Got the Alien #!!!

[Michael B]

... in response to No...unless they suspected him of a real..., posted by Tim on Sep 21, 2002

And even if they do arrest an illegal alien for something else, many (most?) police departments still will NOT notify the INS, nor does the INS even require them to. A police computer search will turn up an outstanding deportation order (most of the time) but it will say (paraphrase, don't remember the exact words) "This subject is under a deportation order, upon release from your custody, IF YOUR LOCAL JURORISTICTION PERMITS, please notify the INS at 800-123-1234, blah blah blah, give us a description of his/her vechile, liscense number, address etc."

And unless the subject actually has a deportation order, it won't even mention that he is an illegal alien.

The INS does have a 800 number for people to call and report illegal aliens, but I don't know how well they actually follow up on the reports they receive.

[Lori]

... in response to No...unless they suspected him of a real..., posted by Tim on Sep 21, 2002

Tim: Another reason is that the local cops don't want to do (and shouldn't have to) a job that really belongs to a federal agency.
Lori: That's what's wrong with our country. No agencies REALLY work together. That's how 9-11 happened, in my opinion.

[Ray]

... in response to Got the Alien #!!!, posted by Lori on Sep 20, 2002

Does he have a key?

[Lori]

... in response to Re: Got the Alien #!!!, posted by Ray on Sep 20, 2002

He gave it back before he went to california. Maybe he did'nt even plan to come back, but things never worked out there. Who knows?

[Stephen]

... in response to Got the Alien #!!!, posted by Lori on Sep 20, 2002

...Some people looked at O.J. Simpson as a quiet and peaceful person.

I'm sure you have nothing to worry about.

Stephen