MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2014 - NOVEMBER 30, 2014
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VOLUME 1, NO. 30
Millions of illegal immigrants now have Man indicted a chance to live American Dream for allegedly by jennifer schlueter assaulting a United States Border Patrol agent while driving a vehicle
gunshots rang out. The gun belonging to the suspect was recovered at the scene, said Cook. The shooting happened at the height of a chase where officers, who were part of the
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging a Coachella man with allegedly assaulting a federal border patrol agent with his vehicle after evading inspection at a federal checkpoint. Ivan Nieves, 20, was charged on Friday, November 14, with one count of forcibly assaulting the federal officer with a deadly weapon (his vehicle) and causing him bodily harm. Nieves was arrested on the morning of November 3 following the alleged incident and charged in a criminal complaint filed in United States District Court in Riverside, California. According to the complaint, Nieves was driving a Ford Mustang when he was questioned by federal border patrol agents at a checkpoint on Highway 86 in Imperial County, California. When Nieves was detained for further questioning by agents, he allegedly fled northbound at a high rate of speed, evading border patrol agents. Following a pursuit at high rates of speed that involved multiple border patrol units north of Imperial County, Nieves allegedly attempted to strike a Border Patrol Agent with the vehicle Nieves was driving at the intersection of Highway 86 & 81st Avenue in Riverside County. The victim, who suf-
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March for immigration rights in San Bernardino - Photo by Erika Paz
Last Thursday, in his immigration speech, Obama promised to increase the budget for law enforcement at our Southern border to prevent illegal crossings and to speed up de-
portation of “those who do cross over.” Additionally, he promised to “make it easier and faster for high-skilled immigrants, graduates and entrepreneurs to stay and contribute to our econo-
my;” however, he emphasized that felons and gang members should not have the chance to take advantage of American life, Please see page 2
Gunfire kills a suspect in officer-involved shooting by Vickie Vértiz Within the scope of a narcotics investigation, a fatal officer-involved shooting occurred in Riverside on Tuesday afternoon, November 18. At about 2:30 p.m., the shooting took place on the 10400 block of Keller Avenue near La Granada Elementary School.
While no officers were injured, the suspect was fatally injured: “The suspect is deceased,” said Lieutenant Mike Cook to the press shortly before 4:30 p.m. while still present at the scene. As the narcotics investigation visit was finishing up,