The Rule Of Law Resolution Gets Tougher
By Greg L | 2 June 2008 | Illegal Aliens, Prince William County | 23 Comments

The draft of General Order 45.01 http://www.helpsavemanassas.org/index.p ... resolution that will be presented to the Prince William Board of County Supervisors has been released to the press in advance of tomorrow’s Board meeting, and it will absolutely be a crushing disappointment to the local open borders lobby who were hoping that the implementation of the Rule of Law would be relaxed in any way. For those citizens hopeful that the Rule of Law Resolution would remain strong, their wishes have not only come true, but have been exceeded. This General Order toughens the Rule of Law Resolution, and will undoubtedly put additional pressure on illegal aliens to cease their unlawful presence in Prince William County.

Prior to the recent changes, police were required to meet a probable cause standard before asking a suspect about their immigration status that they were going to place into custody. Now, all suspects that are arrested will have their immigration status checked, not just those whose circumstances meet a probable cause standard. For those who are not arrested, when probable cause exists police are required to ask about immigration status, exactly like before, and the information regarding their contact with the suspected illegal alien will be reported to the Department of Homeland Security after the encounter.

From the draft order:

[quote]Any time an officer has probable cause to believe a person is in violation of federal immigration laws, a Field Interview Card shall be completed with as much information as possible and forwarded to the Crime Analysis Unit who in turn shall forward the information to the ICE LESC. However, whenever a police offense report (PD 211) is written either for a “Criminal Immigration Arrestâ€