A federal judge, U.S. District Judge Maxine M. Chesney, yesterday barred the Bush administration from launching a major crackdown on employers that hire illegal immigrants on Tuesday.
The order was a temporary victory for the ACLU, who once again causes us to delay important crackdowns on employers breaking the law in America.
The other day we brought you the story of ICE cracking down on Koch Foods in Fairfield, Ohio, which ended in the arrest of 160 illegal immigrants, which created a firestorm in my comments section and the only way we, as a country, have to enforce the laws we have on the books, is to crackdown on illegal immigrants, 20 of those arrested at Koch have been charged with state offenses, including forgery and taking the identity of another and to crackdown on the employers that hire them, encouraging them to enter our country illegally.
DHS spokeswoman Laura Keehner said, reported by Wapo:
"We're disappointed by the delay and expect to prevail once the court has the benefit of full briefing and argument," DHS spokeswoman Laura Keehner said, adding that the department will continue other enforcement actions.
Some of those other actions as brought to us by Homeland security:
July 20, 2007:
ICE arrests 274 criminals, fugitives, immigration violators in Dallas / Fort Worth area.
Five-day operation targeting fugitive criminals nets 99 aliens with criminal convictions.
DALLAS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested 274 illegal aliens, criminals and immigration fugitives during a five-day enforcement operation here. Assisting ICE during this operation were officers from Dallas Constable and the following local police departments: Dallas, Irving, Fort Worth, Farmers Branch, Carrolton, Arlington and Blue Mound.
This localized, targeted enforcement initiative, which began Monday and concluded today, is part of an ongoing nationwide initiative focused on arresting criminal aliens. During this operation, ICE officers arrested 274 illegal aliens, including 99 with criminal convictions. Among those arrested were 233 men and 28 women. Of the 274 aliens arrested, 137 have already been returned to Mexico.
“The primary focus of this operation was to target, arrest and deport criminal aliens,” said Nuria T. Prendes, field office director for the ICE Office of Detention and Removal Operations in Dallas. “These operations are a critical element in removing threats to public safety. At the same time, these operations help protect the integrity of the nation’s legal immigration system.” Prendes heads an area that includes north Texas and the state of Oklahoma.
Those arrested included aliens from the following countries: Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nigeria, Romania and South Korea.
Following are two examples of those aliens with criminal convictions who were arrested:Gustavo Noe Castro, 40, from Mexico, was arrested July 19 in Dallas, Texas. Castro has a lengthy criminal history, including the following: arrested and convicted in Dallas in 2000 for Assault on Family Member Resulting in Injury; also arrested and convicted in Dallas in 2000 for Possessing Controlled Substances. Castro also has three prior drunken-driving arrests in Dallas. He is being processed for deportation.
Francisco Rafael Trejo, 40, from El Salvador, was arrested July 19. Trejo has a lengthy criminal history, including the following arrests: arrested and convicted of Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon in Dallas in 1991 and 1993; arrested and convicted of Possessing Controlled Substances in 2003. Trejo also has four prior drunken-driving arrests in Dallas. He is being processed for deportation.
Some of the crimes associated with the Assault, possession/manufacturing of a controlled substance, unlawful carrying of a weapon, DWI, burglary of a vehicle, burglary of a domicile, theft, injury to a family member, illegal alien with a commercial drivers license with hazmat certificate, sex assault of child, indecency with a child, failure to stop and render aid which resulted in fatality.
Those who have not already been returned to Mexico have been placed into deportation proceedings and are awaiting return to their countries of origin.
August 21, 2007:
CBP Border Patrol Agents in Arizona Arrest 54 Illegal Aliens Stuffed in RV.
Tucson, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol Agents from the Tucson, Ariz. sector arrested 54 illegal aliens who were being smuggled in a motor home recreational vehicle Sunday.
While performing routine patrol duties in Sonoita, Ariz. agents came across a 1990 RV. The agents performed a traffic stop on the motor home near milepost 32 on Highway 82 in Sonoita. As the agents approached the RV, the driver’s nervous actions were suspicious and prompted the agents to perform a closer inspection. Inside the vehicle, the agents discovered a total of 54 illegal aliens hiding.
You can find more items of enforcement at the DHS website.
Illegal immigration is at issue here, not legal immigration, so please, if you decide to comment on this piece do not distract or distort the two separate issues.
We must secure our borders, we must enforce the laws on our books, we must crackdown on illegal aliens and finally we must hold the employers accountable for hiring illegal immigrants.
This latest delay by the San Francisco judge is endangering our country, our sovereignty and allowing the ACLU to use our court system to stop us from enforcing our laws.
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