Posted on 08/22/2018 1:20:45 PM PDT by Kaslin
The lawyer for Cristihian Bahena Rivera, the Mexican man accused of killing 20-year-old Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, argues he is in the country legally for work. From the Des Moines Register:
The government is incorrectly promoting the idea that Rivera is not in Iowa legally, attorney Allen Richards of Tama said in a court document asking for a gag order in the case.
"Sad and sorry Trump has weighed in on this matter in national media which will poison the entire possible pool of jury members," Richards wrote, referencing a statement from the president citing Tibbetts' death as an example why "immigration laws are such a disgrace."
Rivera has lived in Iowa for four to seven years, working at Yarrabee Farms, a Brooklyn-area farm owned by Eric Lang, the brother of Craig Lang, a prominent Republican.
Craig Lang has verified that Rivera is in Iowa legally, according to Richards’ motion.
According to another report from Fox News, Rivera was able to pass through the E-Verify system by allegedly using a stolen identity:
The Mexican national accused of murdering college student Mollie Tibbetts in Iowa last month lived in the United States illegally for several years -- but was reportedly still able to pass a government system designed to weed out illegal immigrants from obtaining American jobs by using a stolen ID.
Rivera's employer, Yarrabee Farms, confirmed Tuesday that Rivera worked at the farm for four years and said Rivera passed the federal E-Verify check, which is intended to maintain a database of I-9 forms and tax records of employees across the country.
A law enforcement official told the Washington Post that Rivera used a stolen ID to thwart the E-Verify check conducted by Yarrabee Farms – which experts told Fox News is one way to show that the system is not foolproof.
On Tuesday, local law enforcement authorities declared Rivera is an illegal alien and revealed he has been living in the country for up to seven years unlawfully.
Charges were filed in Poweshiek County District court today. Investigators can
confirm Mr. Rivera is an "illegal alien" for 4-7 years.— KWWL (@KWWL) August 21, 2018
Rivera was arraigned in court for the first time Wednesday afternoon and listened to instructions from the judge through an interpreter.
Other than murdering pretty young women, then, he’s a solid citizen.
Dude, you killed the All-American Girl Next Door.
Your GONNA be convicted. No matter what Trump says to the jury pool.
Interesting but either way he should not be in this country and he frankly at this point should not be alive.
Then string him up here, with American made rope.
Doesn’t producing a stolen ID make him legal?
Attorney: “Illegal means legal.”
Looks good to me.
I keep seeing that 4 - 7 years. They can't tell us exactly?.................
so what
My understanding was that Craig Lang had E-verified the guy, but NOT that he was in the country legally.
The LEOs were pretty clear yesterday to state that Homeland Security declared him to be NOT here legally.
Deport him anyway. From the planet.
I don’t know about him being HERE legally, but his ass is in jail LEGALLY....That’s a fact!!!!!
“The government is incorrectly promoting the idea that Rivera is not in Iowa legally...”
Since it is the government who actually decides who is and who isn’t here legally, it’s got to be pretty tough to sustain that argument.
Obama’s SSN used in his tax forms from 2011, failed the E-Verify system check.
DOESN’T MATTER THE NUMBER OF YEARS HE’S RESIDED IN IOWA.
The illegal alien still needed an interpreter during the court proceedings.
Using stolen or forged documents to pass E-VERIFY is another crime.
Is he a DACA DREAMER?
Who gives a crapola what country this murderer is from. Hang him or have him visit ol’ sparky this afternoon.
He used a legal ID, it just wasn’t his.
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