Thread: Henderson NC: 287(g) catches MS-13 gangbanger

Published Thursday, July 10, 2008

Sheriff's program to deport illegals pushes on

By John Harbin
Times-News Staff Writer
- Last modified: July 10. 2008 7:53AM

A Henderson County Sheriff's Office program that identifies and deports illegal aliens committing crimes has continued to grow in success early into its second week.

Since coming online on July 1, this new tool implemented by Sheriff Rick Davis has identified 20 illegal immigrants working and living in the area who have been arrested for committing crimes in Henderson County.

One such person was arrested during Operation Firecracker on Thursday, July 3, in Henderson County. During this operation, Jose Maria Palacio-Tovillas was arrested for driving while impaired and for driving with no operators license, Henderson County Sheriff's Office spokesman Capt. Charlie McDonald said.

As a result of being arrested in a county that has an ICE program, also known as 287(g), in place, it was determined that Palacio-Tovillas is an illegal immigrant to this country. He, along with 19 others who have been identified as a result of arrest for criminal activity, is now under a federal detainer to face a deportation hearing in Atlanta before a federal judge.

"It is important to point out one of the men arrested identified himself as an MS-13 gang member from El Salvador," Davis said. "Between our 287(g) immigrations program and our new gang unit, suspected gang members have every reason to fear being arrested. The ability to identify means effective prosecutions and real consequences for their actions including prison and/or deportation."

Operation Firecracker was a multi-agency traffic safety event sponsored by the Governors' Highway Safety Program whose purpose is to reduce DWI accidents and promote highway safety going into the July 4 weekend. That operation netted 49 persons cited for no operators license, seven for driving while license revoked, and for driving while impaired. Palacio-Tovillas was one of the four charged with DWI.

"Obviously we will use whatever tools we have available to reduce crime and motor vehicle accidents, particularly deadly ones, in Henderson County," McDonald said. "Who can say that no lives were saved as a result of taking four intoxicated drivers off of the road Thursday evening. If the ICE program helps reduce our exposure to a possible repeat offender, then we will gladly take that opportunity, as well. Failure to do so is to fail the public trust."

Success continues for deport program

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Since coming online on July 1, this new tool implemented by Sheriff Rick Davis has identified 20 illegal immigrants working and living in the area who have been arrested for committing crimes in Henderson County

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Wow! 20 illegal invaders arrested and deported in two weeks! There is absolutely no excuse as to why 287(g) is not mandatory in ever police agency across this country! But for 287(g), these dangerous illegal invader criminals would have likely been released back into the community to endanger and commit further crimes against American citizens.

287(g) works and it should be mandatory!

Whoooooooooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooooo Go Henderson

Copying this for our Police Chief.

287 (g) Facts
The program is credited for identifying more than 60,000 (since January 2006) individuals, mostly in jails, who are suspected of being in the country illegally.
There are currently 55 active 287(g) MOA’s
765 officers have been trained and certified thru the 287(g) program
There are approximately 80 pending requests (as of 6-25-0

Originally Posted by Buzzm1

287 (g) Facts
The program is credited for identifying more than 60,000 (since January 2006) individuals, mostly in jails, who are suspected of being in the country illegally.
There are currently 55 active 287(g) MOA’s
765 officers have been trained and certified thru the 287(g) program
There are approximately 80 pending requests (as of 6-25-0

I hope to add to that number and make it 81 in our town.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 01693.html


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Originally Posted by Buzzm1

287 (g) Facts
The program is credited for identifying more than 60,000 (since January 2006) individuals, mostly in jails, who are suspected of being in the country illegally.
There are currently 55 active 287(g) MOA’s
765 officers have been trained and certified thru the 287(g) program
There are approximately 80 pending requests (as of 6-25-0

We are two of the pending requests. Both Waukegan, summer '07 and Lake County, December '08 (whose jail is in Waukegan) have applied. Got any information on when one or the other might get it? The state of Illinois estimates that Waukegan has 62,000 illegal aliens -our population is officially around 91,000.

Can you put in a good word for us?

Originally Posted by fedupinwaukegan

Originally Posted by Buzzm1

287 (g) Facts
The program is credited for identifying more than 60,000 (since January 2006) individuals, mostly in jails, who are suspected of being in the country illegally.
There are currently 55 active 287(g) MOA’s
765 officers have been trained and certified thru the 287(g) program
There are approximately 80 pending requests (as of 6-25-0

We are two of the pending requests. Both Waukegan, summer '07 and Lake County, December '08 (whose jail is in Waukegan) have applied. Got any information on when one or the other might get it? The state of Illinois estimates that Waukegan has 62,000 illegal aliens -our population is officially around 91,000.

Can you put in a good word for us?

I don't understand why they don't multiply the number of trainng centers. A waiting list of 80 agencies demands that they do something to expedite the training. Each state needs to mandate that all of their law enforcemnt agencies will fully cooperate with I.C.E., and enforce the federal laws against illegals.

Too bad Congress just gutted the funding for the 287(g) local enforcement program and for ICE workplace enforcement for FY 2009 and transferred these instead to ICE to deport criminal aliens!

Originally Posted by Texas2step

Too bad Congress just gutted the funding for the 287(g) local enforcement program and for ICE workplace enforcement for FY 2009 and transferred these instead to ICE to deport criminal aliens!

Although workplace raids sound good, and always make a big splash on the news, they aren't effective as far as the number of people they arrest and deport, and there is a lot of red tape, and expense, involved.

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We would be a lot better off if the Feds would just mandate E-Verify for all employers, and just fine the h*ll out of them; even jail the employers.

The SAVE act is rather slow on implementation, so I am not too big on it.

I am not quite sure of what the appropriations committee did to cut the local 287(g) enforcement. Do you have the verbage on that??