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Sunday, May 12, 2013  The commander of a special South Carolina law enforcement unit that investigates criminal cases against illegal immigrants says the force has been successful in its first year.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  An illegal immigrant from South Carolina that the government wants to deport will get a federal court hearing in his case.

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  The American Civil Liberties Union criticized South Carolina’s anti-illegal immigration bill Tuesday during stops in Columbia and Charleston.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  The U.S. Border Patrol is moving to halt a revolving-door policy of sending migrants back to Mexico without any punishment.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  An Illinois congressman says he will ask the courts to drop deportation proceedings against a South Carolina worker with two children who are U.S. citizens.

Friday, August 19, 2011  US shift on deportation priority eases risk for those immigrants not convicted of crimes

Friday, July 22, 2011  Drunken driving, traffic law deportations increased criminal immigrants forced to leave US

Thursday, January 20, 2011  US deports 27 Haitians convicted of crimes, the first group since last year's quake.

Sunday, December 12, 2010  More than 500 illegal immigrants have been flagged for deportation in Charleston County after detention officers began screening inmates as part of a federal program.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010  Chance Hyatt Zobel was laid to rest Wednesday afternoon at the age of 23.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010  Neida Ortega, the 34-year-old charged in a wreck that killed a Columbia firefighter, is being deported.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010  What do you think about the decision to deport Neida Ortega, the illegal immigrant charged with killing Columbia Firefighter Chance Zobel in a crash along I-20 this week?

Monday, October 25, 2010  Immigrant veterans facing deportation fight to stay in the US, and try to change the law

Tuesday, August 10, 2010  Records show that about 47,000 people have been removed or deported from the U.S. after the Homeland Security Department sifted through 3 million sets of fingerprints taken from bookings at local jails.

Friday, May 01, 2009  US court in Ohio clears way for deportation of alleged Nazi guard Demjanjuk