ROAD TO DEPORTATION LEADS THROUGH JAIL
Photograph shows a closed cell door at the Cache County Jail. (Alan Murray/Herald Journal)
By Matthew K. Jensen
Published:
Sunday, October 12, 2008 5:34 AM CDT
Local illegals with serious offenses turned over to ICE after serving time

Attorneys, customs officials and law enforcement say illegal immigrants may find it increasingly difficult to fall through the cracks, go unnoticed or appeal a deportation order if convicted of a felony crime.

Residents in Cache County may recall an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid at a Hyrum meat packing plant in December 2006 when 58 illegal undocumented immigrants were charged with felony fraud and forgery.

Identity theft, says Cache County Attorney Tony Baird, was the only reason any of the 58 subjects were prosecuted.

“It isn’t within our purview to prosecute them for being here illegally,â€