Justice Blinds Itself in Criminal Alien’s Murder Trial
By Bob Dane November 6, 2019 No Comments
“Senseless.†That’s how Texas attorney George Shaffer described the grisly murder committed by his client, an illegal alien. The same characterization could apply to the trial that neglected to uncover how and why Ernesto Esquivel-Garcia was allowed to remain on the streets to kill.
Though Esquivel-Garcia was convicted and sentenced to life in U.S. prison, local and federal agencies that enabled him got a free pass.
When Shaffer argued at the start of the trial that references to Esquivel-Garcia’s immigration status would have a “harmful effect,†the judge and prosecutors agreed. “This muzzled any discussion or revelation as to why a deportable convicted criminal was able to stay in the country long enough to kill an American citizen,†noted Todd Bensman of the Center for Immigration Studies.
https://www.immigrationreform.com/2019/11/06/criminal-alien-guilty-questions-unanswered-immigrationreform-com/