Since the victims refuse to testify
You know one thing that happens when you make undocumented immigrants afraid of the authorities? In addition to things like: they don’t go to the doctor or the dentist, they drop out of school, they don’t apply for library cards, they can’t call anyone in emergencies?
Multiple victims of domestic assault — who are living in the U.S. without proper documentation — are refusing to testify in a Denver courthouse out of fears of being deported, according to city officials.
Since President Donald Trump‘s executive order on immigration was issued on Jan. 25, at least four victims of domestic violence are unwilling to testify in court, said Denver City Attorney Kristin Bronson on Friday to ABC News affiliate KMGH.
Since the victims refuse to testify, “four alleged perpetrators of domestic violence” are “back out on the streets without any kind of punishment.”
And free to abuse some more.
On Thursday, the Meyer Law Office, in Denver posted video of an immigration attorney questioning ICE agents who were at the city’s courthouse. In the video, agents admit that they are looking to arrest someone but refuse to elaborate beyond that. At least one agent admitted that he did not have any arrest warrants, but he would not confirm or deny whether he was working undercover.
While the actions of the ICE agents are not illegal, the law firm alleges that ICE is using “bully” tactics and destroying the trust between immigrants and law enforcement.
ICE issued a statement saying they did have warrants.
So they’re trawling court reports to see if any illegal immigrants are due to either stand trial or give evidence, then turning up with warrants?
Despicable, inhumane bastards, empowered by the daddy of all despicable, inhumane bastards.
To the average Trumpet, this is a feature, not a bug. “Illegals”, to their way of thinking, don’t deserve the protection of ‘our’ courts and police.
Many years ago, my young neighbor told my roommate and me that her father had raped her.
They were from El Salvador, we were not sure about their legal status, and this was the early 1980s. My roommate worried that if we reported it, they might get in trouble with the INS and get sent back.
So I called the cops and asked a hypothetical. That was when I learned that in Los Angeles, the police don’t call Immigration as a matter of course. I wound up calling the girl’s school principal, because I knew she’d be legally bound to report.
So, yeah. L.A. is a sanctuary city, but a lot of people don’t know that. And what about immigrants elsewhere? Where would a 10 year old kid turn for help?
(I don’t know the ultimate outcome, but I do know that a social worker got involved, and Immigration did not.)