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Illegal Immigrant Charged In Fatal Bus Crash
cbs2 ^ | 2/22/2008 | ap

Posted on 02/22/2008 3:21:59 PM PST by mdittmar

Minneapolis Crash Kills 4 Children

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ―

A woman who authorities say is in the country illegally and using an alias was charged Friday with four counts of criminal vehicular homicide and two lesser charges in a school bus crash that killed four children, CBS station WCCO-TV reported.
  
A woman who identified herself as Alianiss Nunez Morales, 23, of Minneota, was driving a van that failed to stop at a stop sign Tuesday before hitting a bus carrying 28 students from Lakeview School, Lyon County Attorney Richard Maes said. The accident happened near the small town of Cottonwood, in southwestern Minnesota.
  
Morales was also charged with a stop sign violation and for driving without a valid license, Maes said.
  
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are trying to figure out the woman's true identity. Claude Arnold, ICE special agent in charge of investigations, said his agency believes Morales is an illegal immigrant. ICE has filed paperwork to detain her for deportation proceedings after the criminal case is resolved.
  
"The only name we have for her is the name she gave us when she was booked," Arnold said, adding that the woman told authorities she was from Mexico.
  
Arnold said ICE would continue to investigate her identity.
  
"We're going to do everything in our power and authority to ensure justice is served in this case," he said.
  
Morales does not have a Minnesota driver's license, and "she doesn't have a (driver's license) anywhere that we're aware of," said Lt. Mark Peterson of the Minnesota State Patrol.
  
The criminal vehicular homicide charges are felonies, each punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. The other charges are misdemeanors.
  
Morales was expected to make her first appearance in court Friday.
  
Two brothers, the daughter of a teacher at Lakeview school and the son of a former Lakeview teacher were killed in the crash.
  
Six people, five of them students, remain hospitalized at Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. One student was due to go home later Friday, spokesman Kenyon Gleason said. Two other students were in fair condition and two were serious; the adult at the hospital was in fair condition.
  
Another student remains hospitalized at Mayo Clinic in fair condition.
  
School will be canceled Monday as funeral services for Hunter Javens, 9, and Jesse Javens, 13, are held there. Visitation for the brothers will take place at the school Sunday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Monday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., with the funeral service following.
 
Visitation for Emilee Olson, 9, was set for Saturday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church in Cottonwood. A funeral service is set for 2 p.m. Sunday at the church.
  
Arrangements for Reed Stevens, 12, of Marshall, were pending with Rehkamp and Horvath Funeral Directors.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alianissmorales; aliens; amnesty; crimalien; immigrantlist; immigration; olgamarinafranco; thanksforyorsopport
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And in other news today,

Clinton, Obama vow to stop immigrant raids, put hold on border fence
http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_8334644?source=most_emailed

1 posted on 02/22/2008 3:22:00 PM PST by mdittmar
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To: mdittmar
And McCain is still in favor of amnesty for illegal invaders and refuses to support border security.

Same stance, different parties.

Ugh.

2 posted on 02/22/2008 3:25:11 PM PST by Digital Sniper (Hello, "Undocumented Immigrant." I'm an "Undocumented Border Patrol Agent.")
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To: mdittmar

It’s just the price you have to pay for cheap labor. No problem. Move along... /s

The legacy keeps on truckin...


3 posted on 02/22/2008 3:25:16 PM PST by DoughtyOne (We've got Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dumb & Tweedle Dumber left. Name them in order. I dare ya.)
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To: mdittmar
..been saying it for months, but this is the type of story that should be sent in mass mailingsto the spineless Congress critters, along with melting down the congressional switchboard.
4 posted on 02/22/2008 3:25:58 PM PST by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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But please, let's give these people driver's licenses, by all means.

That'll fix it.

5 posted on 02/22/2008 3:26:49 PM PST by truthkeeper (It's the borders, stupid.)
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To: mdittmar
was driving a van that failed to stop at a stop sign

Apparently the van was driving itself.

6 posted on 02/22/2008 3:27:40 PM PST by truthkeeper (It's the borders, stupid.)
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To: Doogle
..also not the first time shes been involved with driving without a license...there are other stories.
7 posted on 02/22/2008 3:29:16 PM PST by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: mdittmar

And we all know this is all too common. Many of the illegals are learning to drive for the first time on our highways, and are killing others is disproportionate numbers, not to mention causing much property damage.


8 posted on 02/22/2008 3:29:32 PM PST by Will88 ( The Worst Case Scenario: McCain with a Dhimm majority in the House and Senate)
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To: Doogle

The vast majority really don’t give a rat’s ass. It’s all about them providing their contributors with cheap labor. They are disgusting and they have no concept of the meaning of the term “statesman”.


9 posted on 02/22/2008 3:29:42 PM PST by Cagey
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To: mdittmar

Illegal aliens NEVER commit crimes in America and if you say they do you are a racist PING. *sigh* :*(

Prayers for the families of those poor lost murdered children.


10 posted on 02/22/2008 3:29:52 PM PST by pillut48 (CJ in TX --Soccer Mom and proud Rush Conservative with no dog in the presidential race now *sigh*)
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To: truthkeeper
But please, let's give these people driver's licenses, by all means.

That'll fix it.

Yes! If only the state of Minnesota would've taught her to drive and had given her a license, this wouldn't have happened. In many ways, this is the state/country's fault! /s

I had better keep this quiet... Don't want to give the scumbags at the ACLU any ideas!

11 posted on 02/22/2008 3:38:52 PM PST by Tarkus2040 ("Anything is possible if you don't know what you're talking about." --Barry Farber)
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One thing to remember that might give a shred of optimism still. McCain is a 35% nominee, which is all the vote he’d received (and some of that was crossovers, and independents who won’t support him in November) before become the putative nominee.

Maybe those who want to see immigration laws enforced can put pressure on him to adopt a more sensible immigration platform.
And there are still a fair number of Dems. in the House who will not go along with amnesty schemes.


12 posted on 02/22/2008 3:39:22 PM PST by Will88 ( The Worst Case Scenario: McCain with a Dhimm majority in the House and Senate)
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To: Cagey
....they got real interested last year when they tried to pass the amnesty bill though and got us all riled up. The looked like stooges getting before the TV cams saying they understood us. My suggestion is to keep them on their toes and remind them we’re not going away....like they hope
13 posted on 02/22/2008 3:40:36 PM PST by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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That little goody about the light-runner being an illegal was omitted from the news report I heard today.

What would cause them to leave out such an important detail?

14 posted on 02/22/2008 3:41:36 PM PST by skeeter
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She had ID on her. Fake ID.

Feds: Woman charged in fatal schoolbus crash is in U.S. illegally with fake ID

Question for libs: Still think document fraud/ID theft is a victimless crime...?

15 posted on 02/22/2008 3:43:46 PM PST by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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To: skeeter

Liberal skunk media that we support left out a key element in this sickening sad event. SHE WAS AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT WITH A FALSE ID. The illegals are the lawbreakers the enemy is the liberal skunks in Congress and the Senate! We patronize the liberal media, we are a contributor, BOYCOTT!


16 posted on 02/22/2008 3:50:08 PM PST by ronnie raygun (Id rather be hunting with dick than driving with ted)
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And in other news today, Clinton, Obama vow to stop immigrant raids, put hold on border fence

At least those two turds are not stabbing people in the back over it.

17 posted on 02/22/2008 3:50:16 PM PST by org.whodat (What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
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To: mdittmar

El Presidente Jorge Bush is preparing her pardon as we speak.


19 posted on 02/22/2008 3:52:39 PM PST by navyguy (Some days you are the pigeon, some days you are the statue.)
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Earlier reports had her working at a local company in Marshall MN. I’m not sure if that was accurate or not.

Employers who knowingly hire illegals who subsequently kill American citizens should be charged with felony murder.


20 posted on 02/22/2008 3:54:25 PM PST by Balding_Eagle (If America falls, darkness will cover the face of the earth for a thousand years.)
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