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ICE puts the chill on illegal immigrant DUIs in Charlotte NC
Monday, 15 January 2007

Homeland Security’s Immigration Control and Enforcement began a three day sting on Friday Jan 13th, 2007, arresting those with pending DUI charges and DUI convictions who are not citizens in an operation titled Safe Streets. Ordinarily illegal immigrants are only subject to deportation for serious felonies or offenses which include at least a 12 month jail sentence. Because probation sentences were being considered “jail sentences” lawyers were attempting to get around this by having clients plea to 11 month 29 day probation sentences. This seems to put that technique on ICE. A warning to all illegal immigrants who now must take their cases to a jury to hope to avoid deportation. It will be interesting to see if this operation spreads beyond North Carolina.

 
Big Brother is watching DUIs?
Tuesday, 07 November 2006

The question is why police spying in bars do not take drunken patrons keys before they get into their vehicles rather than wait til they drive to arrest them for DUI? Is this risk reduction or revenue raising? This targeting of bars could put otherwise law abiding businesses out of business. Drinking and driving is not a crime. It is only a crime if you are less safe to drive because of alcohol. Will the government stop at the bar? Maybe people that pay with cash should be audited to see if they are paying taxes? Where do you draw the line?

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