Hundreds of accused felons deported rather than prosecuted

04:04 AM CST on Friday, November 6, 2009

By DAVID SCHECHTER & MARK SMITH / WFAA-TV


JUSTICE DEPORTED

November 6th, 2009 DALLAS - Hundreds of accused felons charged with murder, rape, assault and kidnapping have been deported from Dallas County without having to face criminal prosecution.

News 8 has found that the practice to allow charged felons to circumvent the justice system occurs not only in Dallas, but in major cities throughout Texas and the nation.

The accused are undocumented immigrants, many of which are Mexican Nationals, who bond out from jail and are transported by federal immigration buses to the border and then set free.

"That’s tragic and unacceptable,â€