Sentence examples for illegal apprehension from inspiring English sources

At a press conference, public prosecutor Johan Bac said the suspect was at the Hilversum police station, and is suspected of illegal apprehension of a person, threat of harm, and the illegal possession of a firearm.

This sharp rise comes despite a dramatic decrease in what the patrol terms "nationwide illegal alien apprehensions" in recent years following the economic downturn and the Bush and Obama administrations' increased commitment of resources to border security: from about 1.1 million per year a decade ago to 421,000 in 2013.

"This part of Santa Teresa station area of operations is our busiest area of illegal alien apprehensions, and it has been for several years.

He not only said that the borders were more secure but also gave figures on the colossal number of illegal immigrant apprehensions during the past near decade to give lie to the insecure border myth.

[A1.] Signs of Tougher Stance on Illegal Immigrants The apprehension of more than 1,100 illegal immigrants employed by a pallet supply company based in Houston, as well as the arrest of seven of its managers, represented the start of a more aggressive crackdown on employers, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said.

Perry said the state's enforcement surge in the Rio Grande Valley has already deterred illegal immigration, with apprehensions down 36% overall during the last month.

Tied with El Paso, more or less, in the apprehension of illegal immigrants from Mexico, the McAllen sector arrests two out of every three illegal non-Mexican immigrants entering the United States and leads in the seizure of marijuana and cocaine shipments, border officials say.

The roughly 421,000 apprehensions for illegal crossings last year represent less than half of annual apprehensions recorded a decade before.

The apprehension of illegal immigrants at the border has fallen to lows not seen in decades, but scholars and Mexican officials say the recession and the lack of jobs in the United States have contributed to the drop.

Larry Dever, the sheriff of Cochise County, on the Mexican border, recently drew the ire of Michael J. Fisher, chief of the federal Border Patrol, when he claimed that the patrol's agents were intentionally not arresting some illegal immigrants to keep apprehension numbers down.

Apprehensions of illegal immigrants crossing the border fell last year by 8percentthethe Department of Homeland Security said.