President Obama has appointed former Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt to oversee the 287g program with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The 287g program helps local law enforcement identify illegal aliens, and begins the deportation process by allowing police to investigate a suspect’s immigration status after an arrest had been made.
The program has been extremely popular with communities inundated with illegal aliens.
Since 2006, more than 1,300 law-enforcement officers have been trained and certified by the federal government. Currently, about 80 local police departments across the country participate in 287g. Both Virginia (9) and North Carolina (8) lead the country in the number of local departments participating.
While Hurtt was police chief, he supported keeping Houston’s "sanctuary city" in place and resisted participation in 287g. He described the program as too much of a burden on local law enforcement, once saying that local police "don't want to be immigration officers."
One person who is outraged that Hurtt has been given this important position, is the widow of Houston Police Officer Rodney Johnson, who was killed by an illegal alien with a long criminal record.
On September 21, 2006, Officer Johnson, 40, was shot to death by Mexican national Juan Leonardo Quintero, during a routine traffic stop.
Quintero is a convicted child molester and DWI offender, and was deported to Mexico by U.S. immigration officials in 1999. He had been working for a Houston area landscaping company and despite the DWI conviction, was driving a company vehicle at the time Officer Johnson stopped him.
The illegal alien shot Officer Johnson in the head five times with a 9mm handgun he had concealed in his waistband.
Officer Johnson was a 12 year veteran of the Houston Police Department and a U.S. Army veteran. While serving on the HPD, Johnson received two Lifesaving Awards. He left behind his wife Joslyn (also a police officer) and five children.
Had Chief Hurtt decided to participate in the 287g program, Quintero would have been identified as an illegal alien, during one of his multiple arrests in Houston, and Officer Johnson would still be returning to his loving family every night.
Because Joslyn Johnson is still a Houston police officer, and is suing Hurtt for negligence in the death of her husband, she cannot comment on his appointment to the press directly. However her attorney, Ben Dominguez, told Fox News: “She was shocked at the irony.”
Dominguez continued: “If (his federal policy is) similar to Houston's policy, then it's going to continue to endanger private citizens and officers.”
Rep. Steve King (R-IA), has also criticized the Obama administration for choosing Hurtt for the ICE position. King said: “Here he is, he should be standing up for the letter of federal law. I don't know how he can do that given the record that he has. I think this is another piece in the puzzle to granting some type of de facto amnesty.”
Of course, the appointment simply reflects the current attitude towards illegal immigration by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who immediately upon taking office, ordered a review of the 287(g) program. Since then, she has made changes, weakening the local-federal partnership.
Perhaps, the program was seen as a little too effective by Napolitano, who as Governor of Arizona, was often and rightly criticized for her lack of enforcement when it came to illegal immigration, and who as head of the DHS, has basically become a lobbyist for amnesty.
Unfortunately, under Obama, we are likely to see an increase in serious crimes committed by illegal aliens.
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It's ok, civilians can purchase a guaranteed 'illegal alien remedy' from any local sporting goods store for about $0.20 a dose. You just have to find somewhere to dispose of the carcasses after you've applied it to the affected region.
WHEN DOES OBAMA OR SOETOREO GET HIS DAY IN COURT? WAY OVERDUE JUST LOOK AT THE MESS THAT HAS TO STRAIGHTEN OUT ? NOW ANOTHER ONE I HOPE AND PRAY EVERYDAY RIGHT OUTDOES WRONG? BUT THESE COURTS AND JUDGES SEEM TO CATER TO THE WRONG AND ILLEGAL?IS THIS STILL AMERICA ALL RACES AND COLORS TRYING TO WORK TOGETHER? PLEASE SOMEONE TELL ME STILL AMERICA LET THIS NIGHTMARE ON AMERICA END PLEASE?
Each day the stories get more outrageous. I think of the book JFK wrote. It's title was "While England Slept." With travesties like the above, aided and abettesd by our own government, we need someone to author a book called, "While Americans Slept."
Talk about putting the fox in charge of the henhouse! Man, this Stinks to High Heaven...but then, what do you expect from the Barry Hussein Regime? That's right: Nada...and you got it in Spades!
...is that most Obama supporters, ones who would normally be outraged by EVERYTHING this admin has done, are too far gone to notice.
This stuff is flat out insane. How can Americans that are raising families throughout the U.S. tolerate the administrations allowing Mexican drug cartels to operate across this country in state after state. There really is nothing much to say except that the American citizens who don't care, will receive everything coming to them. Not a single politician should be in office that in anyway continues supporting illegal immigration and open borders.
ICE Agents better start wearing their body armor all the time with this guy in charge. He leaves dead law enforcement officers in an ugly trail behind him whenever he moves on.
At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if he replaced Department of Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano with Osama bin Laden!
With all the qualified and experienced men and women within ICE to run the 287(g) program Obama appoints this questionable police chief. It is some kind of political pay back like Napilitano was.
May I offer a suggestion? Enough of this TALKING!! It is time for ACTION!! The Internet is a dangerous thing. It allows us to Vent and to Blow Off Steam. That is a bad thing. We should not be allowed to sit on our butts in front of our computer screens, typing away, thinking that we actually have done something!?
Might I suggest the following... a couple of hundred Patriot Riflemen organized to meet in Arizona, to take back the land that currently has been ceded over to Mexico. Everywhere south of Tuscon should be considered a Free Fire Zone!!
Lets Roll...Lets March...Let us orgnaize now, and take back our country. Turn off your computers; pack your bags; and let's get ourselves down to the DMZ...Arizona.
NOW IS THE TIME !!! PATRIOTS NEED TO COME TOGETHER, NOW !!!
The Federal Govt has posted signs in certain Arizona land, ceding it CLOSED because Mexican Nationals have taken it over!?? Drug Runners be damned!! A couple of hundred Patriot Riflemen can solve this problem!!
It took 8yrs. for President Bush to become the best President Mexico ever had....Obama has earned that title in a little more than a year and a half...Citizens of all races in the United States are being 'sold out' 'fast foward' for Votes and Labor.
-The denial of the invasion of the United States is the biggest LIE perpetuated on U.S. citizens in the history of our country.
PS...and OH YEA, Bye The Way... Former Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt, and the entire Homeland Security Woose Asses can just SUCK IT !!!! WHAT A BUNCH OF IMPOTENT WORTHLESS PUSSEYS!!!
Anyone wearing a "Federal Badge" these days is just automatically one of the ememies, and that is a fact!! And just in case they forgot, The National Guard is "State Mandated"... the Governor decides where and when they are to be dispatched. The Governor of Arizona can dispatch her National Guard to stand at the border if she wants to. The only regress from Barack/Barry Obama would be to actually send The Army into Arizona? Barry/Barack is a disturbed arrogant egomaniac, with a major narcisissistic disorder... but even being as crazy as he is... he would not go that far, to declare war against the State of Arizona. He is just a pussy lawyer. He wants to just "File Law Suits". What a pussy!! He can kiss my lawsuit, right between the crack!! File your lawsuit on my big hairy butt, Barack !!!
MarinLocal says...(and I agree,good for you MarinLocal)...
It took 8yrs. for President Bush to become the best President Mexico ever had....Obama has earned that title in a little more than a year and a half...Citizens of all races in the United States are being 'sold out' 'fast foward' for Votes and Labor.
-The denial of the invasion of the United States is the biggest LIE perpetuated on U.S. citizens in the history of our country.
DEMOCRATS... defend illegal aliens and support the open border ideology. REPUBLICANS... defend illegal aliens and support the open border ideology. It is only... THE AMERICAN PEOPLE...that disagree with all these damn politicians!!
FOLLOW THE MONEY !!
Dear Readers, Obama/Soetoro is a puppet for the "New World Order" that is being run by Israeli Bankers from the Rothchild/Bilderberg's organization. They have bought every congressman and Senator that we have including Scott Brown. Since he was just the guest speaker at the Boston AIPAC meeting. Do the research/"the french connection.com". The State of Massachusetts with the help of the stimulous $$ is buying up the railroad systems and Worchester municipal airport.MA seems to be paving the way from healthcare to socilism with Devall Patrick at the helm, and he's from Chicago too. I agree vote in November just for a start. Everyone needs to keep their eyes and ears open, "OUR TIME" will come!
Harold Hurtt is not fit to be a hall monitor. He is one of Houstons biggest mistakes. He is very pro illegal and about as qualified for that position as my dog.
It just goes to show POTUS does not care about qualifications, he just wants another lackey.
Officer Rodney Johnson and Officer Joslyn Johnson are true American heroes. Officer Johnson was a great man and he would still be alive today if Hurtt would have enforced the law instead of looking the other way. Hurtt is just as guilty for murder as the illegal alien who took this great man from us all.
Another racist black man put into position to implement his racism in destroying this country by turning it into a turd world cesspool. Our Founding Fathers are rolling over in their graves at the corruption and cowardice exhibited by their people now.
OSLC IS A PAPER TIGER HE WON'T HAVE MUCH POWER ANYWAY....
Another racist commie incompetent affirmitive action unqualified black man being appointed by the same.
oilbama must really hate the US. He is undermining our laws at every possible turn.
All the more reason to go to the polls in November and take away Obama's power by removing Democrats from congress.
Just when I think Mr. Stupid can't think up any more ways to try and destroy America, he comes up with one more thing.
@ Sharon: Not "Mr. Stupid".....far from it. "Mr. EVIL" more appropriate.
@ American Mike: MILLIONS OF ILLEGALS will probably negate Patriotic American Votes in November and for sure, by 2012! God Help us.
this article is complete bullshit. the story of this murder is terrible and the man who shot officer Johnson truly was the worst of the worst. However, deputizing local police to carry out immigration policy will not improve the situation
If the author of this article had cited any kind of actual data or policy research(rather than just presenting a tragic story and blaming it on Obama) he would have realized that 287g has actually increased crime rates in nearly every instance. This is due to the simple fact that when local police become immigration officers, all Latinos(not just illegals) stop reporting crimes and crime rates skyrocket.
Research shows that, on average, illegal immigrants do not commit crimes any more than legal immigrants or white citizens(in fact their crime rates are lower because they fear deportation).
Hello Aaron,
My dear deluded Open Borders Social Progressive, you really do need to take a course in logic!
You state that 287g has actually "increased crime in nearly every instance" and then go on to state "all Latinos(not just illegals) stop reporting crimes and crime rates skyrocket."
If, in 'nearly every instance...all Latinos..stop reporting crimes' how then do you propose to verify that the '..crime rates skyrocket'?
You can't verify it, because IF those crimes actually took place my dear genius, we would NEVER know it because according to you, they were NOT reported!!!
Crimes that are not reported cannot be verified, therefore my dear rocket scientist, you have ZERO proof that 287g has increased crime in any way, shape, or form!
What CAN be verified is that more murders, rapes, and drug crimes involve Illegals than legals, as the FBI stats continue to illustrate.
Lastly, what part of 'Illegal' are you not able to comprehend? Grab a Webster's and look it up.
Hello again Aaron,
I'd like to also point you in the direction of some compatriots of yours working for the L.A. Times: a Social Progressive organ with a proven SP track record.
According to those SP stalwarts, fully 1/3....that's 33 out of every 100 Inmates in the California Penal System is an Illegal Alien!!!!
Let me repeat that for you my dear Open Borders Social Progressive Acolyte: fully 1/3 of ALL Inmates in the California Prison System are ILLEGAL Aliens!!!!
Care to take a wild guess as to which country it is from whence the 33 out of every 100 California Prison Inmates do hail?
Yup, you guessed it....good ole Meh-hee-coe!!!!!
Now, do a little math homework: Google the cost to house 1 Prison Inmate per year in the CA Penal System.
Next, find out the Total Number of Inmates in the CA Penal System and subtract 2/3 from that number.
Take the 1/3 remainder and multiply it times the first number you got for cost per inmate.
Wow, I wonder why CA's economy is
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