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.
Mexican birth certificates aren’t worth crap either. I have first hand experience in my own family.
>I am telling you that we are getting to the place where VIGILANTES will takeover if the FED GOV’T does not stand up for our LAWS!!!!<
This is a historical fact. When the government becomes crooked then honest citizens are forced to do illegal things in direct action.
A strong and honest government doesn’t have active vigilantes.
Sometime soon people, in Portland and Seattle of all places, will take vigilante action against the anarchists and violent black lives matter destruction.
It worked for an Indonesian that squatted at 1600 Penn Ave DC for 8 years!
Interesting how he claims to have “blacked out” as he was murdering her.
This guy had no fear; not from the government for using a stolen ID, and no fear of the law for killing a young woman.
He stayed in Iowa for a month after the killing, and probably thought he was never going to get caught.
The old days of the illegals fearing the government has long passed. And all that blame falls squarely on the left and the media.
Not only was it California, it was San Francisco.
This guy will be lucky to make it to trial.
Also, if the applicant passes the E-Verify, it can be considered harassment to further attempt verification of identity, based on U.S. laws! It’s a catch-22!
If he gave them an ID and SSN that passed E-Verify, it doesn’t matter if they were 100% certain that it is NOT his ID, they are NOT allowed to ask for any further proof! If it looks kinda like him and he answers to the name (some of the time), you MUST accept the information!
Where did you read that? News to me.
They find ways around DACA, around E-Verify, all of it.
We need a WALL!
Yeah, but Iowa ain't San Franciso!
Tibbett was a white-hating lib. I wonder what her parents are.
Her twitter.
When the perp said he “blacked out” what the hell does THAT mean?......Playing the race card!!!!
Heathen Democrats will come to his rescue. He will be out on bail before you know it.
Somewhere here. She’s 20, so that’s about par for the course. I feel for her family.
If true, the company will find itself responding to a wrongful death suit.
If he was here LEGALLY we would know the answer to that. Since he's an invader it's more fluid.
Why would Yarabee Farms bother running him through E-Verify if they didn’t have a suspicion he was illegal? Why would politician and owner Lang have to buy so many trailer houses and put up metal buildings to house his employees if they were NOT illegal? It’s not like the dairy business is seasonal. Their neighbors say it’s a “revolving door” with all the dairy’s illegal hiring.
Lawyers are consummate liars. Whatever they say, it’s a lie.
Bingo. If we don't know, then he's illegal.
BTW, where is that POS now?
I thought they were going to deport him?
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