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More illegal immigrants are being charged criminally in Austin
His mother had suffered a stroke, and his family needed money. So even though he had been deported once from the United States last year, Edgar Rodriguez-Sarmiento left his home in a rural Honduran village, paid a smuggler $2,000 to get him across the border and sought work while living in an Austin apartment off East Riverside Drive in January, according to court documents and his lawyer. Six weeks later, Rodriguez was arrested on public intoxication charges and brought to the Travis County Jail. He was tagged by immigration agents and became enmeshed in a federal effort to charge even those with minor or no criminal history with the crime of re-entering the U.S. after deportation, a felony. The effort, part of a nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration, has led to a surge in the number of undocumented immigrants in Austin who are being hit with a felony conviction, and sometimes sent to prison, before being deported. The practice has been criticized by immigrant advocates and defense lawyers, who call it a waste of resources. In recent years, about three to five people a month were charged in U.S. District Court in Austin with returning to the United States after deportation. In March, when Rodriguez was indicted, 17 people were charged with the crime in federal court in Austin, according to an American-Statesman review of cases. In April, federal prosecutors in Austin charged 21 people with illegally re-entering the United States after deportation, and this month they have charged 25, according to the review. A total of eight people were charged in January and February. Illegal re-entry is punishable by as much as to two years in prison. If the defendant has a previous aggravated felony, the maximum punishment goes up to 20 years in prison. U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton is leading the federal effortin the western district of Texas, which covers a wide swath of the border, including the cities of El Paso and Del Rio. 4 comments from 4 users
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posted by
johnburnssucks
on May 29, 2008 at 07:53 AM
His family needed money, so he gave a smuggler $2,000? That may sound plausible in his community; not too many people in this country are going to bite on that one. posted by
ALICEN
on May 29, 2008 at 08:00 AM
Gube - Is Sutton finally wising up? Or has someone higher on the rung stomped on his fingers? Does Sutton not realize the human cost involved here? My own opinion is that if we must incarcerate these criminals -- and they're criminals as soon as they set foot on our land illegally -- we should be able to recoup the costs of incarceration from the government of their countries of origin. That's not likely to happen. Therefore, we should deport these individuals to the farthest point away in their countries of origin. It makes me physically ill to contemplate the more or less cradle-to-grave care we are nearly forcing on these criminals. posted by
NancyII
on May 29, 2008 at 08:09 AM
"Six weeks later, Rodriguez was arrested on public intoxication charges" Now that's ignorance gone to seed. You're in the country illegally for the SECOND time and should be keeping a low profile and you get arrested for PUBLIC INTOXICATION? posted by
anglo1
on May 29, 2008 at 11:18 AM
A good rule to follow according to a "friend," only break one law at a time. Such as don't drive after a couple of drinks if you have a broken headlight. Of you're illegal keep your nose clean.
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