Re: How are illegals arrested

On 6/20/2025 1:55 PM, AMuzi wrote:

On 6/20/2025 12:38 PM, Beej Jorgensen wrote:

In article <7Ff5Q.1062078$%uk3.987139@fx10.iad>,
cyclintom  <cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote:

Garcia who claimed he was not a member of MS-13 was not returned
because of a mistake identifying him, but because he had open charges
awaiting arrainment here in the US. He had something like 32 charges
of transporting other MS-13 members around the US from Texas border
area.

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Weird that the most efficient way of getting him to court was to get him
into custody, deport him to the one country that it was illegal to
deport him to, lie that it was impossible to get him back, then, despite
that, bring him back anyway to face trial.
>
But at least he's going to finally get a day in court. Holy moly. Maybe
take the easy way next time.
>

 It's a necessarily messy business with many distasteful aspects, dealing with illegal entries of all sorts.
 Congress writing statutes specifying "shall be removed" is one thing. Enforcement is another.
 Peruse the numbers here for example:
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/13/why-obamas-immigration- enforcement-policy-was-better-than-trumps/
 "Bill Clinton deported 12.3 million, George W. Bush 10.3 million, and Barack Obama 5.3 million in their eight-year administrations. Joe Biden racked up 4 million. Trump’s first term? 1.9 million, and another 207,000 so far this year. "
 There are criticisms to be made (including mine) but that piece manages to laud Obama for a large number of hearings while criticizing the present administration for holding people awaiting hearings. Make of that what you  will.

Obama earned the nickname "Deporter-In-Chief" from the ACLU in 2014
https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/deporter-chief

 As with any large set of humans, there will be errors, as with citizens mistakenly jailed for having the same name as a waned person, or citizens wrongly convicted. It will happen, despite anyone's best efforts.

The issue isn't making the mistake, it's owning up to it, learning from it, and taking steps to prevent it in the future.

 

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