This is interesting:
“(c) Authority to arrest
No officer or person shall have authority to make any arrests for a violation of any provision of this section except officers and employees of the Service designated by the Attorney General, either individually or as a member of a class, and all other officers whose duty it is to enforce criminal laws.”
Sessions and the immigration officers are the only persons on earth than can enforce this Federal Law. If they can’t be arrested by the police then how can they be held for federal immigration officers. Big problem with the law here.
The next section:
“(e) Outreach program
The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall develop and implement an outreach program to educate the public in the United States and abroad about the penalties for bringing in and harboring aliens in violation of this section.”
That section tells me that section 8 has been modified Sometime in the last 17 years. Since there was no Homeland security Hitler propaganda when section 8 was written. So I wonder if the previous section was modified as well.
“If they can’t be arrested by the police then how can they be held for federal immigration officers”
It’s for arresting those who are harboring illegal aliens. Why would immigration officers need to be involved?
except officers and employees of the Service designated by the Attorney General, either individually or as a member of a class, and all other officers whose duty it is to enforce criminal laws.”
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I did not read it the way you did.
Sounds to me like officers and employees of the Service (probably Border Patrol and ICE) AND all other officers whose duty is to enforce criminal laws can enforce this section.