Illegal immigrants allowed 6 arrests before feds prosecute

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... federal prosecutors in Texas generally have declined to bring criminal charges against illegal immigrants caught crossing the border — until at least their sixth arrest.

A heavily redacted Department of Justice memo from late 2005 disclosed the prosecution guidelines for immigration offenses, numbers the federal government tries to keep classified. DOJ officials would not say Thursday whether it has adjusted the number since the memo was written, citing "law enforcement reasons."

The prosecution guidelines have been a source of frustration for years among the ranks of U.S. Border Patrol agents, said T.J. Bonner, president of the National Border Patrol Council. Smugglers can figure out the criteria by trial and error, he said, and can exploit it to avoid prosecution.

"It's devastating on morale," Bonner said.

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The U.S. Attorney's Office in Houston declined to comment.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4654936.html

[Sofiyya 1,687]

It's also been discovered that prosecutors won't pursue cases of drug smugglers caught with 500 pounds of drugs or less. They are let go. Of course, drug smugglers have been adjusting their loads accordingly.

[Dean/Gra 0]

How do they keep track of the ones they have arrested? Do they ask for an ID? How do they know if they have arrested the same person more than once? I'm sure the aliens always cooperate with the border agents and given the correct name. In other words they don't prosecute anyone for these violations of OUR laws.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Can we afford not to build a wall?

To the enablers: NO, it's not like the Berlin wall.

Secure our borders now!!!!

[Amby 490]

after all of us have spent so much time and money getting our families here legally. outrageous

[peejay 327]

after all of us have spent so much time and money getting our families here legally. outrageous

No...what is outrageous is that there is legislation right now in the US House (Gutierrez/Flake) and in the US Senate (Kennedy/McCain) to amnesty almost all these illegal aliens that have not only cheated their way into America illegally, but use fraud, ID theft, etc. to continue to work, live, thrive, and survive here illegally.

Both legislations give these cheaters, liars, and fraudsters permanent residency and a path to US citizenship. Just the kind of people we want as US citizens and permanent residents...people that have zero respect for our laws and zero respect for our country's sovereignty.

What kind of idiots are running this country? Write them a letter and let them know.

http://www.house.gov/writerep/

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_info...enators_cfm.cfm

http://www.numbersusa.com/hottopic/congress.html

http://www.numbersusa.com/PDFs/Flake-Gutie...20one-pager.pdf

[Mel_and_Daniel 1]

How do they keep track of the ones they have arrested? Do they ask for an ID? How do they know if they have arrested the same person more than once? I'm sure the aliens always cooperate with the border agents and given the correct name. In other words they don't prosecute anyone for these violations of OUR laws.

Fingerprints... Photographs... DNA... etc...

[Peikko 1,575]

Some people seem to have endless fun trawling for news about illegal aliens. What a strange way to live...

[amwo 0]

Thank you, peejay. Your post was the spark that I needed to voice my desires to my reps. All 3 contacted!

No...what is outrageous is that there is legislation right now in the US House (Gutierrez/Flake) and in the US Senate (Kennedy/McCain) to amnesty almost all these illegal aliens that have not only cheated their way into America illegally, but use fraud, ID theft, etc. to continue to work, live, thrive, and survive here illegally.

Both legislations give these cheaters, liars, and fraudsters permanent residency and a path to US citizenship. Just the kind of people we want as US citizens and permanent residents...people that have zero respect for our laws and zero respect for our country's sovereignty.

What kind of idiots are running this country? Write them a letter and let them know.

http://www.house.gov/writerep/

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_info...enators_cfm.cfm

http://www.numbersusa.com/hottopic/congress.html

http://www.numbersusa.com/PDFs/Flake-Gutie...20one-pager.pdf

Some people seem to have endless fun trawling for posts about illegal aliens so they can post about how the poster is trawling.

What a strange way to live!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some people seem to have endless fun trawling for news about illegal aliens. What a strange way to live...

[peejay 327]

Some people seem to have endless fun trawling for news about illegal aliens. What a strange way to live...

We're always glad to bring a little sunshine into your life and to make your day memorable.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Illegal immigration should be to this board what a beer distributor is to an Alcohol Anonymous' board.

[Caladan 19]

Not to rain on the outrage parade.... but according to the full article, it's not like they just let them go into the U.S. They're catching them at the border and deporting them rather than putting them into American jails, unless they're repeat offenders (i.e., deporting them doesn't take).

I'd rather have them deported than sitting in an American jail at taxpayer expense.

[sparkofcreation 0]

Not arrest, detention. ICE detains, it doesn't arrest. Not the same thing. What they do is take the fingerprints, compare them, and say "No, you can't come in" and shove 'em back across the border. It's not even a deportation, it's more like a denial of admission (just like if you landed at an airport without a visa, they'd hold you and put you back on a plane in the other direction).

Edited March 25, 2007 by sparkofcreation

[sparkofcreation 0]

How do they keep track of the ones they have arrested? Do they ask for an ID? How do they know if they have arrested the same person more than once? I'm sure the aliens always cooperate with the border agents and given the correct name. In other words they don't prosecute anyone for these violations of OUR laws.

In a words: Fingerprints. They have several fingerprint databases they use to keep track.

If you're willing to pay for fifty times the federal judges, fifty times the number of federal courthouses, fifty times the federal jails, fifty times the federal marshals, fifty times the number of court staff ... then the District of New Mexico would be happy to prosecute all 110,000 aliens who cross the border illegally [edit: that's just in NM, it doesn't count Texas, Arizona, California, or any of the other states] every year instead of the 2000 being prosecuted now.

But I bet you'd ###### about your taxes being too high if Congress tried.

Edited March 25, 2007 by sparkofcreation

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

How do they keep track of the ones they have arrested? Do they ask for an ID? How do they know if they have arrested the same person more than once? I'm sure the aliens always cooperate with the border agents and given the correct name. In other words they don't prosecute anyone for these violations of OUR laws.

In a words: Fingerprints. They have several fingerprint databases they use to keep track.

If you're willing to pay for fifty times the federal judges, fifty times the number of federal courthouses, fifty times the federal jails, fifty times the federal marshals, fifty times the number of court staff ... then the District of New Mexico would be happy to prosecute all 110,000 aliens who cross the border illegally [edit: that's just in NM, it doesn't count Texas, Arizona, California, or any of the other states] every year instead of the 2000 being prosecuted now.

But I bet you'd ###### about your taxes being too high if Congress tried.

What about all the $$ lost due to illegals paying little to no taxes and using the emergency room like a free clinic? Why do people on a legal immigration board LOVE illegal immigration?