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Immigration attorney: Trump ICE tweet likely ‘empty threat’ Caution, vigilance still urged By TODD GUILD OF THE REGISTER-PAJARONIAN
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Back on its feet
Carina Moreno, right, holds the bag for Eber Diaz during a boxing session at Watsonville PAL on Tuesday.
Moreno, Watsonville PAL restart youth boxing program By TONY NUNEZ OF THE REGISTER-PAJARONIAN
WATSONVILLE — Watsonville’s Police Activities League (PAL) has at last gone back to its roots. One of its greatest success stories has too. Teaming up with Noble Boxing and famed female boxer Carina Moreno, Watsonville PAL is once again molding youths brave enough to grind through the strenuous conditioning,
slide on the gloves and throw some punches. Sessions are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15-4:15 p.m. at Watsonville PAL’s Rodriguez Street location. A $15 enrollment fee gives kids 8 and older access to an hour-long training session with Moreno and her longtime trainer Rick Noble. It also allows the kids to participate in numerous other Watsonville PAL programs, including its upcoming skate and science camps as
well as its martial arts, soccer and leadership programs. Watsonville PAL executive director Coresta Angelo said the organization is in the process of making boxing a year-round program after a clamoring from the community. “There’s a need for it,” Angelo said. “People wanted this.” Chief of Police David Honda was among those who wanted to see the once-proud program return. Watsonville’s top cop a few
WATSONVILLE — A threat by President Trump to step up deportations of undocumented immigrants next week was likely an “empty threat,” but people living in the U.S. illegally should still do their best to stay on the right side of the law. That’s according to immigration attorney Doug Keegan, director of the Santa Cruz County Immigration Project. Keegan was referring to a tweet by Trump that agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will begin removing “the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States.” “They will be removed as fast as they come in,” Trump tweeted. “Mexico, using their strong immigration laws, is doing a very good job of stopping people long before they get to our Southern Border. Guatemala is getting ready to sign a Safe-Third Agreement. The only ones who won’t do anything are the Democrats in Congress. They must vote to get rid of the loopholes, and fix asylum! If so, Border Crisis will end quickly!” But such a plan is unlikely to be carried out, Keegan said. “There does not appear to be a plan in place, and there does not appear to be the resources for the plan he has described,” he said. Still, immigrants – particularly those with previous deportation orders – should remain See TWEET, page A15
Crime
Man shot several times by resident
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Second shooting in area in a week
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By TODD GUILD
Connecting with homeless
SEACLIFF — A man suffered multiple gunshot wounds at a Seacliff residence early Thursday morning after a resident opened fire. Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s officials were releasing few details about why the man was at the residence on the 500 block of Cedar Street, and what led to the shooting. Sheriff’s Sgt. Dee Baldwin said he was an “uninvited guest” not associated with the home. Neighbor Janice Diciuccio, whose window faces the residence, said that she heard a woman shouting “no” and “get out” at about 3 a.m., followed by several popping sounds. Diciuccio called 911, and then stayed inside. “I locked myself in my bedroom,” she said. Diciuccio said that two sisters live in the residence, but that only one of them was at home during the incident. Neighbor Tibor Schoenfeld said he was surprised to hear about the shooting in the neighborhood, which he described as normally peaceful. “It’s a really quiet neighborhood, lots of kids running around and biking,” he said. “Not a lot going on.”
By TARMO HANNULA OF THE REGISTER-PAJARONIAN
SANTA CRUZ — Hundreds of homeless people were provided a wealth of free services Wednesday during Project Homeless Connect Santa Cruz County. Held at the Portuguese Hall in Harvey West Park, the event is designed to corral services offered by scores of agencies — from haircuts and dental work, to vision care, veterinary care and bike repair — all in one location in a one-day shot. In its 10th year, Wednesday marked the largest gathering of agencies offering goods and services — 69. Jenna Gallant, program manager of Applied Survey Research of Watsonville, said she was “very
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excited” by the number of agencies. “This is the most successful one since I’ve been doing this,” she said. “We have more providers than previous years. The issue that we try to tackle is that there are many services in the county of Santa Cruz, but they are very spread out; bringing them to one place under one roof is very beneficial.” After checking in, each person was assigned a volunteer host who helped the clients navigate the numerous tables and booths to get what they needed. They were able to choose from clothing vouchers, veteran’s services, substance abuse aid, mental health care, multiple
People line up for a host of free services Wednesday at the Portuguese Hall in Santa Cruz at the Project Homeless Connect Santa Cruz County. Tarmo Hannula/
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