Politics Securing The Border With A Wall, Duh

[ehizzy3]

Btw, I know you mean well with this virtue signal. But Nothing I said would be anti Muslim in the eyes of Muslim reform community. Only the uniformed.

Btw, I know you mean well with you this, but there’s not a single Muslim that would respect your views on Islam.

 

[CupWizier]

Trump administration scores win over challenge to asylum restriction
By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News

Ooops!!!

ABCNews
Judge blocks Trump asylum restrictions at US-Mexico border
By By AMY TAXIN and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated PressJul 25, 2019, 8:47 AM ET

WATCH: A group of neighbors formed a human chain to successfully block two immigration agents from taking away a father who has lived there for 14 years.
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop denying asylum to anyone who transits through another country to reach the U.S. border, marking the latest legal defeat for a president waging an all-out battle to stem the flow of migrants entering from Mexico.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco on Wednesday came hours after another federal judge in Washington, D.C., let the 9-day-old policy stand. The California judge's preliminary injunction halts the policy while the lawsuit plays out in court.


The new policy denies asylum to anyone who passes through another country on the way to the U.S. without seeking protection there. Most crossing the Mexican border are from Central America, but it would apply to all nationalities except countries that border the U.S.

The dramatic change went into effect last week, though there were conflicting reports on whether U.S. immigration agencies were enforcing it.

Top U.S. officials said the policy would discourage migrants from leaving their countries, which they say is necessary to reduce the numbers of people that U.S. authorities are detaining.


The White House condemned the judge's order, calling it "tyranny of a dysfunctional system."

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said Thursday the plaintiffs in the case had found "a single district judge who will purport to dictate immigration policy to the entire Nation." She said President Donald Trump will "pursue all available options to address this meritless ruling and to defend this Nation's borders."


Tigar, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, halted another Trump policy last year to deny asylum to people who crossed the border illegally.

The judge said the policy could expose migrants to violence and abuse, deny their rights under international law and return them to countries they were fleeing. He cited the administration's own court filings to argue that Mexico was unsafe.

Tigar acknowledged that the U.S. immigration system is overwhelmed by the surge in migrants from Central America over the last year.

"But shortcutting the law, or weakening the boundary between Congress and the Executive, are not the solutions to these problems," he wrote.

Trump told reporters before his departure for a fundraiser in West Virginia on Wednesday that the decision earlier Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, was a "tremendous ruling." He added: "We appreciate it. We respect the courts very much. That helps us very much at the border."

The California judge ruled in favor of advocacy groups represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Center for Constitutional Rights.

Melissa Crow, an attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center, said the decision was "an important victory for incredibly vulnerable individuals and families from besieged Central American countries seeking refuge in our country."

"We will continue to fight this draconian policy as well as the myriad of others through which the Trump administration continues to wage war on asylum-seekers and our nation's asylum system," Crow said.

The policy would have limited exceptions that would allow for asylum: if someone has been trafficked, if an asylum seeker sought protection in a country but was denied or if the country the migrant passed through did not sign one of the major international treaties that govern how refugees are managed, though most Western countries have signed them.

The decision came as tens of thousands of people are waiting in Mexico on official and unofficial lists formed after U.S. agents started turning away many asylum seekers, citing lack of space and delays in immigration courts. They also include people are forced to wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. immigration policy, another Trump policy that has so far survived a legal challenge.

Tigar's ruling is the latest example of courts dealing Trump a setback on immigration policy. A court stopped the administration from detaining asylum seekers without giving them a chance to be released on bond.

A judge in Oakland, California, prevented the Trump administration from tapping $2.5 billion in Pentagon money to build border walls. The administration has appealed that decision to the U.S. Supreme Court and asked for a ruling by Friday.

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Taxin reported from Santa Ana, California, and Khalil reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Elliot Spagat in San Diego, Colleen Long in Washington and Nomaan Merchant in Houston contributed to this report.

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[MarAzul]

Btw, I know you mean well with you this, but there’s not a single Muslim that would respect your views on Islam.

A majority? I do not know, but I do know one.
Actually that is not the real issue here, It seems to me that it is time to adjust (amend) the Constitution in this matter. We went for 218 years before it came up, now we have three times.
Since the Constitution prohibits a religious test to hold office, then it seems to follow in my view, that an oath of office probably should not permit an oath of affirmation connected with a religious symbol. The Bible, Torrah or Quran.
It never was an issue before because only the Quran contains a set of law that people actually do follow, that is in conflict with the Constitution. Also, the only Book that urges the follower to deceive the Infidel.

I sort of hoped for a discussion on fixing the Constitution and I rather hoped I would not have to start it. However it does seem easy to construct, make the Oath required with hand on the Constitution it's self, as some Jewish Reps do now.
Might be hard to get a super majority of Christians to go along though. The thread got labeled hate speech though, without ever getting to that point.

 

[calvin natt]

A majority? I do not know, but I do know one.
Actually that is not the real issue here, It seems to me that it is time to adjust (amend) the Constitution in this matter. We went for 218 years before it came up, now we have three times.
Since the Constitution prohibits a religious test to hold office, then it seems to follow in my view, that an oath of office probably should not permit an oath of affirmation connected with a religious symbol. The Bible, Torrah or Quran.
It never was an issue before because only the Quran contains a set of law that people actually do follow, that is in conflict with the Constitution. Also, the only Book that urges the follower to deceive the Infidel.

I sort of hoped for a discussion on fixing the Constitution and I rather hoped I would not have to start it. However it does seem easy to construct, make the Oath required with hand on the Constitution it's self, as some Jewish Reps do now.
Might be hard to get a super majority of Christians to go along though. The thread got labeled hate speech though, without ever getting to that point.

I’m all for removing religion from as many things/places as possible.

 

[MarAzul]

I’m all for removing religion from as many things/places as possible.

Congratulations!
I think you are the first to contribute in a meaningful way since I started the subject in another now closed thread.
I always thought it a mistake to add "under God" to the pledge of allegiance. It has always made the point of the pledge obscure, which is, many states, but once Nation. It commingles two separated important messages into one very obscure pledge of nonsense.
Turning many people off.

 

[calvin natt]

Congratulations!
I think you are the first to contribute in a meaningful way since I started the subject in another now closed thread.
I always thought it a mistake to add "under God" to the pledge of allegiance. It has always made the point of the pledge obscure, which is, many states, but once Nation. It commingles two separated important messages into one very obscure pledge of nonsense.
Turning many people off.

It’s a miracle but we are on the same page.

 

[MarAzul]

It’s a miracle but we are on the same page.

Ha!
Imagine that!

 

[calvin natt]

Ha!
Imagine that!

My dad was a very conservative Republican. He died almost exactly a year ago, unexpectedly, at 71. I’m still not able to fully process it. We had many lively discussions about politics and Trump. We finally agreed to disagree. He was not fond of Trump the person, but always came to his defense. We were never able to see eye to eye on Trump and his style. He thought he was just unorthodoxed in his style, I think he’s just too egomaniacal and dumb to give him leeway in his antics. In the end, I know my dad had the absolute biggest and most generous heart of any person I have ever met. That is why I didn’t understand his allegiance to Trump, it didn’t make sense to me. What he saw and heard from Trump didn’t strike him like it struck me. It was like we honestly heard things and understood things completely differently. We could not understand each other. Neither had the wrong intentions but we both needed to open our minds to just try to see what the other saw. Anyway. God rest his soul.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

My dad was a very conservative Republican. He died almost exactly a year ago, unexpectedly, at 71. I’m still not able to fully process it. We had many lively discussions about politics and Trump. We finally agreed to disagree. He was not fond of Trump the person, but always came to his defense. We were never able to see eye to eye on Trump and his style. He thought he was just unorthodoxed in his style, I think he’s just too egomaniacal and dumb to give him leeway in his antics. In the end, I know my dad had the absolute biggest and most generous heart of any person I have ever met. That is why I didn’t understand his allegiance to Trump, it didn’t make sense to me. What he saw and heard from Trump didn’t strike him like it struck me. It was like we honestly heard things and understood things completely differently. We could not understand each other. Neither had the wrong intentions but we both needed to open our minds to just try to see what the other saw. Anyway. God rest his soul.

Sorry to hear about your father's passing.
I believe people all have their own perspectives and relevance (there may be some exceptions), and while at times it can be hard to hear or comprehend someone who has wildly different views than you (the general you), it's important to be able to communicate, because that's how we work on crossing the divide. It's my opinion that part of the issue and one of the things I dislike most about Trump is that as a leader he has continued to divide people and to make communication even harder than ever. As a leader, his job should be to unite all not just bait those he disagrees with and inspire those who agree with him.

My views are fairly conservative, though I am no fan of Trump.

I think what bothers me the most about the off-topic section here and the internet is how quickly everyone jumps on the attack, it seems like for most people there is very little room for respectfully disagreeing on things, and it quickly turns into an arms race of who can humiliate, or beat down their opposition. I feel like that actually creates and pushes people to the extreme beliefs that can be so harmful to people.

 

[CupWizier]

When speaking of Rats, what is a green alternative?

a republican?

 

[Lanny]

Trump administration scores win over challenge to asylum restriction
By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News

New rule attempts to address immigration loopholes; Ray Bogan reports from Washington, D.C.

A federal judge decided Wednesday to leave in place a Trump administration rule that imposes restrictions on individuals seeking asylum in the United States if they passed through a third country on their way to the border between the U.S. and Mexico, potentially leading to a sharp reduction in Central American migrants entering the country.

The rule, published in the Federal Register last week, requires people seeking asylum to first apply in one of the countries they pass through on their way to the U.S., with certain exceptions. The rule was quickly met with a legal challenge from advocacy groups, who moved for a temporary restraining order blocking the rule. After a hearing in Washington, D.C. federal court, District Judge Timothy J. Kelly denied the motion. The rule will remain in place for the duration of the case, unless the decision is successfully appealed.

"We are disappointed in the court's decision today," said Claudia Cubas, litigation direction for the Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition.

Kelly, who was appointed to the bench by President Trump said the immigrant advocate groups who filed the lawsuit did not show that their work would be irreparably harmed if the policy moved forward.

With certain exceptions, the rule requires individuals to apply for and be denied asylum in another country in order to apply in the U.S. That means that migrants from Central American nations who travel through Mexico – who make up a significant portion of recent asylum seekers – will not be eligible for asylum in America unless they previously applied for asylum in Mexico or any other country they traversed and were turned down.

The new rule’s exceptions include certain cases of human trafficking.

The rule is meant to crack down on asylum seekers coming to the U.S. more for economic reasons than to escape persecution in their home countries. Administration officials say this could help close the gap between the initial asylum screening that most people pass and the final decision on asylum that most people do not win. The goal in part is to allow quicker determinations in these cases.

The policy follows the Trump administration's Migrant Protection Protocols, commonly referred to as the "remain in Mexico" policy. Under that policy, asylum seekers were often told to go back to Mexico to await hearings, rather than be allowed to remain in the U.S.

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AIMS TO EXPAND FAST-TRACK DEPORTATIONS ACROSS US, LEGAL FIGHT EXPECTED

A reduction in asylum seekers would ease the burden on federal agencies currently overwhelmed by the volume of individuals seeking entry into the U.S.

Detention facilities have been notoriously stretched for resources, resulting in outcries against the government. The criticism has particularly been strong when it comes to the conditions in which migrant children have been kept.

Fox News' Judson Berger and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

How old is this because I heard on tonight's news that the asylum restriction was placed on hold by a higher court.

 

[MARIS61]

Great news!

680 illegal aliens arrested at chicken farm, hopefully the racist, slave-owner business owners are prosecuted fully.

 

[ABM]

Great news!

680 illegal aliens arrested at chicken farm, hopefully the racist, slave-owner business owners are prosecuted fully.

Wowzers

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/07/us/mississippi-immigration-raids/index.html

 

[MARIS61]

Sweet, it's Koch Foods Inc..

Maybe the bros will get cells next to Epstein, in the Billionaire Block?

 

[CupWizier]

Sweet, it's Koch Foods Inc..

Maybe the bros will get cells next to Epstein, in the Billionaire Block?

Hopefully they reserve a room for trump as once he is voted out, the shit will likely hit the fan.

 

[CupWizier]

Great news!

680 illegal aliens arrested at chicken farm, hopefully the racist, slave-owner business owners are prosecuted fully.

and what about the illegal immigrants trump hired at his properties?

https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-undocumented-immigrants-trump-20190208-story.html

note to maris: See how I posted a link to the article rather than post the whole article and a link?

 

[barfo]

Sweet, it's Koch Foods Inc..

Maybe the bros will get cells next to Epstein, in the Billionaire Block?

It is apparently not owned by the Kochs, just named Koch.

barfo

 

[MARIS61]

This is the culture that's blitzing our border at over 1 million per year and growing. Grisly mass murders are a daily occurrence there, so commonplace that Michoacán Attorney General Adrián López Solís simply sees it as "unfortunate".

19 bodies found hung, butchered in suspected Mexico gang turf war
By Melissa Leon | Fox News

Sen. Cassidy wants to use confiscated drug cartel money to fund border security

The Republican senator pitches his plan before heading to the White House to discuss President Trump's national emergency declaration and the upcoming vote in the Senate.

Mexican police have found 19 dead bodies, some hung from an overpass and others butchered and dumped on the street, in what authorities suspect is a gang turf war, according to a report.

In the state of Michoacán, nine bodies were found in the city of Uruapán hanging from an overpass. Seven other bodies were chopped up and dumped on the road, with three additional bodies hacked up and left further down the road.

There was also a drug cartel banner hanging on the overpass that was not entirely legible. It read in part, "Be a patriot, kill a Viagra," according to the AP. Authorities suspect the banner is from the bloodthirsty Jalisco drug cartel, whose rival is the Viagras gang.

MEXICO MURDER RATE REACHES ALL-TIME HIGH

"Certain criminal gangs are fighting over territory, to control activities related to drug production distribution and consumption. Unfortunately, this conflict results in these kinds of acts that justifiably alarm the public," said Michoacán Attorney General Adrián López Solís.

Some of the bodies were hung with their hands bound and others with their pants down. Two of the bodies hanging on the overpass were women and were half-naked; one dismembered body was also a female. All the victims had been shot to death.

The act is a sobering reminder of the height of Mexico's drug war, in 2011 and 2012, when dozens of bodies would be dumped in piles along highways, including many decapitated bodies.

"This kind of public, theatrical violence, where you don’t just kill, but you brag about killing, is meant to intimidate rivals and send a message to the authorities. This kind of cynical impunity has been increasing in Michoacán," according to Alejandro Hope, a Mexican security analyst.

This year, Mexico has surpassed its own homicide record, which is up 5.3 percent - with 17,608 homicides - when compared to the first part of 2018.

Mexico boasts a population of more than 129 million people. Uruapán, located approximately 250 miles west of the country's capital, Mexico City, had a population of approximately 315,000 as of 2010.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/bodies-butchered-mexico-gang-turf-war

 

[CupWizier]

This is the culture that's blitzing our border at over 1 million per year and growing. Grisly mass murders are a daily occurrence there, so commonplace that Michoacán Attorney General Adrián López Solís simply sees it as "unfortunate".

19 bodies found hung, butchered in suspected Mexico gang turf war
By Melissa Leon | Fox News

Sen. Cassidy wants to use confiscated drug cartel money to fund border security

The Republican senator pitches his plan before heading to the White House to discuss President Trump's national emergency declaration and the upcoming vote in the Senate.

Mexican police have found 19 dead bodies, some hung from an overpass and others butchered and dumped on the street, in what authorities suspect is a gang turf war, according to a report.

In the state of Michoacán, nine bodies were found in the city of Uruapán hanging from an overpass. Seven other bodies were chopped up and dumped on the road, with three additional bodies hacked up and left further down the road.

There was also a drug cartel banner hanging on the overpass that was not entirely legible. It read in part, "Be a patriot, kill a Viagra," according to the AP. Authorities suspect the banner is from the bloodthirsty Jalisco drug cartel, whose rival is the Viagras gang.

MEXICO MURDER RATE REACHES ALL-TIME HIGH

"Certain criminal gangs are fighting over territory, to control activities related to drug production distribution and consumption. Unfortunately, this conflict results in these kinds of acts that justifiably alarm the public," said Michoacán Attorney General Adrián López Solís.

Some of the bodies were hung with their hands bound and others with their pants down. Two of the bodies hanging on the overpass were women and were half-naked; one dismembered body was also a female. All the victims had been shot to death.

The act is a sobering reminder of the height of Mexico's drug war, in 2011 and 2012, when dozens of bodies would be dumped in piles along highways, including many decapitated bodies.

"This kind of public, theatrical violence, where you don’t just kill, but you brag about killing, is meant to intimidate rivals and send a message to the authorities. This kind of cynical impunity has been increasing in Michoacán," according to Alejandro Hope, a Mexican security analyst.

This year, Mexico has surpassed its own homicide record, which is up 5.3 percent - with 17,608 homicides - when compared to the first part of 2018.

Mexico boasts a population of more than 129 million people. Uruapán, located approximately 250 miles west of the country's capital, Mexico City, had a population of approximately 315,000 as of 2010.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/bodies-butchered-mexico-gang-turf-war

Fake news

 

[calvin natt]

This is the culture that's blitzing our border at over 1 million per year and growing. Grisly mass murders are a daily occurrence there, so commonplace that Michoacán Attorney General Adrián López Solís simply sees it as "unfortunate".

19 bodies found hung, butchered in suspected Mexico gang turf war
By Melissa Leon | Fox News

Sen. Cassidy wants to use confiscated drug cartel money to fund border security

The Republican senator pitches his plan before heading to the White House to discuss President Trump's national emergency declaration and the upcoming vote in the Senate.

Mexican police have found 19 dead bodies, some hung from an overpass and others butchered and dumped on the street, in what authorities suspect is a gang turf war, according to a report.

In the state of Michoacán, nine bodies were found in the city of Uruapán hanging from an overpass. Seven other bodies were chopped up and dumped on the road, with three additional bodies hacked up and left further down the road.

There was also a drug cartel banner hanging on the overpass that was not entirely legible. It read in part, "Be a patriot, kill a Viagra," according to the AP. Authorities suspect the banner is from the bloodthirsty Jalisco drug cartel, whose rival is the Viagras gang.

MEXICO MURDER RATE REACHES ALL-TIME HIGH

"Certain criminal gangs are fighting over territory, to control activities related to drug production distribution and consumption. Unfortunately, this conflict results in these kinds of acts that justifiably alarm the public," said Michoacán Attorney General Adrián López Solís.

Some of the bodies were hung with their hands bound and others with their pants down. Two of the bodies hanging on the overpass were women and were half-naked; one dismembered body was also a female. All the victims had been shot to death.

The act is a sobering reminder of the height of Mexico's drug war, in 2011 and 2012, when dozens of bodies would be dumped in piles along highways, including many decapitated bodies.

"This kind of public, theatrical violence, where you don’t just kill, but you brag about killing, is meant to intimidate rivals and send a message to the authorities. This kind of cynical impunity has been increasing in Michoacán," according to Alejandro Hope, a Mexican security analyst.

This year, Mexico has surpassed its own homicide record, which is up 5.3 percent - with 17,608 homicides - when compared to the first part of 2018.

Mexico boasts a population of more than 129 million people. Uruapán, located approximately 250 miles west of the country's capital, Mexico City, had a population of approximately 315,000 as of 2010.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/bodies-butchered-mexico-gang-turf-war

Oh no. Surely a wall will fix it.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2...ng-children-and-loved-ones-spread-ice-arrests

This viral video made @magnifier661's nipples hard.

 

[Lanny]

This is the culture that's blitzing our border at over 1 million per year and growing. Grisly mass murders are a daily occurrence there, so commonplace that Michoacán Attorney General Adrián López Solís simply sees it as "unfortunate".

19 bodies found hung, butchered in suspected Mexico gang turf war
By Melissa Leon | Fox News

Sen. Cassidy wants to use confiscated drug cartel money to fund border security

The Republican senator pitches his plan before heading to the White House to discuss President Trump's national emergency declaration and the upcoming vote in the Senate.

Mexican police have found 19 dead bodies, some hung from an overpass and others butchered and dumped on the street, in what authorities suspect is a gang turf war, according to a report.

In the state of Michoacán, nine bodies were found in the city of Uruapán hanging from an overpass. Seven other bodies were chopped up and dumped on the road, with three additional bodies hacked up and left further down the road.

There was also a drug cartel banner hanging on the overpass that was not entirely legible. It read in part, "Be a patriot, kill a Viagra," according to the AP. Authorities suspect the banner is from the bloodthirsty Jalisco drug cartel, whose rival is the Viagras gang.

MEXICO MURDER RATE REACHES ALL-TIME HIGH

"Certain criminal gangs are fighting over territory, to control activities related to drug production distribution and consumption. Unfortunately, this conflict results in these kinds of acts that justifiably alarm the public," said Michoacán Attorney General Adrián López Solís.

Some of the bodies were hung with their hands bound and others with their pants down. Two of the bodies hanging on the overpass were women and were half-naked; one dismembered body was also a female. All the victims had been shot to death.

The act is a sobering reminder of the height of Mexico's drug war, in 2011 and 2012, when dozens of bodies would be dumped in piles along highways, including many decapitated bodies.

"This kind of public, theatrical violence, where you don’t just kill, but you brag about killing, is meant to intimidate rivals and send a message to the authorities. This kind of cynical impunity has been increasing in Michoacán," according to Alejandro Hope, a Mexican security analyst.

This year, Mexico has surpassed its own homicide record, which is up 5.3 percent - with 17,608 homicides - when compared to the first part of 2018.

Mexico boasts a population of more than 129 million people. Uruapán, located approximately 250 miles west of the country's capital, Mexico City, had a population of approximately 315,000 as of 2010.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/bodies-butchered-mexico-gang-turf-war

And the purpose of this post? Could it be that when Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best? Are we condemning the country of Mexico?

 

[MarAzul]

Are we condemning the country of Mexico?

Naw! I might spend the winter there.

 

[MARIS61]

New White House immigration rule: How will your taxes be impacted?
By Paul ConnerPublished August 12, 2019TaxesFOXBusiness

A new White House rule that requires foreigners seeking to enter the U.S. disclose their use of public benefits would save taxpayers about $2.27 billion per year, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

That’s about $6.89 per U.S. citizen.

The final rule, which was announced Monday and goes into effect Oct. 15, would cost applicants somewhere between $45 million and $130 million per year, when considering time spent on paperwork, lost wages and legal fees.

The Trump administration wants to know how likely an immigrant is to become a "public charge," someone who receives government benefits like food stamps. approve applications for entrance to the U.S. or for a green card.

DHS estimated that the rule would affect 382,000 non-citizens, meaning it would cost $117 per person.

"Through the public charge rule, President Trump's administration is re-enforcing the ideal of self-sufficiency and personal responsibility, ensuring that immigrants are able to support themselves and become successful in America," acting U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services director Ken Cuccinelli said at the White House Monday.

The Center for Immigration Studies, which favors lower levels of immigration, found in 2015. that the average household headed by an immigrant costs $6,234 per year in taxpayer-funded benefits.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services first proposed the rule in September 2018, and it received a whopping 266,000 comments on the proposal.

 

[MARIS61]

It is apparently not owned by the Kochs, just named Koch.

barfo

Appears it's some Chinese slaver.

 

[MARIS61]

 

[Chris Craig]

This is the culture that's blitzing our border at over 1 million per year and growing. Grisly mass murders are a daily occurrence there, so commonplace that Michoacán Attorney General Adrián López Solís simply sees it as "unfortunate".

19 bodies found hung, butchered in suspected Mexico gang turf war
By Melissa Leon | Fox News

Sen. Cassidy wants to use confiscated drug cartel money to fund border security

The Republican senator pitches his plan before heading to the White House to discuss President Trump's national emergency declaration and the upcoming vote in the Senate.

Mexican police have found 19 dead bodies, some hung from an overpass and others butchered and dumped on the street, in what authorities suspect is a gang turf war, according to a report.

In the state of Michoacán, nine bodies were found in the city of Uruapán hanging from an overpass. Seven other bodies were chopped up and dumped on the road, with three additional bodies hacked up and left further down the road.

There was also a drug cartel banner hanging on the overpass that was not entirely legible. It read in part, "Be a patriot, kill a Viagra," according to the AP. Authorities suspect the banner is from the bloodthirsty Jalisco drug cartel, whose rival is the Viagras gang.

MEXICO MURDER RATE REACHES ALL-TIME HIGH

"Certain criminal gangs are fighting over territory, to control activities related to drug production distribution and consumption. Unfortunately, this conflict results in these kinds of acts that justifiably alarm the public," said Michoacán Attorney General Adrián López Solís.

Some of the bodies were hung with their hands bound and others with their pants down. Two of the bodies hanging on the overpass were women and were half-naked; one dismembered body was also a female. All the victims had been shot to death.

The act is a sobering reminder of the height of Mexico's drug war, in 2011 and 2012, when dozens of bodies would be dumped in piles along highways, including many decapitated bodies.

"This kind of public, theatrical violence, where you don’t just kill, but you brag about killing, is meant to intimidate rivals and send a message to the authorities. This kind of cynical impunity has been increasing in Michoacán," according to Alejandro Hope, a Mexican security analyst.

This year, Mexico has surpassed its own homicide record, which is up 5.3 percent - with 17,608 homicides - when compared to the first part of 2018.

Mexico boasts a population of more than 129 million people. Uruapán, located approximately 250 miles west of the country's capital, Mexico City, had a population of approximately 315,000 as of 2010.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/bodies-butchered-mexico-gang-turf-war

Because all Mexicans are murders and rapists?

 

[CupWizier]

Dump the trump

 

[MARIS61]

ICE arrests illegal immigrant accused of rape 2 months after he was released on bond
By Robert Gearty | Fox News

A North Carolina sheriff has been accused by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials of ignoring an ICE detainer in the case of an illegal immigrant who was captured this month -- two months after he was released on bond in a rape case.

“By releasing a previously deported alien facing serious criminal charges, Mecklenburg County chose to release a serious public safety threat onto the streets of Charlotte where he was free to potentially harm others for nearly two months until his capture by ICE," the agency officials said Friday.

Charlotte police arrested Oscar Pacheco-Leonardo June 14 on rape and indecent liberties with a minor charges. Online records show Pacheco-Leonardo was accused of having sex with a child under the age of 13. He was due back in court in October.

'CLERICAL ERROR' BLAMED FOR NC JAIL'S RELEASE OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT DETAINED ON MURDER CHARGE

ICE said it issued a detainer the next day but it wasn’t honored and the 33-year-old Honduran national was released June 16 by the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office. The immigration enforcement agency said Pacheco-Leonardo reentered the U.S. illegally after being deported in 2006.

“This arrest is simply the latest in a continuing list of unlawfully present foreign nationals released from Mecklenburg County custody over the past nine months despite serious criminal charges that pose a clear threat to public safety,” ICE said.

ICE said the 48-hour detainer could have given the agency time to take custody of Pacheco-Leonardo to deport him.

Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden defended himself Friday at a news conference in which he took no questions, Fox 46 Charlotte reported.

McFadden said Pacheco-Leonardo was released after he put up $100,000 in bond set by a Mecklenburg judge in the rape case.

He stopped honoring ICE detainers after being elected sheriff last fall.

 

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Maryland man accused of raping, choking woman was in US illegally, report says

By Greg Norman | Fox News
CBP letting violent criminals walk free by failing to collect DNA samples, government watchdog warns

A 26-year-old man accused of raping and attacking a woman in Maryland last week reportedly has been identified by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers as a Honduran national who is in the United States illegally.

ICE officers placed a detainer Tuesday on Kevin Mendoza, who is facing first-degree rape and attempted second-degree murder charges stemming from the Aug. 16 incident, according to FOX5 DC.

Kevin Mendoza is facing first-degree rape and attempted second-degree murder charges following an incident in Silver Spring, Md., last Friday. (Montgomery County Police Department)

He was arrested Monday in Silver Spring following an investigation by the Montgomery County police.

The department said officers responded to a report of a rape at an apartment complex there last week and “determined that the victim was carrying items from her vehicle parked in the parking lot to the apartment building when she noticed a male that appeared to be following her.”

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT RAPE SUSPECT RELEASED FROM MARYLAND JAIL, VIOLATING DETAINER POLICY, ICE SAYS

When the victim unlocked one of the building's doors, Mendoza -- who used to live at the facility -- grabbed her from behind and threw her to the ground, police said in a statement.

“The victim attempted to yell and resist but the suspect began to strangle her with his hands,” it added. “As the victim continued to attempt to escape the suspect struck her multiple times in the face and head with a closed fist. The suspect then raped the victim.”

The woman was sent to a local hospital for treatment of her injuries while “doctors advised detectives that the severity of the strangulation the victim suffered could have resulted in her death,” the statement also says.

A Montgomery County District Court judge has denied Mendoza bond, according to WJLA.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/ice-detainer-in-maryland-rape-case