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Immigration enforcement interfering with other US Marshals' duties

By Gritsforbreakfast

Stricter enforcement of immigration laws is harming the effectiveness of federal fugitive apprehension and other critical public safety initiatives, a US Marshal's supervisor declared, particularly where the feds have implemented a pilot 'zero-tolerance' policy along the stretch of border near Del Rio. Reports the Dallas News ("Illegal immigrant program stretches marshals to the limit," March 13): A program along the border in parts of Texas and Arizona to haul illegal immigrants off to jail instead of shipping them home has overwhelmed the U.S. Marshals Service. The 600 marshals stationed on the border with Mexico are dealing with as many as 6,000 new defendants a month. That's taking them away from other tasks such as capturing escaped prisoners and rounding up sex offenders, according to Justice Department documents...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on March 13, 2008 (boomark / email).