The Dallas Morning News ran an article in it's Crime Blog today outlining arrests made…
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ICE Arrests 54 in Operation RAPID
Check out the ICE press release for all the details. Consider it the primary source of information.
The operation is the largest to date, dwarfing all preceding it.
Also of note, it was conducted with minimal involvement of local authorities and used federal arrest warrants.
According to the ICE press release:
All 54 individuals arrested on the federal arrest warrants have been remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
The U.S. Attorney’s Offices in the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York will be handling the prosecutions.
The following agencies took part:
Operation RAPID stand for “Re-enter, Arrest, Prosecute, Incarcerate, Deport” and targets scofflaws who breach our laws and then return to engage in even more crimes.
It appears an efficient and well-managed federal-level effort is underway, one that’s making amazing strides with each passing day. In our opinion, this is concrete action of the best kind.
It also compliments pending immigration reform dialogue about to take place in the US Senate and House of Representatives and shows the enforcement issue is not just about “illegal workers”.
It’s probably the most interesting news in the entire immigration paradigm right now, because there just no contention. These are criminals. They were removed. They came back against all orders to stay out. They were targeted, located, and captured. They deserve what they get and then some.
Does this portend genuine immigration reform? We think such activity anticipates changes in the laws and structures of various agencies down the road. It’s well-timed and has unquestioned support up and down the line.
If the federal agencies working on these operations can benefit from supportive congressional changes that follow up their efforts, it really would signal that both the legislative and judicial branches are both on the same page. This is a welcome scenario no matter what country you are referring to and shows that playing politics is useless, -getting out there and doing something, that’s what matters.
Here are some of the quotes in the press release made by federal officials:
“This enforcement action underscores ICE’s commitment to strategic, sensible immigration enforcement that enhances public safety,” said ICE Director John Morton. “ICE will continue to target, arrest, and remove those who come to this country to pursue a life of crime rather than the American dream.”
“These arrests vividly show how cooperation among law enforcement agencies at the federal, state and local levels produces positive results,” said Lenny DePaul, Commanding Officer, U.S. Marshals Service’s New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force “We’ve arrested 51 previously deported criminal aliens who will now have to face justice on the crimes they’ve committed, and for that, our streets are safer.”
Indeed, and a job well done! It’s our opinion that any future immigration reform must undoubtedly enhance these operations and refrain from diminishing them on the grounds they benefit us all and work using existing laws, regulations and agencies.
Here are some more details from the ICE article:
“This week’s special enforcement action was a joint initiative between the ICE National Fugitive Operations Program (NFOP) and the ICE Criminal Alien Program’s Violent Criminal Alien Section (VCAS). The NFOP is responsible for locating, arresting and removing at-large criminal aliens and immigration fugitives – aliens who have ignored final orders of deportation handed down by the nation’s immigration courts. VCAS screens recidivist criminal aliens encountered to deter and reduce future recidivism rates of violent criminal aliens by seeking criminal prosecution. In coordination with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the VCAS prioritizes federal criminal prosecution of egregious recidivist criminal aliens for felony violations. Illegal re-entry after deportation is currently the most prosecuted federal offense nationwide.”
Check out the ICE website, there are quite a few articles of note on it and in our opinion it’s really moving along at a brisk pace. New information is published daily, and you will likely find more useful information there as it’s at the center of the action.
If you are interested in playing your part, you can always volunteer information you might have by calling 1-866-DHS-2-ICE. This isn’t about jailing some hungry worker who made a mistake and didn’t follow the rules.
Additionally, if you feel so inclined, you can always call your congressional representatives as well and express your support of operations such as these. They go a long way toward protecting us all and you can consider it one area where there’s solid proof of your tax dollars being used wisely.
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