Aug 3, 2012
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Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., is demanding answers after a report surfaced that a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is facing punishment for arresting an illegal immigrant.
The unidentified agent could face a three-day suspension after he arrested a 35-year-old illegal immigrant from Mexico who had as many as 10 traffic violations. He was nabbed in Newark, Del.
The agent was ordered by supervisors to release the individual because he was not a “priority target.” When the officer balked, he was threatened with a three-day suspension and the illegal alien was let go.
“The actions that it appears were taken by your agency send a message to agents in the field that they will be punished for doing their duty and enforcing the law,” Sessions wrote in an letter to ICE Director John Morton and obtained exclusively by Fox News.
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A spokesperson for the Newark Police Dept. told Fox News that had an American citizen been stopped under the same circumstances – they would have been jailed. Sessions said that is a troubling revelation.
“Federal law enforcement should certainly not be giving illegal aliens more preferential treatment that is afforded American citizens,” Sessions wrote. “Your agency’s apparent treatment of the criminal alien sends the troubling message that the demands of public safety are trumped by the desire for reduced deportations of those deemed ‘not presidential priorities.’”
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Sessions is demanding that ICE provide a detailed account of the events involving the agent along with an explanation of why the illegal alien was released and allowed to pose a threat to public safety.
Word of the agent’s pending punishment for simply doing his job has outraged ICE agents.
“They’re punishing law enforcement officers who are just trying to uphold U.S. law,” said Chris Crane, president of the National ICE Council. Crane is a union representative acting on the unidentified officer’s behalf.
The officer under fire is an 18-year law enforcement and military veteran.
“They’re willing to take away their retirement, their job, their ability to support their families in favor of someone who is here illegally and violating our laws,” Crane told Fox News. “Right now (the Obama administration) is standing in the way of us enforcing the law by either taking a disciplinary action, threats of disciplinary action, or refusing to sign off on charging documents to put an illegal alien into immigration proceedings so a judge can sort it out.”
“If a law enforcement officer can’t perform routine enforcement functions, what do we have a law enforcement agency for,” Crane wondered.
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The reason why we don't have immigration reform is because neither party supports it. The democrats think that it increases their base and the Republicans think it helps business. Build and secure the fence and enforce our laws.
Obama will stoop to any means to keep his job…we must do everything to get him out…
Worst President EVER! The entire Obama administrationhas to be replaced with real, honest Americans. God help us if the Border Patrol Agents walk off the job. What would Obama do then order all the Holiday Inns to provide FREE rooms to the ILLEGAL Land Rushers? This kind of politics are total BS and the supervisors should be replaced by competent peole.
Ya know, this does it for me. I don't like Romney and I don't think he cares about the middle class and I think he is really going to hurt those who are less fortunate than the middle class, but for the life of me.. if the President of the United States of America and his administration will not support the USA and its' people, then they don't deserve to be in office. I only hope that Romney does something substantial about the problem of illegals in this country if he's elected.
In November 2010 I contacted and spoke with someone at the Mexican consulate in Arizona and asked what would happen to me if I entered their country illegally. I was told that I would be IMMEDIATELY: 1. Arrested, 2. Detained, 3. Processed, and 4. DEPORTED within 24 hours of being arrested.
Why on earth does America not follow our laws and do the same to anyone here illegally? Why is preferential treatment given to illegals from south of our border? If we're not going to deport them, does that mean that ANYONE here illegally will be allowed to stay? But the bottom line is WHY? Why is anyone here illegally being allowed to stay?
Come on, Americans! Hold our gov't responsible for their actions – if your congressman/woman isn't willing to stand up for us and strengthen our immigration laws (and follow them!) then we need to vote them out of office and get people who will follow their sworn oath of office and PROTECT AND DEFEND OUR BORDERS!
that is total b/s to let that illeagal idiot go the agent got in trouble for doing his job I guess obama wants to keep them here so they can help him move out of the white house he is a dush god help us if he gets 4 more yrs hey obama move to mexico f##k him!
another Obama Policy Failed Immigration enforcement.
When is Obama going to be arrested for doing his job? Obama is such a traitor to this country. When is Congress going to investigate this report and intervene on behalf of the ICE Agents! This is blatant harassment, retaliation and discrimination (which are illegal actions by Federal Law) on the part of Obama toward the ICE officer and Agency.
OUTRAGEOUS!
OUTRAGEOUS!
OUTRAGEOUS!
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