Thread: Impeach Judge Who Didn't Jail Illegal Employer

On the John and Ken Show on KFI AM640 in Los Angeles on Thursday January 17 they had a story about a government contractor in the business of building fences who had repeatedly been cited for knowingly employing illegal aliens, in cases dating back to 1999. The feds prosecuted and convicted him, and requested jail time. The judge declined, noting that neither the prosecution nor the defense could cite ANY case where an employer was sentenced to jail for this type of offense (even though the law allows it.)

The Constitution allows the Senate to impeach federal judges. We should contact our Senators to, at the minimum, hold a hearing to drag this judge to Washington and grill him as to why he didn't follow the law ("he treated his employees like family") and if he can envision a defendant/convict that he WOULD put in jail. This inconvenience by itself might give these judges pause the next time they think about going easy on the next convict in front of the bench.

I'm sorry I don't have all the details. It's not posted on their website yet.

Any links to the story you can post are appreciated.

here's the link to their website. hopefully it will be updated this morning.

http://www.johnandkenshow.com/

This isn't news , this is going on all over this country as we speak

Heres one from this morning

http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic ... /1016/NEWS


The federal government will allow at least two dozen of the 56 immigrants swept up in a September raid of area McDonald's restaurants to temporarily stay in Nevada as it continues its investigation of businesses that hire illegal workers.

The 56 suspected undocumented workers were arrested Sept. 27 in raids of 11 Reno-area McDonald's restaurants. So far, federal authorities have agreed to allow 24 of those workers to remain in the U.S. under a temporary status agreement, according to the lawyer representing 28 of the workers.

"Some of the individuals will be allowed to stay temporarily under a policy called deferred enforced departure," said Woody Wright. "It's a discretionary thing while (the government) is in the process of an investigation. They will hold off on any immigration court proceedings for a period of time."

Those who received temporary status are allowed to work and those who find jobs can be issued special Social Security cards, he said. The process could extend their stay from one to two years, said Wright, who represented the workers for free with the help of Nevada Hispanic Services.

"To my knowledge, none of my clients have any criminal charges pending," Wright said, but he noted the workers will eventually have to go through civil deportation proceedings in immigration court.

"Basically these clients got lucky, but it's only short-term luck," he said. "They still have to go before a judge."

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided the McDonald's restaurants after receiving a tip that a manager in the Fernley McDonald's was working under someone else's Social Security number.

The agency arrested 54 people at 11 area McDonald's and two elsewhere. At the time ICE agents said the raids were part of an effort "to focus on employers who build in hiring illegal workers as part of their business practice."

Agency spokeswoman Virginia Kice said Thursday the investigation is ongoing and the agency "is not going to speculate about the possible outcome."

No charges have been filed against Luther Mack, owner of the McDonald's restaurants. Mack said Thursday he had no comment on the case.

Kice said she could not confirm the number of workers who were given deferred enforcement status in the McDonald's cases.

"(But) I want to underscore that ICE conducts enforcement actions lawfully, professionally and humanely and takes extraordinary steps to identify, document and act on humanitarian concerns of the illegal aliens arrested for immigration and other violations," she said. "The enforcement action in Reno and the ongoing investigation are no exception."

Of the 56 workers identified during the raids, ICE released two on-site. They were mailed notices to appear at future immigration proceedings.

The other 54 workers were sent to a processing center where 29 were released on their own recognizance based upon "humanitarian concerns," Kice said.

At least seven workers have been deported to Mexico because they had been arrested in the past and already had been through administrative proceedings in front of an immigration judge, ICE officials said

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ITs catch and release , business as usual

I'm not talking about the illegal aliens. I'm talking about the employer. In the story you cited, it clearly indicated that the employer was not charged. In my story, the employer was charged, tried, and convicted. The law allows for imprisonment (at the discretion of the judge) for the violations of this defendant.

This employer was receiving our tax dollars to build fences, some of them on the Mexican border.

Those who received temporary status are allowed to work and those who find jobs can be issued special Social Security cards

What is a "special social security card?" Most likely looks just like the American Citizen's SS card.

Here's the link to the story about the Federal Judge:

http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2 ... er-man-in/

What is the deal with "Deferred Enforcement Departure?"