Thread: Immigrant arrested for newspaper ad for driver licenses

Feds arrest Polish immigrant in NM smuggling case

Posted at: 07/30/2010 1:11 PM
By: Tim Korte, The Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - An Illinois man faces human smuggling charges after allegedly placing an ad in a Polish language newspaper offering to help illegal immigrants get New Mexico driver's licenses.

At least two people apparently took 32-year-old Jaroslaw Kowalczyk up on the offer. A criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque says he transported two illegal immigrants from Chicago to Albuquerque, charging them $1,000 each.

Unlike most states, New Mexico issues driver's licenses to foreign nationals without requiring them to present a Social Security card.

Translated to English, the ad Kowalczyk allegedly placed reads:

"Driver's license in the State of New Mexico. Social security not necessary. 100 percent guarantee."

Federal court records show Kowalczyk waived a preliminary hearing Thursday and was jailed pending trial.

http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S167 ... ml?cat=500

Guess there is no Polish laraza looking out for them, eh?

There are thousands of spanish language papers with ads like these, but I guess it's too hard to go after them, huh?

Just another Chicago rip-off artist, and there are a plenty in the WH.

Isn't this the same guy who put his social security number on the web?

He also posted here on Alipac a few times defending his actions.

Sounds like New Mexico is part of the problem. Can they use that DL in other states? What happens once it expires?

Originally Posted by legalalien

Sounds like New Mexico is part of the problem. Can they use that DL in other states? What happens once it expires?

They can drive in other states as long as they claim to still live in New Mexico.
Just the same as you can drive in any state.
Most state require you to have their state's license if you live in their state, put kids in school in that state, register to vote in that state or are employed in that state.
But it's just a ticket if you don't, most of the time.
When it is expiring they just renew it in New Mexico.

Originally Posted by legalalien

Sounds like New Mexico is part of the problem. Can they use that DL in other states? What happens once it expires?

This info is from 2008. I don't know if it has changed since then.

"five remaining states that allow illegal immigrants to drive — Hawaii, Maine, New Mexico, Utah and Washington . . . "

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/200 ... nses_N.htm