Thread: US Lawyer Helps Mex Govt. to Drop Charges Against "Migr

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Migrants challenging smuggling charges

PHOENIX Some 47 undocumented immigrants charged with conspiracy to commit human smuggling are seeking to have the charges tossed out.

Attorneys argue a person can't smuggle himself into the country and therefore can't be charged with conspiracy.

A Los Angeles attorney brought into the case by the Mexican Consul General's Office in Phoenix will file another motion Friday to dismiss the charges.

Defense attorneys claim Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is violating state and federal law and using the conspiracy charges to control illegal immigration, which is the federal government's job.

Thomas and Sheriff Joe Arpaio have redoubled efforts to arrest undocumented immigrants and charge them with violating the Arizona human trafficking law.

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Information from: The Arizona Republic, http://www.azcentral.com

Attorneys argue a person can't smuggle himself into the country and therefore can't be charged with conspiracy

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smuggle
One entry found for smuggle.


Main Entry: smug·gle
Pronunciation: 'sm&-g&l
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): smug·gled; smug·gling /-g(&-)li[ng]/
Etymology: Low German smuggeln & Dutch smokkelen
transitive senses
1 : to import or export secretly contrary to the law and especially without paying duties imposed by law
2 : to convey or introduce surreptitiously
intransitive senses : to import or export something in violation of the customs laws
- smug·gler /'sm&-gl&r/ noun

Smuggle works for me