Thread: US Govt Not Deporting Half Of Illegal Alien Criminals

2009 October 28 Wednesday
US Govt Not Deporting Half Of Illegal Alien Criminals

A new study from the Center for Immigration Studies highlights the effectiveness of a federal policy to allow local law enforcement officials to do immigration law enforcement. Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of 1995 enables police to detain illegal aliens. But a shortage of federal resources allows many criminals to escape deportation.

287(g) provides a significant boost to ICE’s ability to identify and remove aliens who have committed crimes. In 2008, the number of 287(g) arrests (45,36 was equal to one-fifth of all criminal aliens identified by ICE in prisons and jails nationwide (221,085).

287(g) is cost-effective and much less expensive than other criminal alien identification programs such as Secure Communities and Fugitive Operations. For example, in 2008 ICE spent $219 million to remove 34,000 fugitive aliens (who are mostly criminals). In 2008, ICE was given $40 million for 287(g), which produced more than 45,000 arrests of aliens who were involved in state and local crimes.

The biggest obstacle to improving and expanding 287(g) is the lack of funding for bed space to detain illegal aliens who have committed crimes who are discovered by local agencies. Currently ICE is removing fewer than half of the criminal aliens identified under 287(g).
Deportation of illegal aliens who commit crimes (aside from entering and staying illegally) is great for citizens because the criminals are, well, criminals. They prey on non-criminals. When police are able to identify criminals as illegal aliens the US government should make the necessary effort to deport every last one of them. That the US government can't even get it together enough to deport all the criminal aliens is pathetic.

By Randall Parker at 2009 October 28 12:11 AM Immigration Crime


http://www.parapundit.com/archives/006661.html

287g was written in part by Rep. Lamar Smith, he has stated in a recent article that the 287g was written to enforce all immigration violations....it is not up to Obama or Janet Napolitano to change any law to suit them selves, their job is to enforce the laws written by congress who has the sole authority to make the laws!


Immigration and Nationality Act
TITLE II-IMMIGRATION


(D) APPLICATION OF GROUNDS.-The grounds for exclusion of aliens under subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall apply to immigrants seeking admission or adjustment of status under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 203(b).

(6) ILLEGAL ENTRANTS AND IMMIGRATION VIOLATORS.-

(A) ALIENS PRESENT WITHOUT ADMISSION OR PAROLE.-

(i) IN GENERAL.-An alien present in the United States without being admitted or paroled, or who arrives in the United States at any time or place other than as designated by the Attorney General, is inadmissible.

http://www.immigration-usa.com/ina_96_title_2.html

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A new study from the Center for Immigration Studies highlights the effectiveness of a federal policy to allow local law enforcement officials to do immigration law enforcement. Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of 1995 enables police to detain illegal aliens. But a shortage of federal resources allows many criminals to escape deportation.

Great system they have set up to make sure the criminals do not get deported and are left here to terrorize Americans!!!

People are starting to get wise to this BS that the feds not having the resources means the law can't be properly enforced. States have the right to pass laws compliant with the federal laws thus giving the states law enforcement agencies similar abilities. Keep an eye on AZ!

That the US government can't even get it together enough to deport all the criminal aliens is pathetic.

You got that right! Instead the government under Obama is making it even easier for illegal aliens to remain. Never mind that we are being exposed to possible murderers, rapists, molesters, thiefs, and other seedy criminals.