[DrC]

“LEO has to have probable cause that the person committed an act/crime that is serious enough they would be deported for it.”

So being in the country illegally is not a deportable offense? As I suggested earlier, I really doubt there would be a great deal of controversy if this new law applied only to individuals arrested for breaking some other law. Indeed, it would surprise me if other states didn’t routinely check the immigration status of their arrestees and deport those who were here illegally rather than squander scarce LE resources in prosecuting them and/or housing them in jail.

[Tammy8]

I am not an expert but I think crossing the border is the illegal act, from what I understand being here after the crossing is not illegal in most jurisdictions. If that is how it is in Arizona it would seem unless LEO witnessed the crossing they could not use that against the person unless there was another offense or crime committed.

As I understand it truly law-abiding illegals have little or nothing to fear from this law. If illegals commit other offenses or crimes that bring them to the attention of LEO then the fact that they are also here illegally becomes an issue.

[Tammy8]

I am not an expert but I think crossing the border is the illegal act, from what I understand being here after the crossing is not illegal in most jurisdictions. If that is how it is in Arizona it would seem unless LEO witnessed the crossing they could not use that against the person unless there was another offense or crime committed.

As I understand it truly law-abiding illegals have little or nothing to fear from this law. If illegals commit other offenses or crimes that bring them to the attention of LEO then the fact that they are also here illegally becomes an issue.