"Judge Richard F. Cortez took office as
Hidalgo County Judge on January 2, 2019.
He is a retired Certified Public Accountant
and a Certified Valuation Analyst (CPA/CVA)."
ex-cpa, now immigration law ex-spurt.
Posted on 08/05/2021 7:28:50 AM PDT by deport
The thousands of migrants Department of Homeland Security officials release into Hidalgo County, Texas, are “legal immigrants” because they are allowed to legally travel within the United States, County Judge Richard Cortez says.
That’s something not many people fully understand and something that adds to misperceptions about the Rio Grande Valley region, Cortez told Border Report during Monday morning sit-down interview he hopes will set the record straight between who is “legally” allowed to be in the country, and who is here illegally.
“What we have now is an overflow of ‘legal immigrants,'” Cortez said from his office in Edinburg, Texas. “These are legal immigrants that our law says they can come here and they can stay here and this is what’s causing the problem.”
The “legal” migrants, under federal law, must be processed within a few days and released. And he says South Texas is doing its best to safely help test them for coronavirus by partnering with local, city and federal officials to keep communities safe so they don’t board buses or airplanes carrying the virus.
“We have a law and a policy that’s creating a problem of having too many legal immigrants coming into this area,” he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at borderreport.com ...
Are the illegal immigrants being used to spread positive covid results to larger cities that are then used by the admin to craft a narrative? No one that I’ve seen or heard is making a connection, if it does exist?
If they cross the border without prior permission they ARE illegal aliens. Not migrants.
Being caught and released doesn’t make the migrants.
It makes those releasing them engaged in dereliction of duty. And yes, I realize it’s because of the cesspool Administration pumping Leftwing crap all over the country.
Brilliant policy. If you want to encourage more people to come .
they are “legal” cuz we say they are
So they illegally enter the USA, but once here they suddenly have “legal” rights to move around...even though they broke in illegally.
So why does’t that same rule apply to the people who went into the US Capitol building on January 6? Yes, they illegally broke in. But once they entered, why couldn’t they legally move around just like these Texas invaders?
This “judge” is absolutely wrong. These illegal aliens have been apprehended and processed for an immigration hearing. This does not convey any type of legal status. Chances are they’ll never appear at their hearing so they will forever be illegal aliens and subject to removal from the US.
BS. They’re only “legal” by this definition because they haven’t yet skipped out on their hearing on their refugee application status, which they certainly will, because they are certain to be denied.
The Democrats: America Last!
Well, there ARE tourist visas. Mexicans can come across the border at an immigration station, get a 30 or 90 day visa or whatever for a shopping trip, and they are legal visitors.
Calling them migrants or legal immigrants is bizarre labeling, but it is possible for Mexicans to enter the US properly, with the same visa Americans have to visit Mexico.
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You have to cross the border to get to the Processing Centers
Potato...Potaaaato.
Question?
Where are the PROCESSING CENTERS to enter the USA?
USA side or Mexico side?
"Judge Richard F. Cortez took office as
Hidalgo County Judge on January 2, 2019.
He is a retired Certified Public Accountant
and a Certified Valuation Analyst (CPA/CVA)."
ex-cpa, now immigration law ex-spurt.
This will be used to prevent deportations if a lawful government is elected and tries to remove these invaders.
This judge is as full of crapola as the Biden regime.
So … sneaking in anywhere isn’t really sneaking in? Or there’s no way to ask to enter before entering?
Pffftt!
So … sneaking in anywhere isn’t really sneaking in?
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They aren’t sneaking in. They are going to the processing
centers but don’t have the proper paper work to get in.
Still entering illegally.
Deport them all. Let none stay.
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