Thread: Mexican Deported 7 Times Pleads Not Guilty to Illegal Re-Ent

Mexican Deported 7 Times Pleads Not Guilty to Illegal Re-Entry

Friday , September 01, 2006


CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee — An illegal immigrant who has been arrested previously on drug and firearms charges and deported seven times Friday pleaded not guilty to illegally re-entering the United States.

Felipe Garcia-Morales, 28, a citizen of Mexico, entered the plea and agreed to be represented by a federal public defender.

Chattanooga police arrested Garcia-Morales for driving without a license July 14. He is also charged with violating federal probation in a previous case in Arizona.

U.S. Magistrate Susan Lee, with the assistance of a Spanish-speaking interpreter, ordered Garcia-Morales held without bond pending an Oct. 31 trial.

Records show Garcia-Morales was most recently deported March 3 to Mexico and forced to leave the United States several times before.

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Records show Garcia-Morales was convicted in September 2005 in Arizona on an illegal re-entry charge and sentenced to eight months in prison.

A year earlier he was arrested driving a car "loaded with concealed (smuggled) aliens" Picaco, Arizona, records show.

"The defendant was suspected of being the actual alien smuggler in this case. Prosecution was declined on this matter by the U.S. Attorney's Office for alien smuggling charges and the defendant was ordered deported to Mexico," according to records.

Records also show Garcia-Morales was convicted of misdemeanor drug possession in Las Vegas in February 2000 and sentenced to 45 days as part of a plea agreement after he was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to sell, possession of an unregistered firearm and drawing a deadly weapon in a threatening manner.

Assistant U.S. Attorney James Brooks said at the Friday hearing that if Garcia-Morales is convicted, the maximum possible penalty is 20 years in prison and a $250,000 (euro195,000) fine.
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This is one case where the guy needs the maximum 19 or 20 years in jail! It should've never gotten this far (deported 7 times previously!)

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He is also charged with violating federal probation in a previous case in Arizona.

How did a guy like this get federal probation. I thought all criminal aliens were deported back to their homeland once the prison sentence had been served. This is just getting more confusing by the minute!

A hardened criminal such as this should have been locked away for the publics safety long ago. When is our so-called leaders going to realize that deporting such criminals solves nothing, they have no conscience and no fear of our laws or law enforcement. I'll guarantee you, every criminal illegal alien deported will return immediately and commence his/her life of crime here in the United States. Mexico is much tougher on crime than we are - that is why they prefer to live their life as criminals in the United States.

Folks, I'm beginning to get real concerned about our judicial system, even where American criminals are concerned. Whatever happend to getting tough on crime (no matter who the criminal is)?

Records also show Garcia-Morales was convicted of misdemeanor drug possession in Las Vegas in February 2000 and sentenced to 45 days as part of a plea agreement after he was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to sell, possession of an unregistered firearm and drawing a deadly weapon in a threatening manner.

I once got a 21 year old guy out of jail for a day to help clean the fairgrounds, he was in jail for 60 days for walking down the street drunk or public intoxication. This young man got more time for walking down the street intoxicated than this guy got for all the above charges. This is absolutely ridiculous what is happening with these illegals in this country. It is time for American citizens to stand up and protest the difference in laws for illegals versus legal. This crime unpunished is not acceptable and should not be practiced by our government. We need to demand that the laws be enforced.

An illegal immigrant who has been arrested previously on drug and firearms charges and deported seven times Friday pleaded not guilty to illegally re-entering the United States.

This shows just how ignorant and heinous they are......this guy is working the system, just like before. He is looking for some kind of plea deal. What a sham this is......they should have just put the guy in jail and had a trial whenever they had time.