Posted on 03/16/2008 8:02:15 AM PDT by BGHater
URBANA – A 30-year-old illegal immigrant faces possible prison and his third deportation following his recent arrest by federal authorities.
Fernando Delgado-Cruz, also known as Fernando Lopez, was arraigned and pleaded innocent Wednesday to a federal charge of unlawful reentry of a removed alien.
Magistrate Judge David Bernthal, through an interpreter, advised Delgado-Cruz that he faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. The judge set a pretrial hearing for May 2 and a trial for May 12. The judge had previously ordered that Delgado-Cruz be held in the custody of the U.S. Marshal pending resolution of the case.
Through the interpreter, Curtis Blalock, a retired language professor, Delgado-Cruz said he has worked at a Champaign restaurant for four years.
According to an affidavit from Stuart Kutz, a senior special agent with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, a man identifying himself as Fernando Lopez was convicted in Champaign County on July 27 of resisting a peace officer and sentenced to conditional discharge.
Kutz said in the affidavit that agents of ICE and the U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Lopez, who was suspected of being an illegal alien, at his home in Champaign on Feb. 20.
When Lopez's fingerprints were processed, it was learned his true name is Delgado-Cruz, according to Kutz.
FBI records show Fernando Delgado-Cruz was convicted in Lake County on April 25, 2000, for a felony burglary. He was deported on June 30, 2000, according to the affidavit.
Records also show Delgado-Cruz was arrested near Eagle Pass, Texas, on Jan. 17, 2003, and convicted of entry by fraud. He was sentenced to 120 days incarceration. After the completion of that sentence, Delgado-Cruz was again deported.
Gail Montenegro, a spokeswoman for ICE, said agents from the Springfield office of the immigration agency conducted an operation in Champaign and Macon counties on Feb. 20, resulting in a total of 12 arrests, including Fernando Lopez, who was later determined to be Fernando Delgado-Cruz.
The operation targeted illegal aliens with criminal convictions, Montenegro said. ICE agents had arrest warrants for all of the people targeted in the operation, she said.
"ICE is committed to tracking down, arresting and deporting criminal aliens who present a threat to public safety. This individual has numerous criminal convictions and has shown a blatant disregard for our nation's immigration laws."
Tattoo a “D” on his forehead this time.
Simple fix to this...
Tattoo “DEPORTED” in big, block letters across the forehead of anyone deported. That way, if they come back to the US, there might be a hint that this person was previously deported.
Mark
We should be at least dropping them off at the Guatemala side of Mexico.
“Tattoo a ‘D’ on his forehead this time.”
Pelosi and Reid and their ilk will just think it means the guy is a Democrat.
Perhaps when he gets out of prison he won’t need an interpreter.
Leni
something has to be done with him, however I dont know if we ought to be providing food/clothing and shelter for 10 years
All illegal aliens should be surgically neutered before being deported. Does not need to be a costly operation. Any decent pocket knife would do, and a can of Lysol.
Just like mavericks, round em up, cut them, ship them.
Remember the movie Fargo? We need to set up a chipper on the border..over the fence they go.
Rent him and others like him out to the People's Liberation Army to staff their Lao Gai. Everyone wins. Juan has a home. The Chinese get cheap labor. He provides the taxpayers with a revenue stream instead of costing them; and his punishment serves as a warning for other illegal alien lawbreakers.
No mention of the restaurant that he had worked in for 4 years. My bet is that it is a Mexican restaurant because he needs an interpreter. Why not check for more or see if restaurant is paying taxes on payroll or if he paid income tax? That would be asking too much of local law enforcement but the crimes are staring them in the face. Where there is smoke........
All illegal aliens should be surgically neutered before being deported. Does not need to be a costly operation. Any decent pocket knife would do, and a can of Lysol.
Just like mavericks, round em up, cut them, ship them.
I would suggest the first time they return just take one and tell em the other one is going if they come back.
“Tattoo a “D” on his forehead this time.”
Then put them in leg irons at hard labor for five years. We’ve got lots of work that needs doing.
Yep. No easy deportation without hard labor.
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