Thread: Butler County sheriff facing charges in immigration case

Staff Report
Updated 10:36 PM Tuesday, January 26, 2010
CINCINNATI — Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones was in federal court Tuesday, Jan. 26 facing charges that he violated an illegal immigrant's constitutional rights.

The charge stems from a lawsuit filed after a 2007 incident when Luis Rodriguez and others were rounded up at a construction site on Port Union Road by Butler County deputies and a former immigration specialist hired by Jones, according to reports.

Officials said they were at the site to talk to a supervisor about undocumented workers, but while there Rodriguez and others were interrogated and asked to provide identification, said Rodriguez’ attorney, Al Gerhardstein, said Tuesday.

Gerhardstein said his client, who had lived in Butler County for 11 years, was arrested and charged with providing a false identification and deported to Mexico, though he was later acquitted of the charge.

Rodriguez’ children, including two born in the United States, returned to Mexico, too, to keep the family together.

Attempts to reach Jones Tuesday were unsuccessful.

The court will decide if Jones authorized deputies and the former ICE agent to arrest Rodriguez and whether he had the right to do so, according to reports.

Gerhardstein contends that Jones doesn’t have that authority and that Rodriguez’ fourth and 14th amendment rights were violated.

“He’s a man who was peaceful. He paid taxes 11 years ... He was trying to take care of his family. He was a nonviolent person. He lost a great deal by being rounded up with no probable cause,’’ Gerhardstein said.

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Rodriguez’ fourth and 14th amendment rights were violated.

Illegals do not have AMERICAN rights!!!!!!!!!

This case is attemting to set a LOT of precedents.
“He’s a man who was peaceful. He paid taxes 11 years ... He was trying to take care of his family. He was a nonviolent person. He lost a great deal by being rounded up with no probable cause,’’ Gerhardstein said.


But if he is illegal, he is illegal.

If the Sheriff was charged who brought the charges? Or is it a civil lawsuit?

No probable cause - they've got to be kidding. He entered illegally and helped himself to benefits that should have gone to American citizens.

Gerhardstein contends that Jones doesn’t have that authority and that Rodriguez’ fourth and 14th amendment rights were violated.

This is such crap...illegal aliens have no rights under our constitution, our constitution was written to protect the citizens of the United States, not foreignors and definitly not ciminals who enter our country illegally, work here illegally and commit a felony when using false ID!

These frivolous expensive law suits are way out of hand! The only right these illegal aliens should have is the right to go home to their own country.

Gerhardstein said his client, who had lived in Butler County for 11 years, was arrested and charged with providing a false identification and deported to Mexico, though he was later acquitted of the charge.

Unless the documents he presented were not fake, why would he be acquitted?? I could care less how many years he lived here, if he was here illegally, then the deportation was justified!