DUI checkpoints will continue in Fontana, but police will not 'enforce immigration laws on the streets,' chief insists

By ALEJANDRO CANO
Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 2:22 PM CST

Fontana residents should not be concerned about Fontana Police Department officers acting as immigration officers, nor should they be concerned about police checkpoints near school sites during school hours, said Fontana Police Chief Rod Jones.

“We don’t enforce immigration laws on the streets; it is the Sheriff’s Department that enforces them in jails only, and after careful investigation,â€