rssSan Francisco Rescinds Policy Requiring Immigration Checks of Arrested Juveniles
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 11:36 am
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The San Francisco board of supervisors yesterday reversed a policy that had required the city to check the immigration status of every juvenile arrested on suspicion of having committed a felony. The city will still check the immigration status of those convicted of felonies, but supervisors said the original rule, instituted by Mayor Gavin Newsom, was resulting in the unwarranted deportation of children and breakup of families.
San Francisco’s move comes amid a growing debate over the legitimacy of allowing local authorities to enforce immigration laws and turn illegal immigrants over to federal authorities. The city had in the past declared itself a “sanctuary city,” meaning city money could not be used for immigration enforcement. Newsom changed the rules last summer to require police to contact Immigration and Customs Enforcement whenever they arrest a juvenile on felony charges, if they suspect the child is in the country illegally.
The policy became controversial when people realized it had caused more than 100 undocumented children to be turned over to federal immigration authorities, which could then place them in deportation proceedings.
The changes approved Tuesday still require the city to report undocumented juveniles to ICE after they’ve been convicted of a crime.
“We recognize that there’s a need to do some reporting” of illegal juveniles, David Campos, the supervisor who sponsored the new ordinance, told the New York Times. “But we’re trying to strike a balance.”
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Comment posted October 21, 2009 @ 10:10 pm
Obviously yet another travesty of our Immigration laws. What a laugh. We have no enforcement? Its all a facade, specially in SANCTUARY CITIES like San Francisco and Los Angeles. We cannot expect even any enforcement From Dem's or to be truthful Republicans. A few honest politicians try, but once the majority they reach Washington they either succumb to greed or the un-limitless corruption there. Even the state assemblies, particularly in Sacramento is overflowing with corruption and sleaze. Top of the corruption in our capitol is Senator Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Janet Napolitano who run the roost, for the rest of the gang. It's a joke they represent the American people. They have been brought and paid for the open border morons. Harry Reid is unlikely to be re-elected in 2010? Anybody want to take a guess why one of the major reasons, California is still teetering on the edge of insolvency? The illegal alien occupation and the abuse of massive government handouts? See NUMBERSUSA. Investigate corruption at JUDICIAL WATCH
Comment posted October 25, 2009 @ 8:39 pm
“The policy became controversial when people realized it had caused more than 100 undocumented children to be turned over to federal immigration authorities, which could then place them in deportation proceedings.”–
They are not children, they are vicious and hardened criminal gangbangers who deal crack on the streets of San Francisco.
The “controversial” policy to deport them was put in place after one of these so-called “children” brutally slaughtered an entire San Francisco family for no reason at all, in July 2008. Oh Daphne how dishonest you are; it's just so sad. David Campos is suspected by many San Franciscans of being in the pay of the Latin American drug gangs; that's what his “civil rights” crusade is all about.
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