County cops to check immigration status of some suspects
By Jennifer Deseo | February 11, 2009
The new policy keeps criminals off the street, and the PD out of federal business, MoCo exec Ike Leggett insists.


Anyone busted in Montgomery County for a violent crime will have his or her immigration status put through the wringer, MoCo exec Ike Leggett announced Tuesday.

In a Feb 10 memo to police chief Thomas Manger, Leggett said anyone charged with illegal gun possession, murder, rape, or other violent crimes will have their names sent to the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. The feds then will determine whether a suspect is in the country illegally.

“This new policy can assist the county in helping to keep violent offenders off the streets,â€