At the end of FY 2008, there were approximately 560,000 fugitive alien cases

A man wanted by the Mexican government for his involvement in several murders, robbery, kidnapping and ties to organized crime was escorted back to Mexico by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and turned over to authorities in Mexico City.

Liberio Andrew Gonzalez, an illegal alien, departed the United States without incident on Saturday, March 7 and was turned over to the Mexican Federal Police (Federales)  at Mexico City International Airport.

Complex problems are associated with illegal aliens who commit crimes. Criminal aliens tend to be drug-oriented and violent, often preying on members of their own cultures. If deported, they frequently use new names to reenter the United States and establish residence in different cities.

Furthermore, aliens do not confine their criminal activities to border cities -- communities throughout this country are experiencing increasing alien involvement in drug importation and distribution, weapons smuggling, and violence against persons and property.

So the Mexican despots give the poor the "bum's rush" out of Mexico: "Here's your sombrero, here's a map, here's a bottle of water, now get out!"  And American political leaders such as President Barack Obama are too busy fiddling with the US economy to do anything to protect American citizens.

But there is another benefit to the exportation of Mexicans into the US -- Mexico saves money on its criminal justice system by exporting their criminal population to the United States. Thus, Mexico's crime problem becomes our crime problem; their prison problem becomes our prison problem... more:
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Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today called on House Democrats to hold a hearing on the surge in drug-related violence on the U.S.-Mexico border.  The violence is attributed to Mexican drug cartels, fighting turf battles and competing to control the U.S. drug trade markets. 

In a letter to Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.), Smith cited reports from Wall Street Journal and USA Today that Mexican gangs are operating organized crime rings in at least 230 U.S. cities. 

A Mexican national wanted in his native country for the execution-style shooting of his aunt and teenage cousin at a church is one of two foreign murder suspects captured in the last two weeks by enforcement teams headed by Los Angeles-based officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Marshals Service, according to reports obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police from both agencies.

On Friday, January 30, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano sent a copy of her immigration and border security directive to the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police. While her plan does not appear much different from the one formulated and promulgated by the previous DHS Secretary, Michael Chertoff, the language used appears more politically correct and intended to elicit support from opponents.   

The directive requires specific department offices and components to work together and with state and local partners to review and assess the plans and policies to address: criminal and fugitive aliens; legal immigration benefit backlogs; southbound gun smuggling; cooperation with the National Guard; widows and widowers of U.S. citizens; immigration detention centers; and electronic employee verification.

The Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Justice (DOJ) launched the Secure Communities program in Bucks and Montgomery counties to better identify and remove criminal aliens from these communities.

This program, administered by DHS's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), will now check the immigration history of every individual booked into detention facilities in the two counties. Additionally, ICE will be automatically notified when non U.S. citizens are in custody to determine if follow-up action is necessary.

"Secure Communities will create a constant ICE presence at every local jail, allowing us to identify and ultimately remove dangerous incarcerated criminal aliens from our communities," said Executive Director for ICE Secure Communities David Venturella. "Using this technology, we will build upon the remarkable success we have had working with state and local law enforcement and we will modernize the process of identifying criminal aliens in custody."

James F. Cawley, chairman of the Bucks County Board of Commissioners said, "Information sharing is critical to all agencies' public safety efforts, and we're proud to be taking another step forward to do our part here in Bucks County."

Bucks and Montgomery counties are the first sites to join this program in Pennsylvania. Eleven other sites nationwide are benefiting from the additional information and assistance with removing criminal aliens received through Secure Communities. In collaboration with DOJ and other DHS components, ICE is expanding this capability to all state and local law enforcement agencies throughout the nation.

Michelle A. Henry, Bucks County District Attorney said, "This effort is important for Bucks County because it joins together local law enforcement with other federal agencies to achieve the common goal of removing criminal aliens that pose a threat to our communities."

Before Secure Communities, as part of the routine booking process at local jails, an individual's fingerprints were checked against DOJ's FBI database to obtain information about the detainee's criminal history. The new process will simultaneously check the detainee's fingerprints against the full DHS database as well, which holds biometrics based immigration records. If the individual's fingerprints match those of a non U.S. citizen, the new automated process notifies ICE to evaluate the case.

This capability is part of DHS's plan to distribute integration technology that will link local law enforcement agencies to both FBI and DHS biometric databases. DHS's US-VISIT Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) holds biometrics based immigration records, and the FBI's Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) contains biometrics based criminal records. DHS and DOJ are working to make IDENT and IAFIS fully interoperable to ensure that federal, state and local decision makers have access to the information they need in a timely manner. Local law enforcement officials are not permitted to take action against immigration violators unless authorized by DHS.

Jim Kouri, CPP is currently fifth vice-president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police and he's a staff writer for the New Media Alliance (thenma.org).  In addition, he's the new editor for the House Conservatives Fund's weblog. Kouri also serves as political advisor for Emmy and Golden Globe winning actor Michael Moriarty. 

He's former chief at a New York City housing project in Washington Heights nicknamed "Crack City" by reporters covering the drug war in the 1980s. In addition, he served as director of public safety at a New Jersey university and director of security for several major organizations.  He's also served on the National Drug Task Force and trained police and security officers throughout the country.   Kouri writes for many police and security magazines including Chief of Police, Police Times, The Narc Officer and others. He's a news writer for TheConservativeVoice.Com and PHXnews.com.  He's also a columnist for AmericanDaily.Com, MensNewsDaily.Com, MichNews.Com, and he's syndicated by AXcessNews.Com.   He's appeared as on-air commentator for over 100 TV and radio news and talk shows including Oprah, McLaughlin Report, CNN Headline News, MTV, Fox News, etc.  His book Assume The Position is available at Amazon.Com. Kouri's own website is located at http://jimkouri.us