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Justice Department announces 'zero-tolerance' policy on illegal border crossings
Fox News ^ | April 6, 2018 | Adam Shaw

Posted on 04/06/2018 1:12:50 PM PDT by jazusamo

The Justice Department announced Friday that it is implementing a “zero-tolerance” policy for prosecuting those attempting to enter the U.S. illegally -- the latest in a series of measures by the Trump administration to combat illegal immigration.

“The situation at our Southwest Border is unacceptable,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement announcing the policy. “Congress has failed to pass effective legislation that serves the national interest -- that closes dangerous loopholes and fully funds a wall along our southern border. "

“As a result, a crisis has erupted at our Southwest Border that necessitates an escalated effort to prosecute those who choose to illegally cross our border,” he said.

The Trump administration says the number of attempted border crossings has increased by 203 percent since March 2017. In response, Trump this week signed a proclamation sending the National Guard to the border. He has said he would like to see 2,000-4,000 members sent to the border.

The latest move by the Justice Department orders U.S. attorneys along the border to adopt a policy of prosecuting all referrals from DHS of illegal entry and attempted illegal entry into the U.S. It comes almost a year after Sessions issued a memo to federal prosecutors directing them to prioritize certain immigration offenses.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; Mexico; News/Current Events; US: Arizona; US: California; US: Florida; US: New Mexico; US: New York; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: aliens; arizona; border; buildthefence; california; daca; dhs; doj; dreamact; dreamers; florida; illegalaliens; illegals; mexico; newmexico; newyork; sessions; texas; trump; win; winning
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IF they start jailing them it'll be a step forward.
1 posted on 04/06/2018 1:12:50 PM PDT by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo

Just don’t let them in across the border.

Shoot anyone who tries. That will discourage the rest.


2 posted on 04/06/2018 1:20:10 PM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: jazusamo

What does “zero tolerance” mean when there is still “catch-and-release”?


3 posted on 04/06/2018 1:23:07 PM PDT by Reno89519 (If Trump can't deliver and folds like a typical Republican, maybe he should be impeached.)
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To: jazusamo
The ones to jail and stiffly fine are those who hire invaders without doing a thorough check to assure their status. The other ones to jail and fine are those do-gooders who sign them up for any program that has federal financing attached to it. At the same time, go after drug suppliers and sex traffickers, and let them rot in very miserable jails.

My mind can't grasp the consequences of laws, treaties, judicial decisions, and participation in NATO and other organizations. Our military can defend other nations' borders but not our own? That's insane.

4 posted on 04/06/2018 1:23:07 PM PDT by grania (Deplorable and ProMy ud of It!)
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To: jazusamo

A small bit of circumstantial evidence that Sessions is still working for the President and may not, in fact, be sleeping under his desk.


5 posted on 04/06/2018 1:23:32 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: Innovative

“Shoot anyone who tries. That will discourage the rest.”

Sounds like Grandpa when the sheep were getting out and he didn’t want to fix the fence.
He’d say (Swedish accent) “I shoot the leader, it vill take them a veek to find another.”


6 posted on 04/06/2018 1:31:10 PM PDT by READINABLUESTATE
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To: Balding_Eagle

Sessions has plenty on his plate if indeed he is going to start prosecuting illegals. So, he needs to get at it and leave physically protecting the border to our military. We are being invaded and nothing is stopping those hell bent on getting here to ultimately become Demodummie voters. Perhaps “shoot to kill” might slow them down but it will NOT stop them.


7 posted on 04/06/2018 1:31:33 PM PDT by DaveA37
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To: grania

Everything surrounding the illegal alien problem is insane.
Perhaps the DOJ should look for the individuals financing
the illegal activity. One can almost detect the disruptive odor of George Soros
behind the purple curtain.


8 posted on 04/06/2018 1:35:12 PM PDT by fuzzthatwuz
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To: Reno89519

Bingo! Totally meaningless until “catch and release” is terminated.


9 posted on 04/06/2018 1:39:37 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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Would it be wrong to suggest claymores??? Just askin’.


10 posted on 04/06/2018 1:40:24 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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11 posted on 04/06/2018 1:49:56 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: fuzzthatwuz

I don’t even try to grasp that George Soros is free, was given US citizenship, and can freely donate to pols in both political parties. How is he not a far worse threat than those Russian oligarchs our gov loves to hate?


12 posted on 04/06/2018 1:59:23 PM PDT by grania (Deplorable and ProMy ud of It!)
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“The situation at our Southwest Border is unacceptable,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said...

He’s alive! Good job sir.


13 posted on 04/06/2018 2:01:22 PM PDT by McGruff (#StopTheInvasion)
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To: jazusamo

Can he do that? What if the attorneys won’t prosecute?


14 posted on 04/06/2018 2:24:24 PM PDT by ichabod1 (I'm tired of living in the kinder gentler soviet union.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I don’t understand why they can’t be given a hearing date at the border crossing, then sent back across the border to Mexico, which has allowed them to be or where they are from. Then, on hearing date, present their papers at the border, hold the hearing out in the hot sun, or may at a NG supplied tent, turn down their application and again send them back across the border.


15 posted on 04/06/2018 2:33:32 PM PDT by Reno89519 (If Trump can't deliver and folds like a typical Republican, maybe he should be impeached.)
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To: hal ogen
"Would it be wrong to suggest claymores???"

Nothing at all as long as there are "water mule" signs planted next to every claymore...

16 posted on 04/06/2018 2:43:59 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: ichabod1

I’m sure some attorneys won’t prosecute, I believe this is a policy that some may ignore. Don’t know if he can replace those attorneys or not.

It’s a welcome improvement over Holder and Lynch’s DOJ though.


17 posted on 04/06/2018 2:44:03 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: Balding_Eagle

SLEEPY SESSIONS WOKE UP!

WHO’S GOT THE GRANNY PIC!


18 posted on 04/06/2018 2:45:41 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Democracy: The cliff's edge of Marxism)
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To: jazusamo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_and_release_(U.S._immigration_policy)#Under_George_W._Bush

we need Arpaio style tent detention camps...and more immigration judges-deported-next


19 posted on 04/06/2018 3:00:46 PM PDT by rolling_stone
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To: jazusamo

If they are allowed to shot on sight, that would be a giant leap, and what would stop all of this in your face illegal invasion attempts.


20 posted on 04/06/2018 3:22:21 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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