Posted on 03/20/2016 12:38:01 AM PDT by lowbridge
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director Sarah Saldana gave a baffling — and seemingly inaccurate — explanation during a Senate hearing on Tuesday for why federal immigration agents failed to detain an illegal alien who killed a 21-year-old Iowa woman in a drunken street race in Omaha in January.
ICE ignored a detainer request made by the Omaha police department last month for 19-year-old Eswin Mejia, Saldana said, because his victim, Sarah Root, had “not passed away” at the time the illegal alien drunk driver bailed out of jail.
That comment appears to be inaccurate since Root died hours after the Jan. 31 crash, in which Mejia was street racing with a .241 blood-alcohol level — three times the legal limit.
Mejia, a Honduran national, left jail on Feb. 5 after posting $5,000 bail. He is now on the run.
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I think it wisdom to attack the problem at its root: build the wall. Enforce Federal law. Period. One guy says he’ll do it.
If it saves one life it’ll be worth it!
It has to be something from somewhere.
It's like having someone named Corleone in charge of stopping mob crime or someone named O'Leary in charge of prohibition.
I think it wisdom to attack the problem at its root: build the wall. Enforce Federal law. Period. One guy says he’ll do it.
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I’m assuming you’re referring to DJT, but Ted Cruz has been pushing the wall and enforcement of immigration law for years.
Did you expect someone in the Emperor’s court to tell the truth?
I first noticed it in the service. If they could find a way to find you in error or noncompliance, they could go back to not working.
And that, my friend, in addition to excellent perks and pensions, explains the mess the bureaucracy is in.
The wall on the Southern border should have been built immediately after the Mexican War.
I’ve seen Soldana in a hearing setting. She doesn’t have sense enough to run a lemonade stand, much less ICE.
Ah, the Obama administration. Without doubt, the most dysfunctional, anti-American administration in the history of the Republic.
...the story is getting some attention, at least.
I’m 65, and I’ve been around government employees of one stripe or another for decades. They are, on the whole, unemployable in the private sector, because they have zero initiative, less creativity, and are generally lazy. They tend to be surly, unhelpful, and slooooooow at their job. And they know it is almost impossible to get fired, so they parlay that into an attitude that is simply appalling. Certainly there are some that are hard-working and talented and are dedicated to public service, but they are not in the majority.
Border enforcement is an important component, but border enforcement first will not be as effective as labor enforcement. Tripling the size of the Border Patrol and still releasing illegals to await an immigration hearing would be a waste of money.
Thanks for the heads up. They had a fundraiser last night and it was overflow. The mom said she did a phone interview yesterday morning with the NY Times thanks to a well placed helper.
You’re welcome...best of luck. It would be great if Trump engages you guys.
We’re working on that as well. He’ll probably be coming to Nebraska in April prior to the primaries. When he came to the western side of Iowa, he landed at Omaha’s Eppley airfield. I suspect he’ll do the same in Nebraska.
Cool, GOOD LUCK!
How to get rid of an ant infestation?
Remove the leaky jar of honey and the box of sugar with a hole in it from the pantry shelf.
Watch the thick stream of ants begin to thin out, and eventually disappear.
Wait until more rapists get here.
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