Posted on 08/21/2007 8:52:11 AM PDT by PajamaTruthMafia
Gov. Deval Patrick is moving to expedite the deportation of hundreds of criminal aliens in state custody under a freshly inked deal that empowers correction officers to enforce federal immigration laws.
The terms of the new deal took effect yesterday as 10 state correction officers began training that will allow them to initiate deportation proceedings against illegal immigrants who currently can only be removed by federal officers.
“This helps the Department of Correction identify criminal aliens so that they won’t slip through the cracks and get back out on the street,” said Mary Beth Heffernan, an undersecretary of public safety in the Patrick administration. “The point is to make the process more streamlined.”
The pact, which was signed with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the federal agency that enforces immigration laws, was conceived by Patrick as a substitute for a more aggressive policy initiated by former Gov. Mitt Romney.
Romney had sought to deputize state troopers who would be empowered to arrest illegal aliens during the course of investigations and begin deportation proceedings. That plan, which was halted by Patrick, was applauded by conservatives but harshly criticized by immigrant advocates, who said it would prevent immigrants from cooperating with police.
Under Patrick’s plan, the state would only be empowered to initiate deportation proceedings against illegal immigrants who are first convicted of other crimes. The deal entails posting five correction officers in the Framingham and Concord prisons to identify illegal immigrants and begin efforts to remove them from the country.
Under section 642(a) of IIRIRA, a “Federal, State, or local government entity or official may not prohibit, or in any way restrict, any government entity or official from sending to, or receiving from, the Immigration and Naturalization Service information regarding the citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual.”
So what part of that does Patrick not understand?
Why did this take 21 years to implement?
Just asking...
I'm assuming that you're not from Massachusetts,otherwise you wouldn't be asking that question.Let me explain...briefly.
"Coupe Deval",as he's known as around these parts,is a "Beautiful Person".He,like all other Clintonistas (he worked in Billy Bob's DOJ),has a heart as big as all outdoors.Therefore,he only enforces the laws that he personally agrees with.
Let's just say it's a Massachusetts thing.
What is IIRIRA?
On September 30, 1996, President Clinton signed the Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ("IIRIRA 96"). The new law represents the completion of a legislative process which began shortly after the Republican Party assumed majority party status in the House and Senate after the 1994 mid-term elections.
I’ve spent some time in MA. But the state still amazes me. Sigh.
Congress passed it. Bubba signed it.
ping
I've lived here all my life.I pray that someday this state will do nothing more than "amaze" me.But as i learned long ago,God doesn't always give me the answer that I'm looking for when I pray.
Governor Patrick?! Oh, that’s right. I almost forgot we have a Governor. The man is invisible.
He’s out at his multi-million dollar “cottage” in the Berkshires, just getting a little R & R. Don’t worry, he’ll be back in time to give them a hug before they’re deported.
Just can’t figure out how you guys can tolerate Ted. On any given day, he visibly moves further to the left. When he opens his mouth, fog rolls out.
Good post!
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