Posted on 05/04/2005 11:54:04 AM PDT by andyk
JAFFREY, N.H. -- A man from Mexico pleaded guilty on Tuesday to trespassing in the town of New Ipswich, N.H., as the police passed the first test of whether they can use trespassing laws against illegal immigrants on public property.
Police Chief Garrett Chamberlain charged Jorge Ramirez, 21, with trespassing after federal immigration officials refused to take him into custody. He reasoned that if Ramirez was in the country illegally, he also was in the town illegally. Ramirez had admitted being in the country on forged documents.
There was some question about whether the judge would allow police to prosecute Ramirez for crossing international borders under a law more commonly applied to domestic disputes.
A New Ipswich officer arrested Ramirez last month after seeing his car stopped on the side of the road.
Ramirez was fined $1,000, but the judge said he won't have to pay it if he reports to immigration officials in three days and stays out of trouble.
No immigration officials were in court this morning. Chamberlain said Ramirez could be deported.
** TRESPASSING???? **
Uh, what about FEDERAL IMMIGATION LAW ???
The Feds wouldn't charge him.
The federal immigration officials declined to take him into custody, so the Sheriff took the novel approach of charging him with trespassing.
It shows that the immigration officials there are unwilling or unable to do their job.
The Sheriff did what his authority would allow, and in the process brought attention to the bigger problem at the federal level.
Now I wonder how long it will take for this courageous sheriff to be branded a racist like Governor Ahnold.
someone should pull a Ronald Reagan, won't do your jobs, you're all fired,
ping
Protect our borders and coastlines from all foreign invaders!
Be Ever Vigilant!
Minutemen Patriots ~ Bump!
OT....I checked. NEAT site there!!!
They let him go?
Yeah.
You see, "No immigration officials were in court this morning."
However, they really, really scared him with this:
"Chamberlain said Ramirez could be deported."
I would not go that far.
Here's the Chief of Police's email. I've written him a letter of thanks for not backing down from doing his job.
901 @ nipd (dot) net
email split up to prevent (if possible) spam bots.
BTTT
(I wanna see the USSC wiggle it's way out of this.)
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Police Chief Garrett Chamberlain charged Jorge Ramirez, 21, with trespassing after federal immigration officials refused to take him into custody.
He reasoned that if Ramirez was in the country illegally, he also was in the town illegally. Ramirez had admitted being in the country on forged documents.
Interesting local twist.
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