Thread: 2 Vt. farmworkers released after immigration bust

2 Vt. farmworkers released after immigration bust
wggb.com
Associated Press
Posted: Sep 14, 2011 7:46 AM EDT

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The U.S. Border Patrol says two farmworkers suspected of being illegal immigrants arrested during a Vermont traffic stop have been released on citations to appear in court at a later date.

The two were arrested Tuesday following a traffic stop by the state police in Middlesex.

The case led to protests and the arrest of 3 activists who felt police had used racial profiling to arrest the farm workers who were not driving the speeding car and had committed no other offense.

The case prompted Gov. Peter Shumlin to ask whether Vermont State Police followed "bias-free" policing policies in the stop and he called for the agency to conduct an internal investigation. State Police Col. Thomas L'Esperance later ordered such an investigation.

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released on citations to appear in court at a later date.

Right, like that's gonna happen...

.....had committed no other offense.

Being illegal is not enough anymore. Whatever happened to "the law is the law"? All illegal alien felons had committed "no other offense" until they actually did, like killing someone in a drunken car wreck.

No other offenses? They had a legitimate driver's license?

How did that happen?