Posted on 05/03/2017 12:43:27 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement took an undocumented Mexican immigrant into custody Tuesday morning in Ithaca and scores of people in the community who considered the city a "sanctuary" are asking the same question: “How did this happen here?”
Jose Lopez Guzman, 32, was taken into custody by multiple ICE agents around 11:30 a.m. on Cascadilla Street. He does not have family members in Ithaca.
ICE said in a brief statement Tuesday night that the arrest happened “following a routine targeted enforcement action.”
Khaalid Walls, regional director of communications for the northeast region of ICE, clarified Wednesday morning that Guzman was specifically sought out due to “a routine targeted enforcement action.”
In Guzman’s case, it’s unclear whether a criminal charge dating back to 2013 played a role in his arrest Tuesday. According to court records, Guzman was charged with second-degree assault after an incident that allegedly occurred Oct. 31, 2013. The records state that an argument ensued at an Ithaca home and a man was stabbed. Guzman was implicated in the stabbing, but ...No further action was ever taken in the case, and Guzman was never indicted or further prosecuted for the crime. On Jan, 26, 2017, bail money was returned and his status was changed to being released on his own recognizance.
CNN reported on March 25, however, that the sanctuary city status of more than 200 cities nationally is linked to increased enforcement operations in those areas.
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Is Trump stepping up ICE enforcement in sanctuary cities? Please oh please oh please. ;-)
Often times the sun comes out and people have good days, apparently ICE had a very good day. Keep it up and MAGA!
What is an “undocumented immigrant”???
Bwahahaha
Tell us again how you are sanctuary
Bwahahaha
Just because your a sanctuary city doesn’t make you immune from arrest from ICE!!!
“Is Trump stepping up ICE enforcement in sanctuary cities? Please oh please oh please. ;-)”
Looks like it, doesn’t it!
Nice!
Sanctuary city = target rich environment for ICE.
So true. The damn fools are just too stupid and arrogant to realize it.
Geez, do people actually believe just because some Mayor deems his berg a sanctuary city that it means criminals are somehoe immune from arrest?
Can people really be so ignorant? (Rhetorical question)
Just wait till one of these morons orders his police to physically prevent the ICE agents from doing their jobs.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Rule of law, baby, rule of law.
I am 100% in favor of cities defying the Fed and refusing to enforce or assist the Fed’s efforts re. Immigration. I also support defying the fed’s edicts as issued by the EPA, FTC, IRS, FDA, ad nauseum infinitium. Let’s get alongside side these idiots and boil the Fed down to the bare essentials. Defending our Constitution and the USPS.
Nobody escapes the spanish....er, ICE.
someone who left their papers at home
It happened because regardless of what idiot term you call your city the law is still the law and illegals will still be arrested. Grow up!
In Guzman’s case, it’s unclear whether a criminal charge dating back to 2013 played a role in his arrest Tuesday.
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It is not necessary to have been convicted of other crimes, being an illegal alien is enough to be removed.
ALL ILLEGAL ALIENS ARE SUBJECT TO REMOVAL.
We should not have to wait until they harm or kill Americans.
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