Why Does it Take Over 20 Years to Remove a Criminal Gang Member?
By Robert Law on March 25, 2021
The other night, U.S. Border Patrol agents in the El Centro Sector (California) arrested a Mexican gang member trying to enter the country unlawfully. The Border Patrol should be applauded for capturing this dangerous alien and keeping law-abiding citizens safe. But the other details from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) press release tell an alarming tale about the lengthy process it takes to remove even the worst illegal aliens from our country.
It turns out that this 44-year-old illegal alien member of the Sureño gang has quite the documented history with the Department of Homeland Security. According to CBP, he was charged with felony carjacking in Los Angeles, Calif., in November 1995 and subsequently convicted and sentenced to four years in prison. Next, in August 2005, he was charged with being a felon unlawfully in possession of a firearm in Bakersfield, Calif., and sentenced to 32 months (felony) in prison. He was not ordered removed from the United States until May 5, 2017. It is unclear when this illegal alien’s removal to Mexico was actually effectuated.
https://cis.org/Law/Why-Does-it-Take-Over-20-Years-Remove-Criminal-Gang-Member
