citizenship and immigration services and a wire and rosalie -- good morning on the democrats line. caller: can you hear me all right? it is declaration of independence celebration day. i bet the constitution -- everybody has been talking arabic on the issue and the bill of rights and how wonderful that was that our forefathers did the. the bill of rights was part of the first 10 amendments to the constitution and the states would not have ratified the constitution unless those were that is a local official that went in before the constitution was ratified. i don't know why people can't have an argument without a i don't know why people can't have an argument without pulling a gun but my neighbor tells me about prowlers neighborhood and i am wondering how every time i -- people who don't have jobs are sleeping under the -- excuse under the bridges around here and i see them on tv all over the place. only 3% of people not employed are all under the bridge host: david in clearwater florida, what that noise is the background. who is your elected u.s. representative? caller: elected u.s

involves psychiatric testing on social workers are you surprised by the speed at which the immigration service has made the deliberation. absolutely i mean the only basis that they used to say that the parent is unfit is that they were committed if they were convicted of a crime and. i mean there's plenty of parents who were convicted of crimes we don't lose custody over their children and it just goes to the nature of the crime and you know whether the person's been rehabilitated or not but what the government is trying to say as a proxy is we don't have the tying to do all of that we're not going to reunite the ball parents and children where irene has been convicted of a crime we will keep the parent or keep the child in the custody of health and human services and try to find a different guardian for that what is the legal status of those kids who are kept with them with social services pending being found a legal guardian so those children do not have any illegal immigration status but they're not permitted to be deported unless and until their removal hearing is conduct that but children

and it has been out of keith best he's the former chief executive of the immigration advisory service in the united kingdom good evening is this a summer evening that the migrant crisis is getting more violent migrants now resorting to what as we heard their makeshift flame throwers molotov cocktails as they try to force their way into europe. well the more you build barriers of course the more desperate people become and the more willing they are to take exceptional risks and that's why we still see this tragedy of the loss of life in the mediterranean. also people the word spreads very quickly as to where the weakest point saw so with the spanish government having done the decent thing and taking in the aquarius with the hundred migrants on gold recently of course people now see space in as a better bet than italy who's trying to close its borders completely this again as always and this is been going on for years and years and years without a successful resolution and it is because the e.u. collectively in the member states have been unable to come to a proper equitable burden shar

county fraud unit is looking for more victims after arresting a man for providing fraudulent immigration services. gerardo duenes previously worked as an immigration officer for the i-n-s. police say he used that experience to attract customers... but did not tell those customers that he was fired by the i-n-s while being investigated for fraud. investigators say that duenes was running an immigration consultant business in san jose without clearance from the california secretary of state. the victims who have come forward say the suffered major financial loses and missed possible immigration opportunites. duenes is being charged with grand theft. ( james ) thanks lydia.. ( darya ) in the north bay... an oxygen tanker explosion forced people inside a medical office to evacuate... and shut down parts of highway 101 for hours. it happened yesterday afternoon... as the truck was delivering liquid oxygen to kaiser's medical facility. everyone inside the building had to evacuate. c-h-p closed part highway 1-01 for nearly 2-hours... causing major traffic delays. the driver of the tanker was hurt.. but

the number of people camping out in front of the citizenship and immigration services building.. has ne . >>> a protest against i.c.e. is growing in san francisco. the number of camping out nearly doubled since monday. the crowd has forced the closure of one block of washington street. protesters say the agency is racist and they want it to be abolished. >>> and a chaosic scene in new york. -- chaotic scene in new york. an organization called rise and resist. 7 people were arrested. >>> that wasn't all, one of the protesters went on to climb the statue of liberty as rescue teams climbed off of her. take a look. she managed to get as high as her feet. the woman was protesting the separation of migrant families. after a four hour stand off police made their move and they were able to reach the woman and take her into custody. >> i was, like, is that a person kanging from the statue -- hanging from the statue. >> group members she protested with said they had no idea she was going to do that. >>> 77 people had a reason lebratthis li r hs of studying years of waiting, all just became

the number of people camping out in front of the citizenship and immigration services building has nearly doubled since monday. the crowd has forced the closure of one block of washington street. it's part of a series of nationwide protests calling for the agency to be abolished. >>> and a dramatic immigration protest in new york city. a woman climbed the statue of liberty forcing thousands of visitors off the island. cbs reporter nikki battiste on how the hours-long incident unfolded. >> reporter: a woman tried to climb the statue of liberty wednesday afternoon prompting the national park service to shut down the popular tourist attraction. >> i was, like, is that a person hanging from the statue? i was, like, took my camera, zoomed in and there was someone there. >> reporter: officials say she went up the base shortly after at least 6 people were taken into custody for hanging a ban they're called for the abolishment of ice -- banner that called for the abolishment of i.c.e. she was protesting with that group earlier. >> we don't know she would do it. we thought it was a it coincidence

. >>> dozens of activists are vowing to stay at immigration services building in san francisco indefinitely until they get what they want. the abolishment of i.c.e. and an end to family separations at the border. protesters have been camping out all night and all morning in the latest demonstration against trump administration's zero tolerance policy. matt keller has more. >>> the protest is growing. more at the present times are set up, they have food and drinks and a message -- abolish i.c.e. or we're not leaving. the gate the u.s. immigration and customs enforcement building on washington street in san francisco is blocked. these protesters arrive yesterday for a rally and have not left. they say they're staying here until their demands are met. >> we're calling to an end for deportations and the abolition of i.c.e. which is an organization that is cruel and inknew main which has only existing since 2003 and we want these things to stop that are being done in our names. >> reporter: entrances on jackson street are blocked. buckets say "abolish i.c.e." please keep watch from a distance. o

citizens of immigration services. a third immigration arm. >> acronym heavy up here. mr. mcaleenan: indeed or to immigration judges later in the process. that seeking asylum has increased dramaically over the past five years. the facilities along the u.s.-mexico border built for border patrol or field operations at the port of entry were basically built for people who can be processed quickly or turned over to ice or returned back home. very temporary. this process takes longer when you're having to deal with, mostly adult said, males. facilities ok for children or families or segregated. how are you adapting? are you looking at new facilities? we've now seen this for five years. looking forward, what do you need to do to adapt to this? mr. mcaleenan: it's an important point for people to understand. our facilities were built in the 1980's and some were reinvested 1990's. in in 2010, 2011 time frame. they were built for single adults. think of like a police station, like short-term detension before they are turned over to a jail or long-term facility, immigration or ice.

county fraud unit is looking for more victims after arresting a man for providing fraudulent immigration servicesiously worked as an immigration officer for the i-n-s. police say he used that experience to attract customers... but did not tell those customers that he was fired by the i-n-s while being investigated for fraud. investigators say that duenes was running an immigration consultant business in san jose without clearance from the california secretary of state. the victims who have come forward say the suffered major financial loses and missed possible immigration opportunites. duenes is being charged with grand theft. (anchor) taking a live look outside-- taking a live (anchor) (anchor) taking a live (anchor) taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san francisco. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was another hot day inland with highs in the low to mid 90s. its starting to feel a little muggy too as monsoonal clouds move in. fog continued a the coast where highs were in the 50s and 60s. doppler radar is tra

workforce development, youth services, tenant rights, neighborhood and cultural services, and immigrant services, so these programs collectively serve over 200,000 low-income residents. and our 18 members are here today and will be giving you more details about the expiring program. thank you. >> supervisor cohen: what was the figure? >> rounding up, it's 1.6 million, but it's just under that. >> supervisor cohen: okay. thank you. next speaker, please. >> good morning. my name is rahim naraj, and i run the banksupport.org. [inaudible] >> -- despite a 25% reduction in costs, increasing the program's scope without extra funding, millions of inkind donations and support from the p.t.a., housing authority and several community organizations, the program was cut from the baseline budget by h.s.a. to fund a program the mayor's office decided to fund. while we sincerely believe this to be unintentional, this has put us in a very difficult position as we would have already moved substantial resources to enter the program -- >> supervisor cohen: thank you. what is your budget ask? >> $250,000? >> supervi

the they have arrested a man for providing fake immigration services to people in south bay. he was arrested on tuesday. they say he's operating an immigration consultant business in san jose. police say he's used to work as an immigration officer and capitalized on his knowledge and experience. >> he's a person in the community who was taken advantage of immigrants, primarily hispanic folks within the community. who maybe didn't know the legal route to take. with regards to immigration paper work. >> he was fired from his job assen immigration officer in the late 80s because of fraud. the sheriff office says the victims suffered significant financial loss. and potentially missed out on key immigration issues and opportunity. >> new information about a shoot ng the east bay. sheriffs arrested two people they say killed a man. the deputies say the two men arrested shot a 22 year-old 11:. it happened at a home. paramedics found that man in the driveway. he died at the scene. the three men did know each other. this is the second homicide of the year. >> police need help identifyi

fraud unit says its looking for more victims after arresting a man for providing fraudulent immigration services. gerardo duenes previously worked as an government immigration officer. investigators say duenes was running an immigration consulting business in san jose without clearence and did not tell customers he was fired... while being investigatedfor fraud. the alleged victims who have come forward say they suffered major financial loses and missed possible immigration opportunites. duenes is being charged with grand theft. (vicki) shark week may not start till sunday... but capital hill got an early taste today when shark experts testified about the health of shark populations and their importance to coastal economies and medical and engineering research. (grant) they also showed off some of the latest in shark tracking technology. but as washington correspondent drew petrimoulx reports they also warned shark species worldwide are threatened with extinction. trt: 1:46this is shark cam...video from an autonomous underwater vehicle featuring the latest in tracking technology -shark

today, contra costa county law enforcement teams publicly lay out the information going to the immigration services. it's part of the state's transparency law of transfers and holds. today's truth-act forum at 2:00 p.m. it takes place at the county's board chambers in martinez. >>> happening today, contra costa county introducing a marijuana ordinance for a vote and a resolution to ask voters to tax commercial cannabis. here's what the rates would be. up to $7 per square foot for cultivation. up to 4% of all other businesses including retailers. that could add up to $4 million per year to the county coffers. >>> a follow up, voters in sonoma reportedly wait two more years to decide on a plan to allow marijuana businesses. advocates have been pushing for that measure to appear on the fall ballot. council members last night voted to push that vote back to the fall 2020 election. that's four years after state voters approved the sale of recreational pot. >>> another hot one coming. >> today in palo alto, just a little bit warmer with a lot of sunshine, hazy conditions. here we're reaching 82 degrees.

immigration lawyers know of more than 40 service members who were unexpectedly discharged. some say the government didn't give them a reason. it isn't clear what it means for the immigration status. a former recruit who was told he is a security risk is suing. he said he wasn't given a chance to defend himself. the pentagon said they can't comment because a lawsuit is nding. se> jim jordan against knowing about sexual a when he was a coach. the congressman coached wrestling during theim that a doctor alleged ly touched students. playersccused the gop congressman of turning a blind eye to the allegations. congressman jordan clas he wasn't aware and would have, quote, done something if he had known. he told reporters, i don't believe them at all and i beeve jim jordan 100%. >>> and the restaurant that asked sarah sanders to leave two weeks ago is back in business. they received a lot of back lash from the trump administration following the ordeal. a group of protesters gathered today.e the restaurant the restaurant opened at 5:00 is evening and was already fully booked for the

county fraud unit is looking for more victims after arresting a man for providing fraudulent immigration servicesuenes previously worked as an immigration officer for the i-n-s. police say he used that experience to attract customers... but did not tell those customers that he was fired by the i-n-s while being investigated for fraud. investigators say that duenes was running an immigration consultant business in san jose without clearance from the california secretary of state. the victims who have come forward say the suffered major financial loses and missed possible immigration opportunites. duenes is being charged with grand theft. ( james ) ( james ) thanks lydia.. ( darya ) in the north bay... an oxygen tanker explosion forced people inside a medical office to evacuate... and shut down parts of highway 101 for hours. it happened yesterday afternoon... as the truck was delivering liquid oxygen to kaiser's medical facility. everyone inside the building had to evacuate. c-h-p closed part highway 1-01 for nearly 2-hours... causing major traffic delays. the driver of the tanker was hurt.. but n

immigration services. despite the divorce saying wouldn't pursue the 10 years of support americansee to if kyle didn't file any marriage fraud claims >> there are three binders full be put together. and nothing has done. >> reporter: but now they have their best hope yet with a call from the white house and meeting with staffers. they teamed up with families from around the country and an advocate who's beenin tto amend vawa for years. >> i do feel good about how it went. >> reporter: the group thinks if ever a time to aress this it is with the counter administration. >> tay didn't promise anything but they asked really smart questions.he >> reporter:ct is up for a vote befor t congresss year. >> i there is a need to president elect womeprotect women of course. but my hope is that it wouldn't be a fast track to citizen hip and it wouldn't be just like waving a wand whenever you claimed abuse. >> reporter: they told us because of the confidential naturee of the violegainst women act they can't be sure if th

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. >> dozens of activists are vowing to stay at the immigrations services bureau until they get what they want, the abolishment of i.c.e. and an end to family separation at the border. protesters have been camping out all day and all night. in the latest demonstration against trump's zero tolerance policy. >> reporter: the protest is growing, more tents set up here, food and drinks and a message, abolish i.c.e., or we're not leaving. the gates to the u.s. immigration and customs enforcement building on washington street and san francisco is blocked. these protesters arrived yesterday for a rally, and have not left. in fact, they say they're staying here until their demands are met. >> we're calling for an end to deportations and the abolition of i.c.e., which is an organization that's cruel and inhumane, that oppresses migrant communities, which has only existed since 2003. we want these things to stop that are being done in our names. >> entrances on jackson street are also blocked. buckets across the driveway say abolish i.c.e. police keep watch from a distance. officers are making sure

the immigration services agency will naturalize more than 14,000 people around the fourth of july. >>was growing up, i used to think america was in the sky. i always hear about america because it is one of the best countries in the world. i always think that it is a very organized country, and have a good law for his people. i want to be a part of something bigger. >> citizens sworn in hail from places such as china, iceland, chile, and the philippines. >>> travis air force base is planning a high-tech fireworks display for the independence day celebration. >> as a johnson explained, it will include drones with l.e.d. lights synchronized to music to mimic in environmentally friendly version of a fireworks display. >> you're looking at what could finally rival your traditional fourth of july fireworks show. >> it might be fireworks but people do not realize they are digital fireworks. >> reporter: the digital manager of drone light shows has been piloting the spirit >> you merge art and technology, you can create a different experience. >> reporter: originally unveiled on the cover of

they want to abolish immigration services all together and that order needs to be restored. and that's why he was elected. >> this is nuance. there's another element from this poll that said 60% believe democrats in congress are more interested in exploiting the nation's immigration issue for political gain while 34% say they are interested in resolving the immigration issue. this is channelchallenging mome the democrats as well. this is a divisive issue and for democrats too. >> it is. that's why the president is seizing on that opportunity to say the democrats are going way out of bound. . they are pushing for the abolition of immigration and customs enforcement. we heard him talk about this yesterday at west virginia. he spent much of his speech defending immigration customs and enforcement. defending i.c.e. agents opini. talking about groups like ms-13 and these criticminals who are y different from the people coming seeking port offenses of asylum. they have turned to the claims that some democrats are making that we need to re-think our immigration system and replace i

we have an immigration service they're. we have a border patrol and everything.we need to protect the country. we haven't. we can do better. to start all over, i don't know what would happen in the meantime. >> trish: all right. like you said, fear, threats. sometimes they work. you have your work cut out. thank you. >> thank you. >> trish: we'll have more after this. >> trish: some good news out of apple today. taking a look at the start, it is still up. it's up 3%. pretty nice again. it will likely be able to big market tomorrow. what's important is its feeding earnings, beating sales expectations. when it looks at what what the future, it looks like those sales numbers are going to continue to come in and that's important because it suggests our economy is still growing. despite the headwinds come everything we hear about how tariffs are going to hurt us, the trade issues are going to drain the strength out of our economy, so far, not the case. apple, because they like to manage expectations, they would like to let investors know if it's a problem and they are

immigration services saying in the next few hours they expect to have reunified all children under the age of 5 eligible to go back to their parents. cnn's ed lavandera here on the breaking news. what's the latest? >> reporter: you hit the nail on the head there, don. that is the key word of what you mentioned, the kids eligible to be reunited. remember, there was a court mandated order 102 children under the age of 5 were expected to be reunited with their families by yesterday, tuesday. so far, the last number we had received is that 38 of that 102 would be -- had been reunited. we haven't heard any other updates officially from the u.s. government throughout the day today. an administration source tells cnn tonight they expect all those eligible reunifications to take place within the next few hours in the early morning hours by thursday morning, going into tomorrow morning. that is going to apply to about 63 of the 102. there are 12 parents who have been deported, still waiting to be reunited with their children and we're told by administration officials 27 of the 102 are not eligi

citizenship and immigration services agency will ultimately naturalize more than 14,000 people aroundly. >>> today being independence day, it's a time to reflect on those who fought for our freedom. lauren blanchard shows us an organization going the distance to help gold star families in their time of need year round. >>> reporter: it's something no military family wants to see see, the soldier's final journey home. something they faced in 2011. >> he was my fishing buddy, my golfing buddy, my guitar buddy, my artist buddy. >> reporter: army corporal frank gross, craig and terry's only son, was killed by an i.e.d. in afghanistan. his family making this sudden 1,000-mile trip from tampa to dover air force base to accept his body in person. >> that was such a dark time of life. >> reporter: although it was one of their lowest lows, there was support thanks to this building and the organization behind it. >> we believe in the power of family. we believe obviously in bringing the plight of the military family to light. >> reporter: nationwide fisher house helps people around the country

citizenship and immigration services des the divorce decree sting she would pursue the ten years of supportrican citizens agree to when bringing in a foreign spouse if kyle d file any marriage fraud claims against her. >> three binders full of evidence that we've put together, and -- and nhing has been done. >> reporter: but now they have their best hope yet with aall from the white house and a meeting with policy staffers. the haneys teamed up with families from around the country and an advocate who has been trying to amend vawa for years. >> i d feel good about how it went. >> the group thinks if ever a time to t addresss it's with the current administration. >> they did not promise anything, but what they did was asked really smart questions. >> the violence against women act is up for reauthorization for congress thisnkyear. >> i that there is a need to protect women, of course, but my real hope is that it wouldn't be fast track to citizenship and it wouldn't be like waving a wandhenever you claim abuse. >> reporter: kyle and dozens of other americans who contacted the-team told us bec

citizenship and immigration services. what the government says. egardless of how applicants enter the united states, or their immigration status. but there are two different application systems. affirmative process, which -- for anybody who is not in the process of being removed from the country, and the defensive process which is for someone who is in removal proceedings, most likely due to crossing the border illegally or not having the procedure paperwork. applicants must be physically president in the united states to apply for asylum. they have one year from the date of arrival to file the application. now, the after submitting their forms, they've given receipt, fingerprinted, they say asylum seekers may live in the united states while the process is pending. applicants then move on to what is called a credible fear interview with an asylum officer which must take place within 45 days per the immigration and nationality act. these officers, then, based on whether they believe the applicant has a credible fear of returning to their country, de

citizenship and immigration services building.nd they stayed vowing not to leave until deportation stops and i.c.e. is abolished. >> this is lot of different folks from a lot of different organizations coming together and we're all angry. we all feel that what's happening is immoral and outrageous, and we have been inspired by what other folks have done. and we wanted to make a similar stand. >> in the east bay, more controversy. congressman jeff denham went to a shelter for immigration children in pleasant hill. it's housing 25 teenage immigrants. two girls at the shelter have been separated from their parents. nobody opened the door but someone from the facility let him know he would not be able to go inside. denham says he wants congress to work to keep families together at the border. reporting live here in san francisco, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> now, breaking news from the abc 7 live desk. >> and that breaking news i want to slow you this brand-new photo that we just received. this is rolando ramiro. he was killed early ye

to the contrary, many of those officials, many personnel at the or immigration service, are caught up with organized crime. amy: mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists with at least six media workers killed so far this year alone. the trump administration argued wednesday it has the authority to indefinitely hold people in the guantanamo bay prison camp without charging them with a crime, even for 100 years. the claim by a justice department lawyer came in federal court in washington, d.c., as a judge considers a habeas corpus petition brought by 11 guantanamo prisoners who argue their perpetual detention is arbitraryry and unlnlawful. saudi arabia issued a royal pardon on tuesday to all of its soldiers in yemen, forgiving troops accused of committing abuses during the saudi-led assault on houthi rebels. the e pardon came as amnesty international accused the united arab emirates of tororturing prisisoners in a network of sest prisons in souththern yemen, calling fofor an international r crimes investigation. amnesty investigators say they've uncover

citizenship and immigration services now focussing on identifying americans suspected of cheating toet their citizenship and thus be able to strip them of it. cases would be referred to doj whose attorneys would seek to remove their status and government attorneys could bring criminal charges related to fraud. i'm joined now by a democrat from hawaii. he was one of 11 democratic senators who called on the trump administration to better explain the process for reunited children separated under the original trump order. thank you for joining me on this important story you have been working on. i start with this question. >> hello. >> hello to you. i start with this question that lawrence and others and you have framed. what more does the trump administration need to do so we as a nation can answer where these children are and how to reunite them given that all of this was caused by donald trump's policy now partially discontinued? >> exactly. first he creates the crisis. he takes no responsibility for destroying people's lives and created trauma for the children and their parents. but

citizenship and immigration services whose job it is to issue the visas for people who have been victimized in that way. in talking with this agent today, he said something that i thought was very interesting. he said it's getting frustrating because we never had the numbers pressure that the guys in cbp did. but in i.c.e. in homeland security investigation, the detectives of the bunch, if we worked on one really big righteous case that made a difference got three arrests. that mattered. that's how you take away the cartel. that's how you take down the human trafficking ring. that's how you free those slaves. as opposed to turning it into that numbers game. and the other thing he said to me that was of very great concern, i asked him about ero which is the enforcement removal operations. which now recently departed acting i.c.e. director comes from that wing of i.c.e. he said, you know, i can't really say what kind of resources they've got but what i do know is they were saying that they have already run out of their budgeted money for detention bed space. he's like, you know where they're

citizenship and immigration services building until i.c.e. is abolished. in the east bay, more controversy. cameras were rolling when congressman jeff denim rang the bell at a shelter for immigrant children in pleasant hill. nobody opened the door, but someone from the facility let him know he would not be able to go inside. the facility is run by a nonprofit program, housing 25 teenage immigrants. two girls at the shelter have been separated from their parents. he said his office gave the facility a week's notice and he had an appointment to visit. he spoke to us by phone from his district in modesto. >> certainly, if you have nothing to hide, i think you would want not only members of congress to see, but you would want the media to know as well. i mean, we want to make sure that safety comes first for these kids. >> denham is a republican and running for re-election in an increasing democratic part of the central valley. he says he wants congress to work to keep families together at the border. matt keller, abc 7 news. >> all right, matt, thank you. >> i

thousand have already reached spain in twenty eighteen we spoke to a best former head of the immigration advisory servicehe thinks that spain is becoming a better bet for migrants than italy people now see space in as a better bet than italy who's trying to close its borders come completely this again as always and this is been going on for years and years and years without a successful resolution and it is because the e.u. collectively in the member states have been able to come to a proper equitable burden sharing of how to deal with migrants coming into europe a lot of these states are not pulling their weight is it ever worldwide headlines when r.t. international plenty stories for you today on this friday will be about and about how often are. everywhere in the world my guess is that probably just about everywhere women expect men to make that first move and here we are in an age where men to scared to make the first move don't know how to make the first move don't know what's right to make the first blow. is democratic socialism the future of the democratic party the future of america is moving to

citizenship and immigration services and a wire and rosalie -- good morning on the democrats line.ler: can you hear me all right? it is declaration of independence celebration day. i bet the constitution -- everybody has been talking arabic on the issue and the bill of rights and how wonderful that was that our forefathers did the. the bill of rights was part of the first 10 amendments to the constitution and the states would not have ratified the constitution unless those were that is a local official that went in before the constitution was ratified. i don't know why people can't have an argument without a i don't know why people can't have an argument without pulling a gun but my neighbor tells me about prowlers neighborhood and i am wondering how every time i -- people who don't have jobs are sleeping under the -- excuse under the bridges around here and i see them on tv all over the place. only 3% of people not employed are all under the bridge host: david in clearwater florida, what that noise is the background. who is your elected u.s. representative? caller: elected u.s. re

citizenship and immigration services. the late barbara jordan was one of the most distinguished persons ever to serve in this body. she was awarded the presidential medal of freedom and the naacp's highest honor, the spin guard medal, for highest and noblist achievement by a living african-american. she was appointed by president clinton to be chair of the u.s. commission on immigration reform. her commission found that, and i quote, immigration law enforcement requires staffing, training, resources and a work culture that differs from what is required for effective adjudication of immigration benefits. separating enforcement and benefits functions will lead to more effective enforcement. the commission was particularly concerned that although the removal system produced more than 100,000 final removal orders each year, the system did not have the corresponding capacity to remove the individuals subject to those orders. it noted that the system is bogged down with increasing numbers of aliens who are put into removal proc