Thread: US Rep Seeks Probe on Calif. False Deportation

Feb 22, 10:20 PM EST

US rep seeks probe on Calif. false deportation

HEMET, Calif. (AP) -- A California congressman has called for an investigation into how a man posed as a U.S. marshal to bypass airport security in San Diego and deport his cousin's wife to the Philippines.

U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., sent a letter last week to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano asking for documents related to the incident and to Transportation Security Administration policies.

"The Department cannot continue to rely on luck and happenstance to thwart breaches of this magnitude," Issa wrote.

Police said Greg Denny, 37, of Hemet, went to Cherriebelle Hibbard's home on Jan. 15, handcuffed her at gunpoint and forced her husband, who is his cousin, to buy a plane ticket. He then used a fake badge to get through security at Lindberg Field Airport and put her on a plane to her home country, where she remains, according to a police report.

Denny was arrested three days later, after his cousin Craig Hibbard realized that he was not a U.S. marshal.

Riverside County District Attorney spokesman John Hall said prosecutors have not decided whether he will face charges, which could be state or federal.

In his letter, the congressman quoted TSA spokeswoman Suzanne Trevino as saying that Denny "apparently followed the law enforcement procedures."

"If TSA screening officers followed guidelines, then the existing procedure is fundamentally flawed," Issa wrote. "On the other hand, if TSA agents did not adhere to procedure, then the officers suffer from either a lack of training or extreme complacency."

After the incident, the administration said its San Diego supervisor would get more training and that policies and procedures would be reviewed.

Cherriebelle Hibbard, who is five months pregnant, has been married for three years. Her husband said immigration officials recently told her that she could stay in the U.S. while she waited for a reissued green card to be processed.

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Originally Posted by Texas2step

Feb 22, 10:20 PM EST

US rep seeks probe on Calif. false deportation

HEMET, Calif. (AP) -- A California congressman has called for an investigation into how a man posed as a U.S. marshal to bypass airport security in San Diego and deport his cousin's wife to the Philippines.

U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., sent a letter last week to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano asking for documents related to the incident and to Transportation Security Administration policies.

"The Department cannot continue to rely on luck and happenstance to thwart breaches of this magnitude," Issa wrote.

Police said Greg Denny, 37, of Hemet, went to Cherriebelle Hibbard's home on Jan. 15, handcuffed her at gunpoint and forced her husband, who is his cousin, to buy a plane ticket. He then used a fake badge to get through security at Lindberg Field Airport and put her on a plane to her home country, where she remains, according to a police report.

Denny was arrested three days later, after his cousin Craig Hibbard realized that he was not a U.S. marshal.

Riverside County District Attorney spokesman John Hall said prosecutors have not decided whether he will face charges, which could be state or federal.

In his letter, the congressman quoted TSA spokeswoman Suzanne Trevino as saying that Denny "apparently followed the law enforcement procedures."

"If TSA screening officers followed guidelines, then the existing procedure is fundamentally flawed," Issa wrote. "On the other hand, if TSA agents did not adhere to procedure, then the officers suffer from either a lack of training or extreme complacency."

After the incident, the administration said its San Diego supervisor would get more training and that policies and procedures would be reviewed.

Cherriebelle Hibbard, who is five months pregnant, has been married for three years. Her husband said immigration officials recently told her that she could stay in the U.S. while she waited for a reissued green card to be processed.

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How is deportation of a pregnant illegal alien a "false deportation"?



Why do states issue marriage licenses to Americans and illegal aliens or short term visa immigrants? I think we should stop that procedure.

HEMET, Calif. (AP) -- A California congressman has called for an investigation into how a man posed as a U.S. marshal to bypass airport security in San Diego and deport his cousin's wife to the Philippines.

How about an investigation into how we can have millions of illegal invaders in this state who are free to pump out anchor after anchor, while enjoying all the comforts of welfare, WIC, housing subsidies, etc. When's that investigation going to commence!!

This guy should be given a medal for doing what those who are paid to do cannot or will not!

Originally Posted by NoBueno

HEMET, Calif. (AP) -- A California congressman has called for an investigation into how a man posed as a U.S. marshal to bypass airport security in San Diego and deport his cousin's wife to the Philippines.

How about an investigation into how we can have millions of illegal invaders in this state who are free to pump out anchor after anchor, while enjoying all the comforts of welfare, WIC, housing subsidies, etc. When's that investigation going to commence!!

This guy should be given a medal for doing what those who are paid to do cannot or will not!

Exactly.

Not only did he send her away but he made them pay for her own ticket!!!

Originally Posted by Waiter

Not only did he send her away but he made them pay for her own ticket!!!

I know, her husband is his cousin. I think it's funnier than heck. Someone should make a movie of this.

I know, her husband is his cousin

He is prolly gonna have ta sit at the kiddies table next family reunion I think?

Originally Posted by Waiter

I know, her husband is his cousin

He is prolly gonna have ta sit at the kiddies table next family reunion I think?

The husband? Yeah. I suspect the family supported this action, don't you?