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April 12, 2007 03:52 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Illegal immigration opponents have sued the Los Angeles Police Department, taking aim at its long-standing policy of ignoring most suspects' immigration status.
The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Superior Court seeks to force officers to inform federal immigration officials when illegal immigrants are arrested on drug charges.

The department prohibits officers from inquiring about the immigration status of suspects, a policy strongly supported by Police Chief William Bratton and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

The lawsuit was brought on behalf of unidentified police officers who are afraid to speak out but argue the policy creates a situation where the same illegal immigrants are repeatedly arrested when they could have been deported, lawyer David Klehm said.

"Everyone I spoke to told me their hands were tied with this policy," Klehm said.

The lawsuit relies on a section of the state's Health and Safety Code that states that in drug cases involving a non-citizen, "the arresting agency shall notify the appropriate agency of the United States having charge of deportation."

Los Angeles police officers do not ask about immigration status while interviewing victims, witnesses and suspects, and do not arrest people based on immigration status.

Officers do involve immigration officials if a suspect is a gang member who has been previously deported or if a suspect is arrested for a felony or multiple misdemeanors.

Bratton has argued that the police department does not have the resources to work as immigration agents.

Klehm, an anti-illegal immigration activist based in Orange County, filed a similar lawsuit against the San Jose Police Department a few weeks ago.



Source: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8OETVP01&show_article=1

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April 12, 2007 04:18 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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February 8, 2007

Hit them in the old pocketbook....yep. GReat job...we need more of this.



Deport congress and the president!!
April 13, 2007 10:04 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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March 8, 2007
good, about time
April 13, 2007 10:52 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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February 15, 2007

Three cheers for the police officers that are doing this!  Think about how dangerous their jobs are with all of the drug toting Mexicans!  It's a damn shame that they have to do this under cover!  This is where we are heading in this country if we don't get the right person in the White House this time around!  Talking about getting the right person in the White House check out Tom Tancredo for President 2008!

http://tancredo4prez.blogspot.com/

This will tell you a lot about him and his immigration policies!  Please check it out! 

Also check out the March for America!

http://www.LFRAmerica.com    

They need help in some of the states!  See what you can do to help out!  Donate to the Traitor John campaign!  Let the elite know we aren't going to take it anymore!
April 14, 2007 12:32 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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I see the effort to hold people to the standard of the law. The other side will get really desperate now.

Deport congress and the president!!
April 14, 2007 12:49 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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I understand Tancredo has introduced legislation to stop federal money going to sanctuary states/cities!

I hope it can sprout legs and become law!!! 



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