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Hundreds of accused felons deported rather than prosecuted
04:04 AM CST on Friday, November 6, 2009
DALLAS - Hundreds of accused felons charged with murder, ., assault
and kidnapping have been deported from Dallas County without having to
face criminal prosecution.
News 8 has found that the practice to allow charged felons to
circumvent the justice system occurs not only in Dallas, but in major
cities throughout Texas and the nation.
The accused are undocumented immigrants, many of which are Mexican
Nationals, who bond out from jail and are transported by federal
immigration buses to the border and then set free.
"That=92s tragic and unacceptable,=94 said David Finn, a former Dallas
County District Judge and former federal prosecutor. =93... The left
hand and the right hand are not on the same page and they're not
communicating."
Finn, along with other authorities, said the problem has been a long-
standing =93black eye=94 on the U.S. criminal justice system.
Based on extensive interviews and research, News 8 found that federal,
state and local law enforcement simply fail when it comes to
cooperating to ensure accused felons go to trial.
From June through August, at least 20 Mexican citizens facing state
felony charges in Dallas County were released to Mexico, according to
a News 8 review.
One estimate by the Dallas County District Attorney=92s office indicates
the number of deported felons may be staggering.
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I know it's expensive to prosecute these monsters and then incarcerate
them for decades but we can't just release them!!! |