Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Philadelphia halts Deportation of ILLEGALS over Minor Crimes .. Will act when the CRIMES become Violent .. How Comforting

Philadelphia on Wednesday moved to the forefront of a national movement to protect immigrants from deportation over minor and nonviolent crimes. 
Amid cheers and applause by immigrant-rights groups, Mayor Nutter signed an executive order to end the city's compliance with federal agents' requests to hold arrested immigrants who otherwise would be released pending trial.
Advocates at the standing-room-only ceremony at City Hall - some in tears - hailed the order as historic and "one of the most progressive anti-deportation policies" in the country. 
The detention requests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - known as "ICE holds" - were instituted under the federal Secure Communities program to enhance agents' ability to apprehend dangerous criminals who are in the country illegally.
In practice, the mayor said, many people have ended up in deportation proceedings after having committed only misdemeanors. 
"As a result of overly aggressive use of these detainers," he said, "there has been a negative impact on some immigrants who will not report crimes to the police, don't want to be witnesses, and suffer accordingly." 
About 17 localities, including Miami, San Francisco, Newark, N.J., New Orleans, and New York City, have modified their policies on ICE holds.
But where some apply only to police, Philadelphia's new rules apply both to its police and prison departments. The order also means the city won't tell ICE about a prisoner's pending release unless the person was convicted of a violent felony and ICE's request is supported by a warrant from a judge.
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..The order also means the city won't tell ICE about a prisoner's pending release unless the person was convicted of a violent felony..

Yeah .. we want to wait until these CRIMINALS commit at least a 'violent felony' before they'll consider deporting.

OH BOY .. all those FUTURE VICTIMS can't wait for that to happen ..

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