Thread: Metro Calls Deportation Program a Success (read between the

http://www.lasvegasnow.com/global/story.asp?s=9757548

The deportation program, 287g, has been running for a little more than two months at the Clark County Detention Center. Under 287g, certain officers have access to a federal database that lets them determine which suspects are foreign born.

There's no way around it. If you're foreign born and arrested, you'll end up in one of two seats where you'll be questioned by a certified Metro Corrections Officer. It's part of the 287g program, a program working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

With just a click of a mouse, officers have access to a foreign born suspect's criminal past. They're looking for the most serious offenders.

"We've had everything from murder to property crimes and burglaries. Our misdemeanors, the majority are DUI or battery/domestic violence," said Metro Lt. Richard Forbus.

In the last two months, 321 inmates were placed on detainer, which means they are identified and could be handed over to ICE for possible deportation. But there were hundreds more that weren't.

ICE makes the final determination whether a foreign born suspect is deported. In the first month of 287g, 28 people were sent back to their home country.

"What a lot of people are overlooking is that over 500 people have come in that would have been eligible to be removed because they are here illegally, but we've passed on those people, meaning we haven't taken any action on those, based on their charges and their lack of history," said Lt. Forbus.

Metro says they're not acting as immigration officers. They call it a success, but immigrant advocates like Angela Morrison say it's still too early to make a determination. She's already heard a few complaints, "I've heard anecdotal stories from Latinos in the community that feel like they are being stopped because of their race."

And she says Metro could lose the public's trust, "It could perhaps discourage immigrant victims of crime from reporting crimes and it would further marginalize them and victimize them."

But Metro say it's working, removing dangerous, illegal immigrants not only from the community, but from the country.


WHY DON'T THEY DEPORT THEM ALL ? Just more tax payer fraud in this santuary city, unemployment is rising and there afraid of protecting Americans and catering to the casino industry and the illegal criminal aliens..

With just a click of a mouse, officers have access to a foreign born suspect's criminal past. They're looking for the most serious offenders.

What do we pay the police officers in the country to do?

Unbelievable, they are just going to ignore our immigration laws....great message to send, these people who are giving these orders should be thrown out for not upholding their oath of office....are they even taking an oath any more??

Marginalizing "immigrants?" Legal and illegal is not differentiated in their statements, and what about marginalizing legal and American citizens? Domestic violence in the 1970s was still limited to patting the victim with a couple black eyes on the head and explaining how much family unity should mean. This country has moved on along way for justice, and when victims do not come forward, I feel they are afraid of something else, like qualifying for deportation.
Sorry, but if you come here for the American dream legally, there is no threat of deportation and they will be more emboldened to being victims and complaining.

So over a 60 day period, the police in one county arrested over 800 illegal aliens - 300+ were deported and 500 were NOT deported. This is 400 per month, and those are only the ones who are arrested.

Guys, sometimes this seems insurmountable, but I will NEVER give up.
Give me liberty from the Invasion and Occupation or give me secession. (Yes, I am kind of serious.)

(Guess we don't have the statistics on how many NOT deported are repeatedly arrested, nor how many deported turn right around and sneak back in and subsequently are rearrested, since we have no real border enforcement.)

Originally Posted by builditnow

So over a 60 day period, the police in one county arrested over 800 illegal aliens - 300+ were deported and 500 were NOT deported. This is 400 per month, and those are only the ones who are arrested.

Guys, sometimes this seems insurmountable, but I will NEVER give up.
Give me liberty from the Invasion and Occupation or give me secession. (Yes, I am kind of serious.)

(Guess we don't have the statistics on how many NOT deported are repeatedly arrested, nor how many deported turn right around and sneak back in and subsequently are rearrested, since we have no real border enforcement.)

WELCOME TO ALIPAC " builditnow" thanks for joining in......you are so right it is all so daunting but we can not give up, they are giving our country and our money away at every turn.....

I was mistaken in post above - I said 300+ illegal immigrants deported - wishful thinking!! - it was only 28 actually deported, 300+ were temporarily detained, then released, and 500 not even detained!!

God help us, it seems like its always even worse than I originally think it is.

We are pouring Billions into HLS and they still refuse to enforce our laws! they rip us off at every turn, no wonder Americans are so fed up!

No action taken based on their charges? So what are the crimes they're
allowed to commit? I'm pretty sure they weren't arrested for Jay Walking.

Originally Posted by Ratbstard

No action taken based on their charges? So what are the crimes they're
allowed to commit? I'm pretty sure they weren't arrested for Jay Walking.

The jay walker probably was among the 28 deported, the armed robber was probably let go

WELCOME TO ALIPAC builditnow!