Thread: CA: H.B. police refer 165 arrestees to immigration

H.B. police refer 165 arrestees to immigration
BY ANNIE BURRIS
2009-12-08 12:14:57

HUNTINGTON BEACH -- Huntington Beach police have placed 165 suspected illegal immigrants on Immigration and Customs Enforcement hold this year after they were arrested for various crimes, according to an annual police report released today.

The holds are part of an ICE program that partners with local law enforcement agencies to identify and detain suspected criminal illegal immigrants. According to the program, officers booking arrestees at Huntington Beach jail ask them where they were born as part of a questionnaire that also asks for information such as name and date of birth.

About 60 of those arrests this year were for driving under the influence, 36 were for drug sales, transport or possession, and 19 were burglaries or thefts. Three of the arrests were for rape, one for kidnapping, and eight for false or forged identification, according to the report.

About 150 of the arrestees were from Mexico, five from Guatemala, and two each from El Salvador and Peru. Arrestees were also from Honduras, Venezuela, Columbia, and the Bahamas.

The report said 150 were men and 15 were women.

Offense for original arrest:

59: DUI

36: Drug Sales, transport, or possession

19: Burglary or theft

14: Outstanding warrants

11: Assault and/or battery

8: False or forged identification

4: Receiving stolen property

4: Disorderly conduct

3: Rape

2 each for auto theft and obstruct/resisting peace officer

1 each for kidnapping, stalking and felony vandalism

www.ocregister.com

LOL a poster at the source link is already crying "Racial Profiling".