36 arrests and 3 attempts of deportation: how an illegal criminal was saved by asylum policy

An illegal immigrant from Mexico, who is accused of stabbing a judge in the Denver area, was tried three times to deport. He was saved by the policy of refuge cities. The Blaze.

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The U.S. Immigration and Customs Administration (KUSA) filed three separate requests last year for the detention of 39-year-old Jose Arment-Vazquez. Deputies of the Denver Sheriff’s Department ignored them or rejected them each time because of the policy of the city of refuge.

The ICE makes requests for detention when a person suspected of illegal stay in the country is arrested for a crime. These requests are informed by local law enforcement agencies so that they can detain the person concerned until federal immigration officials investigate.

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In this case, Denver law enforcement agencies decided to release Arment-Vazquez without providing the ICE with “adequate notice.” Just one month after the third detention request, Arment-Vazquez stabbed Magistrate David Blacket near his Denver home. The victim nearly died from stab wounds.

Although the crime occurred last summer, the suspect remained at large until January 14.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation reported that over the past two decades, Arment Vasquez has been arrested 36 times under two dozen pseudonyms.

KUSA reported:

Inquiries from detainees remain a sore point in the ongoing feud between the city of Denver and the ICE. Denver city officials have repeatedly stated that they cannot continue to hold anyone (regardless of their immigration status) without a signed order from a judge. ICE executives, on the other hand, have repeatedly criticized the city of Denver for this ...

“They won’t let us take custody of their jails,” ICE’s deputy executive director said last month of Denver’s practices.

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Denver is not the only jurisdiction in the United States to implement sanctuary practices that ultimately put the public at risk.

A recent report by the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security states that due to asylum policies prevailing in many jurisdictions throughout the United States, more than 2019 illegal immigrants were released after being detained for offenses during 17.

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