Untilrecently, hundreds ofillegalimmigrants, manyof them fromAfghanistan, livedinthe camp, hoping to cross the Englishchannelto what they hoped was a betterlife in Britain.
Until recently, hundreds of illegal immigrants, many of them from Afghanistan, hoping to cross the English channel to what they hoped was a better life in Britain.
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Hundredsofillegalimmigrants have been freed from jail across the country.
The Department of Homeland Security has announced the release ofhundredsofillegalimmigrants from jails, and the Pentagon has said it has delayed scheduled maintenance on aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
Defenders of the law -- angry over the charges of racism permeating the debate -- say it is needed because the federal government has failed to enforce border security with Mexico, allowing hundredsof thousands ofillegalimmigrants to move into in the state.