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During the July 14 hearing in Pomona, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Pro Tem Bruce R. Fink asked Aurora Gonzalez if she was an illegal immigrant. Gonzalez, who accused her husband of verbal abuse and threatening to report her to immigration authorities, acknowledged being in the country illegally.

As soon as Aurora said she was here illegally, she should have been arrested. It should not be a Federal case or a Pro-Tem case it is purely a case of felony, a crime punishable by law. The police should have stepped in - are their hands tied also? Then a 'citizen arrest' should have been made. Someone have the guts to do the right thing and Deport Her!

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As soon as Aurora said she was here illegally, she should have been arrested. It should not be a Federal case or a Pro-Tem case it is purely a case of felony, a crime punishable by law.

Being in the U.S. illegally is not a crime, especially not a feloney. Currently, all the police can do is notify immigration authorities. Only immigration can detain someone for immigration violations. The new House bill would change that if passed unaltered.