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An illegal immigrant is facing vehicular homicide charges in the death of a college student. Victor Benitez appeared in court Thursday morning for a preliminary hearing in the death of Tennessee State University student-athlete Joycelyn Gardiner. Three witnesses took the stand and detailed the events surrounding Gardiner’s death. “There was no sound of breaks or anything; (he) just came straight in. The light was red. I could see the light,” said Kent Redgrave. One witness told the court that he saw Benitez run a red light and slam into Gardiner’s car. The crash occurred early Saturday at the intersection of...

In a blitz that began May 26, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested nearly 2,179 illegal immigrants across the country. (CBS/AP) A swarm of federal immigration agents sped silently, headlights off, down a Boston side street early Wednesday and surrounded an apartment house. "Police! Policia! Police!" yelled Daniel Monico, a deportation officer, holding his badge to a window where someone had pulled back the curtain. "Open the door!" Moments later, agents led a dazed-looking Jose Ferreira Da Silva, 35, out in handcuffs. The Brazilian had been arrested in 2002 and deported, but had slipped back into the country. He...