Vice squads extend to the Immigration realm as well with ICE. That is the governmental agency that is in charge of deporting illegal aliens or residents who are removable for whatever reason. Lately this has been largely through predator laws: statutory rape, exposure to children, molesting children, et al.
Of course, they won't deport you before you serve your sentence. They'll let you spend time in jail and then add another punishment on top of the time you already served and deport you. Why they don't deport you initially is your best bet.
Today the Chicago Tribute had a wonderful article that details how ridiculous these ICE vice squads have become.
They start by detailing a hardworking 25-year-old Mexican who lives in the midwest, supports his wife, daughter, and disabled brother and potentially be deported soon. Why? Oh, for statutory rape...
that stemmed from his relationship with a 14-year-old girlfriend that began when he was 17 and in high school.
That doesn't sound so bad to me. Even so, he was convicted and served his time without any problems and met all of his probation requirements. Unfortunately Operation Predator is out to get him because...well...you take your guess...
Launched in July 2003 by Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit, or ICE, the initiative was meant to rid the country of non-citizens guilty of sex crimes, particularly against children.
There is nothing wrong with this objective, however, in my mind you have to decide what is really a sex crime and you should deport as the punishment. Not subject people to what is effect double jeopardy.
The first point is captured in this article:
To be sure, the initiative has resulted in many people guilty of serious sexual offenses being apprehended and deported. But many immigration lawyers say federal officials are casting the enforcement net too broadly, snagging people who aren't likely a threat to society and whose crimes don't involve actions that most people normally associate with sexual predators.
The reasons for them going after people who aren't really a danger are much like your local police vice squad units: to infalate their numbers so the police chief can wax poetics with you on your evening news.
"In Operation Predator, the purpose is to rack up the numbers and say, `Oh, we've deported thousands of dangerous sex offenders,'" Cianciolo said. "Some of them are dangerous sex offenders. But some of them aren't.
Lots of money are being dumped into these types of programs. Many dangerous people are being caught for sure, however, there is a lot of white noise in there too. Perhaps we could save money and be safer if these organizations focused on finding the serious threats rather than number boosting decoys.
