.

Justice Anthony Kennedy delivered the majority opinion of the Court with Justice Clarence Thomas filing a concurring opinion with the judgment. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito also concurred, while Justices Stephen Breyer and Ruth Bader Ginsburg filed a joint dissenting opinion.

Kennedy wrote no law applies to the situation and Congress needs to take action to determine what should happen in future cases.

"The special factors here indicate that Congress, not the courts, should decide whether a damages action should be allowed," he wrote.

Kennedy's opinion referenced Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents, a 1971 case which ruled that individuals could sue federal agents for violating their Fourth Amendment rights despite the lack of prior statute.

Kennedy urged caution with the judicial branch's role in setting precedent, writing "if a statute does not evince Congress' intent "to create the private right of action asserted, no such action will be created through judicial mandate."

Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Neil Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of the cases.

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Oscar Martinez has a drywall company, and he says that one-third of his 20 employees have left the state, reported Yahoo! Finance.

I took a big hit since my workers started hearing crazy stories about being deported, and they panicked, he said. Martinez claims The Americans I hire cant last in this job more than half a day. Citing the Workers Defense Project, the media outlet reported that about half of the construction workforce in the country are illegal aliens.

The industry is complaining of late projects as a result of the flight out of the state.

Similar fears have sent shockwaves through many sectors of the U.S. economy. In most cases, demographers and economic experts say its too early to quantify the full impact of workforce shortages fueled by immigration fears, but anecdotal evidence is widespread, Yahoo! Finance reported. The executive director of the National Immigration Forum, a pro-immigrant advocacy group, was reported to say, Ive heard from growers, construction, and the service industry about a destabilization of the workforce in Texas and around the country. Its definitely happening more in states that are considering major immigration enforcement policies.

These sorts of employers hate the free-market. In the face of high labor costs, they refuse to innovate or streamline. Instead, they take subsidies in the form of cheap illegal alien labor and call their fellow citizens lazy and arrogant just for wanting traditional American living standards. But when do we fight back and call these employers what they are: entitled, avaricious, and anti-American, Dale Wilcox, the executive director and general counsel for the Immigration Reform Law Institute told Breitbart Texas.

Construction companies often misclassify workers as independent contractors rather than employees. Doing so gives them an unfair competitive advantage over companies who properly classify their workers as employees. The misclassification also cheats the state and federal government out of employment taxes and unemployment insurance premiums. When workers are laid off from these unscrupulous companies, workers are not eligible for unemployment benefits, Breitbart Texas reported.

The construction industry, particularly certain home builders, effectively blocked legislation in the state legislature in 2011, 2013, and 2015.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the toughest anti-sanctuary city law in the United States in early May. Senate Bill 4 provides for criminal penalties (Class A misdemeanor) for police chiefs and sheriffs that refuse to honor immigration detainers, and they can be removed from office. Local entities, a state justice agency, or campus police department, would be subject to civil penalties of up to $25,500 a day for violating the new law.

Breitbart Texas provided extensive coverage on SB 4 as legislators fought to get it through the House and Senate chambers, and the aftermath as cities in Texas are filing lawsuits to block the law. SB 4 is set to go into effect on September 1 of this year.

Texas has been in the forefront of the sanctuary city fight. An ICE report on March 20 exposing sanctuary jurisdictions ranked Travis County, Texas, as number one in the country for not complying with ICE detainers. As Breitbart Texasreported, wellover 70 percent of the 206 criminal aliens releasedduring the week of January 28-Februay 3 were released by the Travis County Sheriffs Office.

The clampdown on illegal immigration in the U.S. has also hit industries beyond construction companies. Breitbart News reported in late May that once the Trump Administration came into power and started enforcing federal immigration law, farmers in California began complaining about a labor shortage. Farmers dealt with the issue by using technology, as an example, a leaf puller can replace25 workers. Other farmers have decided to quit agriculture entirely reported the Los Angeles Times.

Bob Price serves as associate editor and senior political news contributor for Breitbart Texas. He is a founding member of the Breitbart Texas team. Follow him on Twitter@BobPriceBBTXandFacebook.

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PENDLETON, Oregon The American Civil Liberties Union has issued a call thats been heard locally asking citizens to pressure local law enforcement to stop hassling people about their immigration status. Both Umatilla County Sheriff Terry Rowan and Jail Administrator Capt. Stewart Harp say that doesnt happen here, because of both court rulings and Oregon law.

Harp said that when the Department of Immigration and Naturalization Service issues a detainer to hold on to a prisoner in the jail, its ignored. Thats because courts have ruled that the detainer isnt enough to hold someone. An arrest warrant is required. Harp says INS continues to issue detainers, and UCSO continues to ignore them.

If INS has an interest in them, theyre notified through the booking process that the individual is in custody, Harp said. If they want to do something with them, theyre going to have to come and get them, because their detainers just arent valid.

Rowan says theres another myth that might be true in some locations but doesnt happen in Oregon and thats the idea that local law enforcement can stop and question people simply to inquire about their citizenship status. State law has forbidden that for the last 30 years.

No local police department, sheriffs office, or local entity can use state resources for the furtherance of immigration violations, Rowan said.

That law, which was passed in 1987, never created much of a controversy at the time, according to political observers. Considering the Trump Administrations crackdown on illegal aliens, it is now being copied by other states in their quest to become sanctuary states.

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Forbes

An Expensive Escape Hatch For US Illegal Immigrants Fearing Deportation Forbes President Trump's proposed budget aims to dramatically increase immigration enforcement and border security funding by adding $300 million to the current $20 billion spent each year. The proposed budget would also provide funds to increase immigration ... How Sanctuary Cities Can Protect Undocumented Immigrants From ICE Data MiningThe Intercept Business pushes Rauner to sign bill to protect immigrantsChicago Tribune ICE director: If you entered the US illegally, you 'should be concerned'ABC News Independent Journal Review -GOPUSA all 49 news articles »

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TVLine

The Ranch Part 3 Tackles Illegal Immigration In Episode 5 Twist TVLine Colt is initially shocked by the news, having had no idea that his best friend was in the U.S. illegally, but above all else is clearly devastated. Asked by Rooster why he never told them, Umberto says there was no upside [to telling you]. We live in ...

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