Posted on 06/09/2010 3:07:53 AM PDT by The Magical Mischief Tour
LOUDON - Four of six suspected illegal immigrants who fled from authorities after the van they were in was stopped Monday morning on Interstate 75 were captured Tuesday morning but then released, an official said.
Authorities with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were contacted but declined to retrieve the suspects, District Attorney General Russell Johnson said.
"There were no state charges on which to hold the four, who were merely passengers in the operation," Johnson stated in a news release. "State and local agencies have no authority or ability to deport illegal aliens, so they were released."
Still missing: the driver and co-driver of what was Johnson called an "illegal human-trafficking operation."
Those two men, paid to transport the passengers, also are allegedly illegal immigrants from Mexico, officials said.
Ten people were in the van when it was stopped near the Sugar Limb Road exit of I-75 Monday morning.
Six of them fled on foot "in unison" when authorities with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrived, said John Sanchez, investigator with the 9th Judicial District.
The incident sparked a massive manhunt that included police dogs and a helicopter from the Knox County Sheriff's Office.
(Excerpt) Read more at knoxnews.com ...
Okay.... WTF are we paying ICE for?
What are they...a friggin' ballet group?
Catch and release !!!!!!!!!
just like trout fishing !!!!!!!!
Catch and release !!!!!!!!!
just like trout fishing !!!!!!!!
More information on the wonderful illegals now inside our country thanks to the Demoncrats ...
Take a look at this FBI Wanted for Murder List to see how wonderful diversity is !!!
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/fugitives/vc/murders/vc_murders.htm
About 90% Hispanic, for those who don’t wish to count (or see all their ugly mugs)
And they wonder why Arizona did what it did.
This happened in east Tennessee south of Knoxville..
barf alert for the AFIRE ping list
What state please? This is a big problem with posts...
Ah yes, just innocent people looking to improve their lot in life. If anyone is killed as a result of these people turned loose, ICE should be sued and the employee responsible for the decision should be jailed.
Tennessee...
MISSISSIPPI!
?????
I am currently out of work and would gladly do this work.
How do you get an(N)ICE job? They don’t seem to do anything anyway.
Now let’s be fair it’s only 71.4% when you actually calculate it out as I did./sarc off
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