Thread: Illegal Immigrants Detained, Then Released After Traffic Sto

Illegal Immigrants Detained, Then Released After Traffic Stop

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 12:24 pm

ELLSWORTH — A traffic stop on Route 1 Sunday led police to discover two illegal immigrants, who were questioned and subsequently released by an immigration official, police reported.

The incident occurred when Officer Chris Smith stopped a vehicle because it had a fictitious inspection sticker.

Two Hispanic men who were passengers in the car had fake identification, said Lt. Harold Page.

Smith brought the men to the police station, where they were questioned by a U.S. Immigrations and Custom Enforcement agent from the agency’s Bangor office.

The agent determined the men were in the United States illegally and let them go, Page said.

“They work for a guy in Massachusetts and he had them up here working on his house,â€

Why weren't they charged on state charges for the false IDs and false vehicle registration? They probably could have confiscated the car too. I bet when they sent them on their way, they took their IDs from them. Unbelievable...