Posted on 05/06/2008 8:53:51 PM PDT by SmithL
Oakland -- Immigration arrests at homes in Berkeley and Oakland on Tuesday sent a wave of panic among parents in both cities, as authorities mistakenly believed immigration agents were raiding schools.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were in both cities Tuesday, performing routine fugitive operations, spokeswoman Virginia Kice said. Teams go out virtually every day looking for specific "immigration fugitives," she said.
Officers arrested four family members at a Berkeley home and a woman at an Oakland residence. They were not at schools.
Yet, within the next few hours, rumors of raids circulated throughout the communities.
In Berkeley, school district Superintendent Bill Huyet sent out an automated phone message to all parents notifying them that a Latino family had been picked up and assuring them that the district would "not allow any child to be taken away from the school."
In Oakland, Mayor Ron Dellums and three school board members converged at the end of the school day on Stonehurst Elementary School along with immigration rights advocates, saying they believed ICE agents "would return."
"In my view, that is the ugly side of government," Dellums said. "No way children should ever be treated to that kind of harassment and fear."
He said police officers will be posted at the campus Wednesday to ensure that federal immigration officials don't come onto school grounds.
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The "authorities" in Berkeley and Oakland are frighteningly stupid.
/like I need it
This is amazing. The traitors among us are destroying the country. Can you just see and ICE agent getting shot by a local cop?
That could be interesting.
I remember being forced to get under a desk, practicing for a nuclear attack (in the 50’s), I got over it.. Of course, we didn’t have black clad commandos rushing about with rifles in hand. The times, they are a changing. ;-)
Boo-Hoo!
Arrest them too. Arrogant bastards.
“Si se puede!” Eh?
It’s ridiculous how easy it would be to make being an illegal in this country untenable. With a little ruthlessness and imagination they could easily be kept in a 24/7 state of panic until they packed up and left.
Doesn’t look like that’s in the cards for the next four years, at any rate.
Good I live in this area and frankly it is about time.
Nosotros podemos.
Nothing like a little disinfo campaign to purposely stir up the sheep.
Sometimes its hard to figure who to despise the most. The mouth breeders who start this sort of thing or the snot gobblers who constantly suck it up.
and I can remember when they told us we had global freezing and we were all going to die because of the cold now we are all sweating our a++ off. (according to them) Raid them they had no problems with going in with swat teams in Texas with over 400 children (and by no means am I condoning child abuse they should be held accountable if they abused a child). I am frightened everyday I take bart to work or go down the street welcome to my world.
Do they also sell Puffs at the popcorn stands? I may cry, but I’d like to eat some popcorn while I watch.
These illegal alien parents should be charged with child endangerment for putting their children in such a dangerous situation.
Remember always, Jesus is in control … nothing else should matter. Because of my love and devotion to Jesus, I have no fear of the future. Bring it on!
Nuclear Winter cures Global Warming . . .
yes it has come full circle now!
No way children should ever be treated to that kind of harassment and fear.” <<<<<<<
But it’s OK for other kids to fear getting hunted down and shot by illegal gang members or run down by illegal drivers. And then they can’t go to their local emergency room which was shut down due to illegal patients using it as a free clinic. We are expected to keep quiet and put up with all of the above.
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