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Liberals Vilify ICE for Arresting Illegal Alien Father...
Townhall.com ^ | August 19, 2018 | Timothy Meads

Posted on 08/19/2018 11:13:30 AM PDT by Kaslin

Yesterday, CBS2 News reported that Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested an illegal alien soon-to-be dad as he stopped at the gas station on the way to the hospital with his pregnant wife. Shortly after the story broke, the article was updated to reflect that the man was actually wanted by Mexican authorities for murder. But, this new information didn't stop the left from going apoplectic and labeling the agency as "heartless."

CBS2 News Daniel Dale published the following story, "ICE Detains Man Driving Pregnant Wife To Deliver Baby." 

ICE arrested a California man on Wednesday when he stopped for gas while driving his wife to the hospital for her C-section. She ended up driving herself the rest of the way, giving birth alone. https://t.co/T7MHsWvGVS— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 18, 2018

"A newborn is without his father Friday after immigration agents detained the man as he was taking his wife to deliver the baby," the article began. 

“I feel very bad right now,” Maria del Carmen Venegas told CBS2 News in Spanish as she held her baby boy while still in her hospital gown.

The father, Joel Arrona-Lara, was taken into custody. The wife then voluntarily drove herself to the hospital for a scheduled cesarean section. 

'My husband needs to be here,' Maria said. 'He had to wait for his son for so long, and someone just took him away.' Maria told CBS2 Arrona-Lara, who is from Mexico, has never been stopped by police, and that he’s never been in trouble with the law, not even for a ticket," according to CBS 2. 

But then, the story was updated to reflect something different. It turns out, Arrona-Lara has had prior run-ins with the law. Arrona-Lara is wanted for murder in Mexico. 

Important update: ICE said today that this man was arrested because of a homicide warrant for him in Mexico. ICE didn’t mention this in its comments to media yesterday. His lawyer says he denies that there are such Mexico charges; no details from ICE yet. https://t.co/AnIfv8DapM— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 19, 2018

In defense of Dale's original story, the mishap was not entirely his fault. Based on what ICE had said about the arrest at the time on Friday, it was not apparent that the man was wanted on homicide charges. 

ICE was asked for comment by news outlets doing proper due diligence, and its responses didn’t mention anything about homicide - just said the usual about how no illegal immigrant is safe from arrest. I updated as soon as ICE provided new info. https://t.co/dfgPsopTJg— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 19, 2018

But, in comments given to the Daily Caller News Foundation ICE confirmed that the man is indeed wanted for murder. “Mr. Arrona-Lara was brought to ICE’s attention due to an outstanding warrant for his arrest in Mexico on homicide charges,” ICE spokeswoman Lori Haley told DCNF.

The story is now updated to say "ICE Detains Man Driving Pregnant Wife To Deliver Baby, Says He Is Wanted For Homicide In Mexico." The story also reflects his charges.  Despite this new information, the original tweet portraying ICE as arresting father heading to the hospital for his wife's c-section still remains. This has led to comments like these from liberals across America: 

There’s heartless and then there’s whatever the hell this is. https://t.co/qWgPoJ2ABe— Rep. Joe Kennedy III (@RepJoeKennedy) August 18, 2018

ICE detained Joel while he drove his wife to the hospital to deliver their baby.

How is government serving its purpose here? How does this better society?

This leaves a mom without a partner, a baby without a father, and us without a soul.#AbolishICEhttps://t.co/XEy7609HXz— Abdul El-Sayed (@AbdulElSayed) August 19, 2018

These accusatory tweets have amassed thousands of retweets without giving the full story to the public. This problem of misinformation is truly becoming an evergreen story in America. It follows a simple pattern. Somebody on the left shares a misleading article denigrating President Trump, ICE, or Conservatives, then the article is updated to reflect the true story, all the while the original fake news is spread amongst the left. If a follow-up tweeting admitting a mistake is issued, rarely does it reach the audience the original tweet hit. Dale even acknowledges this problem with his own tweet.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: California
KEYWORDS: buildthefence; california; daca; dreamact; dreamers; ice; joelarronalara; mediawingofthednc; mexico; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; sanbernardino; smearmachine
The rest of the title is: Turns Out He's Wanted for Murder in Mexico
1 posted on 08/19/2018 11:13:30 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin
Murderer


2 posted on 08/19/2018 11:17:22 AM PDT by gaijin
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To: Kaslin

ALL illegal aliens should be removed.
Border jumpers and visa overstays alike.
Do not wait until they are apprehended for some other crime.


3 posted on 08/19/2018 11:17:58 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Kaslin

Wanted for MURDER in Mexico..that is something the Commie local LA press REFUSED to even mention, til last night when they had NO choice, and even with that they had to say “Well the lawyer for the family disputes that claim” the commie LA media is overrun with progressive idiots..if they love this guy SO much he should move in with them..oh and another thing, this illegal has FIVE kids now, all on OUR taxpayer dime


4 posted on 08/19/2018 11:18:38 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Kaslin

Ted Bundy’s girlfriend was left single after his arrest, and spent many lonely Friday nights. Heartless!


5 posted on 08/19/2018 11:18:58 AM PDT by heights
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To: Kaslin

When Democrats cry ‘Abolish ICE,’, they really mean ‘abolish borders’

American people are coming to realize that a vote for a Democrat, anywhere, is a vote for open borders, globalism and socialism.

Crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants

http://www.usillegalaliens.com/impacts_of_illegal_immigration_crime_summary.html

In recent Testimony of District Attorney John M. Morganelli before the House Subcommittee on immigration, Border, Security and Claims he stated:

“Unfortunately, the majority of illegal aliens who are here are engaged in criminal activity. Identity theft, use of fraudulent social security numbers and green cards, tax evasion, driving without licenses represent some of the crimes that are engaged in by the majority of illegal aliens on a daily basis merely to maintain and hide their illegal status.

In addition, violent crime and drug distribution and possession is also prevalent among illegal aliens. Over 25% of today’s federal prison population are illegal aliens. In some areas of the country, 12% of felonies, 25% of burglaries and 34% of thefts are committed by illegal aliens.”

•In Los Angeles, 95% of some 1,500 outstanding warrants for homicides are for illegal aliens. About 67% of the 17,000 outstanding fugitive felony warrants are for illegal aliens.

•There are currently over 400,000 unaccounted for illegal alien criminals with outstanding deportation orders. At least one fourth of these are hard core criminals.

•80,000 to 100,000 illegal aliens who have been convicted of serious crimes are walking the streets. Based on studies they will commit an average of 13 serious crimes per perpetrator.

•Illegal aliens are involved in criminal activities at a rate that is 2-5 times their representative proportion of the population.

•In 1980, our Federal and state facilities held fewer than 9,000 criminal aliens but at the end of 2003, approximately 267,000 illegal aliens were incarcerated in U.S. correctional facilities at a cost of about $6.8 billion per year.

•At least 4.5 million pounds of cocaine with a street value of at least $72 billion is smuggled across the southern border every year. ..

•56% of illegal aliens charged with a reentry offense had previously been convicted on at least 5 prior occasions.

•Illegal aliens charged with unlawful reentry had the most extensive criminal histories. 90% had been previously arrested. Of those with a prior arrest, 50% had been arrested for violent or drug-related felonies.

•Illegal aliens commit between 700,000 to 1,289,000 or more crimes per year.

•Illegal aliens commit at least 2,158 murders each year – a number that represents three times greater participation than their proportion of the population.

•Illegal alien sexual predators commit an estimated 130,909 sexual crimes each year.

•There may be as many as 240,000 illegal alien sex offenders circulating throughout America. Based on studies, they will commit an average of 8 sex crimes per perpetrator before being caught.

•Nearly 63% of illegal alien sex offenders had been deported on another offense prior to committing the sex crime.

•Only 2% of the illegal alien sex offenders in one study had no history of criminal behavior, beyond crossing the border illegally.

•In Operation Predator, ICE arrested and deported 6,085 illegal alien pedophiles. Some studies suggest each pedophile molests average of 148 children. If so, that could be as many as 900,580 victims.

•Nobody knows how big the Sex Slave problem is but it is enormous.

•The very brutal MS-13 gang has over 15,000 members and associates in at least 115 different cliques in 33 states.

•The overall financial impact of illegal alien crimes is estimated at between $14.4 and $81 billion or more per year. Factor in the crime as a result of the cocaine and other drugs being smuggled in and the number may reach $150 billion per year.

Where does Rubio come off berating Trump for citing FACTS?

[[Congressman Steve King (R-IA) estimates that illegal alien drunk drivers kill 13 Americans every day — that’s a death toll of 4,745 per year.[4]

The 23 percent criminal traffic offenders figure is only part of the overall picture. According to the Center for Immigration Studies, another 23 percent, more than 43,000 illegal aliens, were convicted of drug offenses. The violent crime category of assault, robbery, sexual assault, and family offenses comes to 12 percent.

The non-violent crime grouping of larceny, fraud, and burglary totaled seven percent, and on the list goes — equaling 100 percent of illegal aliens who have been through the criminal justice system and inflicted thousands to millions of $’s in cost per alien on the system, for issues having nothing to do with their illegal entry into the country]]

http://www.constitutionparty.com/illegal-alien-crime-and-violence-by-the-numbers-were-all-victims


6 posted on 08/19/2018 11:19:59 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Mexico's elite/white conquistadors have manipulated & interfered in our elections, since Ike!)
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To: Kaslin

If her hospital appointment was for a cesarean section, she wasn’t in the process of giving birth...Evidently, her “medical condition” was not urgent.


7 posted on 08/19/2018 11:21:16 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Yep. It doesn’t matter if he was wanted for nothing besides being an illegal. They all need to be sent packing.


8 posted on 08/19/2018 11:22:47 AM PDT by jospehm20
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Whether he is wanted for murder is irrelevant. He does not have a proper visa. He needs to go home and get one.


9 posted on 08/19/2018 11:34:15 AM PDT by Stevenfo
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To: Kaslin

Hey! You get ‘em where you find them...Illegals that is. Liberals think we should have some kind of mercy on him and disdain for ICE? HELL NO! He’s a criminal and furthermore his wife and new baby will become a drain upon the government. Do the crime...do the time!


10 posted on 08/19/2018 11:34:54 AM PDT by DH
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To: Stevenfo

And he can take his illegal alien wife and children with him..five kids..ALL on our taxpayer dime. Id love to know how much welfare and food stamps this “Family” has received on MY dime


11 posted on 08/19/2018 11:36:08 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: JBW1949

A C Section..on my money, how nice/sarc


12 posted on 08/19/2018 11:36:46 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Kaslin

bookmark


13 posted on 08/19/2018 11:38:58 AM PDT by GOP Poet
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To: Sarah Barracuda

That is exactly what conservatives should do to counter this BS. Every single time they put up an illegal alien as a victim someone should investigate them. Find out if they’ve been working and how....stolen/fraudulent Social Security number,etc. then how much aid they’ve received....even if it’s for their ‘American born children’. Including how much it costs to put the kids through public school. This crap/lie needs the truth trumpeted far and wide.


14 posted on 08/19/2018 11:51:42 AM PDT by sheana
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To: Sarah Barracuda

I’m sure we paid for the C-section, too.


15 posted on 08/19/2018 12:33:00 PM PDT by Nea Wood
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To: Kaslin

Now liberals are anti-Mexican! Who knew?


16 posted on 08/19/2018 12:38:08 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Kaslin

These commie libs are a bunch of sick sumbiches.


17 posted on 08/19/2018 1:28:49 PM PDT by HighSierra5
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