Ashcroft: U.S. can hold illegals

Washington Times ^ | Friday, April 25, 2003 | By Jerry Seper

[JohnHuang2]

Attorney General John Ashcroft says the government can detain illegal immigrants indefinitely when federal authorities determine they pose a threat to national security.

In a 19-page opinion requested by the Department of Homeland Security in a case involving a Haitian immigrant, Mr. Ashcroft said "such national security considerations clearly constitute a reasonable foundation for the exercise of my discretion to deny release on bond."

[JohnHuang2]

Friday, April 25, 2003

Quote of the Day by IowaHawk

[Free the USA]

fyi

[madfly]

ping

[PhiKapMom]

And after they detain them, then ship them home with a one-way, do not return bus ticket!!!!! If they are caught coming back in the Country after that, throw them in jail and throw away the key!

[FITZ]

detention policy on Haitian refugees in December to discourage a feared exodus from the Caribbean nation.

I wonder why the difference in treatment of Haitians versus Mexicans? Is it the racial component that allows deportation of Haitians but 20 million or more illegals from Mexico are being promised amnesty and aren't being deported even if they're involved in felony document fraud and felony document theft or are collecting welfare handouts.

[HiJinx]

"then ship them home with a one-way, do not return bus ticket..."

To Haiti? Well, that would certainly be one-way! LOL!!

[HiTech RedNeck]

Several federal agencies had opposed Mr. Joseph's release on bond, fearing that national security would be threatened if his release from custody sparked an influx of Haitians looking to immigrate to the United States, taxing the overburdened Coast Guard, Border Patrol and other law enforcement resources aimed at guarding against terrorist attacks.

Now if we'd only do the same with respect to Mexico. Haitians are a flyspeck on our map compared with that.