Thread: TX-ICE declines to investigate illegal immigrants

ICE declines to investigate illegal immigrants
Updated at 10:53 AM today

PASADENA, TX (KTRK) -- Pasadena police investigating a disturbance arrested a half dozen alleged illegal immigrants, but the suspects had to be released.

Police were called to the Tropicana Motel on Red Bluff Road Friday night to investigate a report of two men fighting. When officers arrived, about a dozen people scattered into the surrounding neighborhood. After a foot chase, officers were able to detain five men and one woman.

Pasadena police spokesperson Vance Mitchell says the suspects admitted they had recently entered the country illegally. They told officers the "coyote" who had smuggled them into the US left them at the motel, and was expected to return to take them to other states.

Pasadena police contacted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials to request an immigration investigation, Mitchell said, but ICE declined to investigate due to the low number of suspects. Since ICE was not pursuing immigration charges, police released them without charges.

Eyewitness News has contacted ICE officials for a comment. We'll have more on this story beginning on Eyewitness News Live at Five.

We worked on this story with the help of the Pasadena Citizen, our Houston Community Newspaper partner.


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Pretty typical response, I'd say. The Federal government has no intention to stop illegal immigration. They have allowed the problem to get so out of hand that the government can not find cells for all the illegals they catch.
Much more needs to be done at the State level. It is election time--call and write your local reps NOW and insist on local enforcement of immigration law.

Originally Posted by FedUpinFarmersBranch

PASADENA, TX (KTRK) -- Pasadena police investigating a disturbance arrested a half dozen alleged illegal immigrants, but the suspects had to be released.

Police were called to the Tropicana Motel on Red Bluff Road Friday night to investigate a report of two men fighting. When officers arrived, about a dozen people scattered into the surrounding neighborhood. After a foot chase, officers were able to detain five men and one woman.

I guess this explains why there are usually 40-50 illegals standing in front of Home Depot every morning just a few miles from the above location on I-45 South and Loop 610. ICE doesn't want to bother arresting them?

Everyone Involved with this decision that works for ICE should be fired and proscecuted for aiding and abetting. This Includes Napalitano !!!

Originally Posted by topsecret10

Everyone Involved with this decision that works for ICE should be fired and proscecuted for aiding and abetting. This Includes Napalitano !!!

I'd say starting with Napalitano!