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Home Front: Politix
Trial balloon watch: Immigration legal system does not protect rights
2009-04-14
See the pretty trial balloon floating just up ahead? Shiney!

Nut graf, but do go read the whole thing:
The American judicial system deems everyone innocent until proven guilty and guarantees a fair hearing with a lawyer — but not when it comes to immigration. Then there are far fewer rights. And as the system comes under pressure from a flood of new cases, the strain is showing.

One result is that U.S. citizens arrested as illegal immigrants or deportable residents cannot count on the legal system as a safety net. The odds are stacked against them. On the basis of interviews, lawsuits and documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, The Associated Press has documented more than 55 such cases since 2000, and immigration lawyers count hundreds more.
Posted by:Seafarious

#6  Â“But immigration officials had recorded his last name as Saldidar, so they couldn't find him.”

HmmmÂ…with a quick read one might get the impression that the evil ICE was intentionally deceptive or possibly broke the law. Given the APÂ’s history of propaganda on this subject itÂ’s doubtful that this improper syntax was anything but deliberate. Of course all the AP would need to do to dismiss a libel charge is to admit their reporters and editors are a bunch of no talent hacks.
Posted by: DepotGuy   2009-04-14 11:07  

#5  This guy doesn't understand that the same thing is true about the Internal Revenue Code and RICO.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2009-04-14 10:55  

#4  Being illegal means you don't have the same rights as a citizen or an alien that was granted permission to be here and is protected under our civil court.

You illegal, 'nuff said. Now get the hell out.
Posted by: DarthVader   2009-04-14 10:51  

#3  I'll just make a mental note never to hire Laura Murray Tjan for anything, if she couldn't be bothered to go to her client's first two proceedings.
Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie   2009-04-14 07:22  

#2  That flood of US citizens being unfairly arrested! We must publicize this greatly so we can change the immigration laws to benefit the mass of illegal aliens!
Posted by: gromky   2009-04-14 02:45  

#1  "U.S. citizens arrested as illegal immigrants or deportable residents cannot count on the legal system"

It seems that we have found their basic premise. Illegal Immigrant = US citizen.
Posted by: tipover   2009-04-14 02:10  

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