Leopold targets jailed illegal immigrants

Deportations could soar under new county policy

By ERIN COX, Staff Writer

Published 04/04/08

A new county policy that quickly refers arrested immigrants to federal authorities has significantly increased the number of undocumented immigrants facing deportation.

The policy is the most recent anti-illegal immigration move by County Executive John R. Leopold, who has emerged at the forefront regionally for using local government resources to crack down on immigrants.

Last month, Anne Arundel jails began reporting foreign-born inmates to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as soon as inmates are arrested, instead of sending a weekly list.

Since the change was instituted on March 6, 45 people have been reported to...

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Fighting for AMERICA - April 5, 2008

The pro-illegal immigrant special interests groups use the same MANTRA, as though by confusing the words is going to change the demands of the majority of logical thinking citizens and legal residents. Most national newspapers and the media, always categorizes ALL people who enter America as immigrants! There is a stark difference between those people who are inspected for contagious diseases, criminal backgrounds and have been issued a entry visa. People who ignore THE PEOPLE'S laws are illegal immigrants or illegal aliens? In most newspapers the editors have been brain-washed or lobotimised, because they refuse to illustrate the massive difference between legal and illegal. Their IS no exception to this rule. It is a travesty of our immigration enforcement laws! Neither political parties can be trusted when it comes to the illegal immigration occupation of our country. More states are trying to enact strict laws for enforcement against predator employers. However, THE SAVE ACT has the teeth and packs the punch, to halt this pestilence overwhelming our wilting economy. Very few Senators and Representatives have THE PEOPLE' S best interest in mind. The Democratic hierarchy have specifically been pandering to special interest groups, and very few have offered to co-author THE FEDERAL SAVE ACT. Keep calling your Democrat Representative today, toll free numbers include 1-877-851-6437 and 1-866-220-0044, or call toll 1-202-224-3121 AND REGISTER YOUR OUTRAGE at ongoing efforts to keep our country from enforcing its immigration laws! Learn the suppressed news about the border fence at: AmericanPatrol READ THE RAW TRUTH AT NUMBERSUSA!

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Dave Francis - Indianapolis, IN - Karma: Bad

Illegals: - April 5, 2008

Get the illegals gone NOW!... the neighborhoods in Baltimore COunty are starting to look like a mexican garbage dump from the trash, junk cars and clothing hanging from every place they can possibly hang them...this county does not want them and will not accept them...wake up O'Malley...its your first and LAST term!

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Ed L. - Essex, MD - Karma: Bad

illegal immigrants - April 4, 2008

i to agree with this policy, if you are out there doing something wrong and the police stop you then you pay the price, i think that go for immigrants to , anything mr. leopold do to get them illeagl immigrants off the street i am all for it 1000%.

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m. johnson - annapolis, MD - Karma: Bad

ICE policy - April 4, 2008

I agree with this policy 100%. Police are not riding around stopping people randomly on the street to check their status. There has to be a reason for their stop or encounter. Why does it seem like every time police enforce the law and it effects anyone other than a white male it must be discriminatory? Illegal is illegal - I don't care if you are black, white, brown, yellow, green, or blue.

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J. Orye - Pasadena, MD - Karma: Neutral