New Report Exposes Racial Profiling in Texas
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From January 2006 through November 2007, Irving’s police department worked with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as part of the federal Criminal Alien Program to deport serious criminal offenders. During the program’s most intense phase, the number of Hispanic arrests for minor crimes increased by nearly 150 percent.
The report, from data first obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, provides the first analysis of the effect of local police involvement in immigration enforcement—historically a federal function. More information about the report is available here.
Although the Criminal Alien Program purportedly sought to target serious criminals for deportation, just 2 percent of those detained by immigration authorities over a 14-month period were charged with felonies. Irving police arrested Hispanics for misdemeanors in far greater numbers than Whites and African-Americans, and in July 2007 the number of Hispanic traffic arrests went up 223 percent compared to just three months earlier.
The Criminal Alien Program in Irving was scaled back in November 2007 amid complaints of racial profiling—and that Hispanics were being arrested for minor charges as a pretext to examining their citizenship and immigration status.
The Warren Institute’s report issued several recommendations to improve the program before it expands nationwide: examine the impact of local partnerships with immigration enforcement, bar criminal alien screenings of individuals arrested for petty offenses, and mandate that local police partnering with federal immigration authorities record arrest data by race, ethnicity, and level of offense.
Full Report: http://www.law.berkeley.edu/files/policybrief_irving_FINAL.pdf
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jacintodiazleon
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Ample proof of a clear case of racial profiling, illegal detention, and issue of an unwarranted traffic ticket to a Mexican national, living in Monterrey Mexico has been provided to Captain Kenneth Plunk, of the Texas Highway Patrol Division without a positive outcome. This case was also, presented to Luis Benjamín Lara Escobedo, Cónsul de Protección y Asuntos Jurídicos del Consulado Mexicano en Houston, who explains that his work load is too demanding ["carga de trabajo... muy demandante, sobre todo en el aspecto mental"] and not having time for small cases such as this. And after months of continual communication, he says is not in his jurisdiction to act.
No one, who could, does aything about these abuses and therefore go on unchalenged
- 10 months ago
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jacintodiazleon
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jacintodiazleon
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If you drive in or around San Marcos, TX, Beware. Brian Freeman, Badge# 05870 will give you a ticket no matter what if you look Hispanic. We are in the process of rebutting an illegal stop, an illegal arrest, and mistreatment. But it is not easy. No one wants to hear your complaint but, you must not give up. They must hear you and they will.
- 10 months ago
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jacintodiazleon
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edbr
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Hunzedog, the problem is it's so damn hard for one to come in legally. My sister-in-law is from Vietnam. She is a legal alien here, is college educated, pays taxes, and works full time as a prominent CPA. She has been unable to completely naturalize for over 7 years. Why is this so difficult for those who choose the legal route, and what's the consequence of illegally entering? Being deported just to have a family reunion in Mexico before they illegally return is no punishment for entering illegally.
- 2 years ago
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edbr
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hunzedog
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illegal is illegal....sign in like you are supposed to. get in line like you are supposed to. dont sneek in and demand rights you dont have..because you are here illegally. if you want to get treated the right way , do things the right way.
- 2 years ago
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hunzedog
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FishaHouse777
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If there was an immigration control when our ancestors first came to this country we wouldn't be here right now. Let the mexicans and hispanics come into the country, they are still adding to the economy and workforce.
- 2 years ago
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FishaHouse777
