DHS fines woman $1.8M as she waits for pending immigration case

A Southern California woman says the Department of Homeland Security fined her more than $1.8 million, accumulating each day she’s been in the U.S. without legal status, despite her now 13-year effort to become a legal permanent resident. The woman, who asked that NBC 7 not identify her out of fear for her safety, said she received a letter informing her of the fine in the mail on Friday. “It was a shock,” she said. “When I started reading and I see the amount – $1,820,000 – it was kind of...