Illegal Immigrants Free To Go

WTOV ^ | 6/21/06 | Mikey_1962

[Mikey_1962]

Local police said they intercepted 20 illegal Mexican immigrants, but were ordered by immigration officials to let them go free.

Belmont County Sheriff Fred Thompson said his officers were instructed by federal immigration services to let all 20 illegal immigrants go free, and said his department has no choice but to follow the orders from immigration officials.

Thompson said officers stopped a van at 3 a.m. Tuesday which was traveling the wrong direction on Interstate 470 in St. Clairsville.

The officer discovered 20 illegal Mexican immigrants inside the van, including three who were previously deported. The officer immediately contacted immigration officials, who told him to let all 20 immigrants go.

"Once we find out they are illegals, it's like pat them on the back of the head and tell them, 'Go on down the road; you'll probably get stopped again,'" Thompson said.

The immigrants told the officer they were traveling through Ohio to obtain work in Manassas, Va.

Calls to Citizenship and Immigration Services as well as Immigration and Customs Enforcement have not been returned.

[Mikey_1962]

The officer discovered 20 illegal Mexican immigrants inside the van, including three who were previously deported.

Somebody needs a suspension for this one!

[battlegearboat]

They all got pickles.

[thoughtomator]

Name names.

[Ikemeister]

I guess this bust wasn't part of the Bush showpiece "crackdown".

[P-40]

Maybe they were actually from El Salvador. We have to let those go.

[From One - Many]

said his department has no choice but to follow the orders from immigration officials
stopped a van at 3 a.m. Tuesday which was traveling the wrong direction on Interstate 470
immediately contacted immigration officials, who told him to let all 20 immigrants go

the terrible thing is.....the immigration official will probably be promoted.

[TexasTaysor]

traveling the wrong direction on Interstate 470

This is happening way too often and American citizens suffer or die......and all we do is let these people go!

[From One - Many]

makes one proud to be an American.

[claudiustg]

Enforcement is as phony as a three peso note.

[From One - Many]

yep but don't worry congress is busy writing new laws for illegals that will not be enforced.
a new paper trail for our destruction.

[rightinthemiddle]

This makes me very angry.

[cake_crumb]

The officer needs to report that immigration official.

[RandallFlagg]

Calls to Citizenship and Immigration Services as well as Immigration and Customs Enforcement have not been returned.

Could someone find some contact numbers and email addresses for these bums?

[Jack Black]

said his department has no choice but to follow the orders from immigration officials

Can some one point me to the part of the Constitution that makes state law enforcement subservient to federal law enforcement. We need smarter sheriffs along with a new President (who will make immigration reform a priority and crack heads down in the INS to stop this nonsense).

[Unicorn]

BTTT

[johnny7]

It's done all the time in New England... unless they kill somebody... the cops let'em go. State employees don't like paperwork when there's no revenue to be made.

[FerdieMurphy]

Somebody needs a suspension for this one!

Perhaps the dog and pony show is over and it's time to get back to business as usual: catch and release.

Wonder if the driver got a ticket for driving the wrong way on an expressway?Need to bang on the INS big time. They don't do their job? They get fired?

Congress doesn't do their job? They get fired!

[MineralMan]

Happens daily, this does. It's SOP. I don't know why anyone's surprised.

First off, it's a federal offense. Second, it's not even classed as a misdemeanor. Third, there aren't enought federal officers in the whole country to take custody of all the illegals detained by local authorities, so, they just tell the locals to release them.

This has been going on for years.