A Houston City Member Is Not Concerned About Crime.

A member of the Houston City Council may not want the police cooperating with federal law enforcement. Unfortunately for this dentist turned politician, it's state law.

 

A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.

 

President Ronald Reagan

Recently Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted a six-week operation in the Houston area. Over 3,500 illegal aliens were apprehended. Among them were these fine upstanding members of the community:

 

Leo Michel Acosta Sanchez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico with an Interpol Red Notice in Mexico for aggravated intentional homicide.

 

Angel Gabriel Ramirez-Robles, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, previously removed TWICE and convicted of sexual assault of a child.

 

Ramiro Ricardo Maldonado-Trevino, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico and known MS-13 gang member, convicted of alien smuggling, who illegally entered the United States SIX TIMES.

 

Noi Ly, a criminal illegal alien from Cambodia, convicted of aggravated kidnapping, burglary, carrying a prohibited weapon, and theft.

 

Gustavo Chacha Cano, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted for aggravated sex assault child.

 

Hector Eugenio Ramirez-Martinez, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras, convicted for sexual indecency with a child.

 

Filomin Palacios Godino, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico with an active warrant for illegal reentry, previously removed TWICE and convicted of sexual indecency with a child and driving while intoxicated.

 

Well, they are only here to do the crimes, err jobs that native born Americans won’t do anymore, right? Now this sounds like good news, getting illegals off the streets of America will separate us from many criminals, which will make us safer. But not all agree. 

 

A Houston city council member, Letitia Plummer, has put forth a proposal that would require the Houston Police Department to change its policy on contacting ICE on warrants on illegal aliens. She wants it changed from "shall" contact, i.e., a direct order to do so, to "may contact" that is, you are permitted to contact ICE.  Putting it politely, that is very dangerous and stupid.

 

For example, if a cop pulls someone over for a traffic infraction, run's his identification, and gets an ICE hit, they are required to contact ICE and have them verify the warrant. The police may detain that person for a "reasonable" time. If the feds say he's wanted, he is taken into custody. He may be booked at the county jail, or ICE may send out a unit to pick the suspect up.

 

Now if an officer stops an illegal alien and he has a federal warrant, he is likely wanted for more than just immigration issues. While there is discretion with Class C warrants (the lowest level of crime, normally punished with a fine of less than $500.00), there is limited discretion with higher crime warrants. But with all federal and out of county warrants, the issuing agency must be contacted. 

 

Does this sound like a minor issue? I remind Ms. Plumber that a man named Timothy McVeigh was stopped for a missing registration on his car. He was then arrested for an open traffic warrant. McVeigh was minutes away from release when a notice was received by the jail he was a suspect in the Oklahoma City bombing. 

 

I would also remind Ms. Plumber that by Texas SB 8, sheriffs are now required to enter into an agreement with ICE. If the jail identifies an illegal alien, they must contact federal authorities to determine their status with ICE. Both the actions of the cop on the street and the jails are for one purpose. To enforce that law. 

 

If you are in this country illegally, you must be returned to your home country. You want to immigrate here, fine, apply for admission. Ms. Plumber, immigration to the United States is a privilege we extend to people who choose, not a right. If you can’t comprehend that, I suggest you go back to people’s teeth. 

 

The 4th Estate Again Shows Why It’s Beneath Contempt

I despise journalists for the most part. The false narrative they put out of being “objective” and “unbiased” is laughable on its face. Plus the arrogant presumption of only they can determine the news fit for public discussion, and they must frame the terms. Plus, they are ignorant of basic facts, which brings us to this article.  

Reading this “news” you swear Immigration Agents are not law enforcement officers. And the officers have no business other than immigration status. I’m a patrol cop and suppose I pull you over for an expired registration, only to find you really did renew it last night. Fine, you don’t get a ticket for that. But when I run your license I find an open warrant for narcotics, I can’t let you go. You are a wanted criminal. Not apparently in the way of “thinking” for these two ladies. 

Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler

​By Jill Cowan and Mimi Dwyer

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents descended on a Home Depot parking lot in Los Angeles this week and detained a Latino man. They secured his hands behind his back, and the man, later identified as Dennis Quiñonez, leaned against his Chevy hatchback.

Immigrant rights activists stood nearby, taking video and shouting at the agents, who were masked and heavily armed…

Ladies, may I enlighten you on law enforcement procedure. You detain someone, you are authorized to secure their hands for officer safety. It’s hands that can harm someone, directly or with a weapon. As far as the agents being “masked and heavily armed,” yes they mask themselves to prevent doxing. Also, law enforcement agents (LEOs) are armed as a rule. Plus, will you please define “heavily” armed? Am I heavily armed by having a pocketknife as well as my pistol? Inquiring minds want to know.  

Mr. Quiñonez was taken away to another vehicle. An armed agent slid into the driver’s seat of his Chevy.

“There’s a baby in the back!” an onlooker shouted. Minutes later, someone cried out, “They’re about to drive!”

Another agent, wearing body armor and carrying a rifle, got into the passenger seat.

Again, ladies, LEOs are armed with rare exceptions (e.g., work inside a jail). Also, body armor is required by all agencies these days. So what is the issue with a federal cop being armed and wearing body armor? Where is the “news” in that? Why do I know you’re trying to make federal agents looks like Imperial Stormtroopers. 

Mr. Quiñonez’s daughter — who relatives said later is a few months shy of her second birthday — looked on, wide-eyed from her car seat. Then the driver reversed the car and drove away.

No kidding ladies, welcome to reality. We can’t leave the kid alone and we can’t just turn a child over to any third party. Plus with a hostile group of people surrounding you, it’s often best to get out of the area for the safety of all involved. Also, while the cops are on scene, it allows the agitators (excuse, activists) rile up people on the scene.

The girl was reunited with her grandmother later in the day. But immigrant rights groups say the episode underscores how federal agents across the country have pushed legal boundaries, sometimes in the presence of children, as they carry out the Trump administration’s agenda to deport millions of undocumented immigrants…

…It is not clear whether Customs and Border Protection has a policy on how to handle minor children at the scene of an arrest or detention. But agents for ICE, a separate Homeland Security agency, are not supposed to drive off with the child of a detainee, according to ICE policy. Local law enforcement agencies in Los Angeles County have similar policies requiring officers to call for a social worker.

If I were to hazard a guess the investigators asked Mr. Quiñonez who they could transfer the girl to and he said the grandmother. If he had not, they would transfer the girl to CPS or similar facility for her safety. Welcome to police work ladies, cops have to deal with a suspect’s child or juvenile every day. Rule of thumb, get them to family or a trusted friend as quickly as possible. It's best for the kid. 

… Tuesday’s events began when Customs and Border Protection agents arrested five undocumented immigrants from Mexico and Guatemala, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Federal authorities said in the affidavit that Mr. Quiñonez got out of his car while holding a hammer “in a threatening manner” about 100 feet away from them. As agents started to drive away, they said they saw Mr. Quiñonez throw two “rock-like” objects at the vehicle before getting back into his own car. After a team of agents boxed in Mr. Quiñonez’s car, he got out and approached agents, who said they believed he had tried to assault them…

According to an affidavit by federal authorities, Mr. Quiñonez, a 32-year-old U.S. citizen, was charged with illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition as someone who had previously been convicted of domestic violence. He was convicted of a misdemeanor for injuring a spouse or cohabitant in 2014, the affidavit said…

OK, a US citizen threatens federal agents in the process of enforcing immigration law. After he is detained, the federal agents discover a weapon and ammunition on him. They run him and discover he has a conviction for domestic violence, which means he cannot carry a firearm (assuming the gun didn’t belong to the girl). That’s called investigation 101.

He is charged with a higher crime (it’s a felony for a man convicted of domestic violence to carry a gun). Also the weapon’s charge is easier to prove (no need for intent, the fact he has it is enough). 

So no, there is no issue here. An idiot decided to threaten ICE agents enforcing federal law and was found to have a kid in the car with him. He endangered her by being an idiot with those agents. When the child was discovered, they took her into protective custody and transferred her in a reasonable amount of time to a family member. 

Reporters trying to make news, that’s par for the course. Correspondents trying to create a false narrative based on a template is also expected. That is too bad. Remember that lie the Washington Post chose as its slogan, Democracy Dies In Darkness? With falsehood like this, you’re the ones cutting off the lights.