Illegal Immigrant Indicted In
Federal Court After 9 Deportations
The
United States Attorney's office in the Eastern District of North Carolina
announced on Wednesday that two illegal immigrants have been indicted in
federal court on separate illegal re-entry charges.
According to a press release sent out by U.S. Attorney Robert
Higdon, a 28-year-old Mexican national named Eduardo Lopez-Hernandez was
indicted after being apprehended in Wayne County. Lopez-Hernandez has been
previously deported nine times. He has been charged with illegal re-entry four
times.
A 62-year-old Mexican national named Miguel Salgado-Naranjo was
also arrested in Johnston County after allegedly being deported for selling
cocaine. According to the press release, if convicted, he "would face
maximum penalties of 20 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a term of
supervised release following any term of imprisonment."
These indictments come just weeks after North Carolina Governor
Roy Cooper vetoed a state bill requiring local police to cooperate with federal
authority such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
"This bill, in addition to being unconstitutional, weakens law enforcement
in North Carolina by mandating sheriffs to do the job of federal agents, using
local resources that could hurt their ability to protect their counties,"
Cooper told
media.
Mecklenburg County Sheriff Gary McFadden also spoke out about
the bill. "I recognize that other sheriffs and communities may have
differing views and policies about immigration," McFadden said.
"However, we all can agree that HB370 usurps the power of every sheriff
and local community to set their own policies."
Earlier this summer, ICE directly blamed McFadden for
endangering American lives after the federal authority tracked down an alleged
illegal alien child rapist who was released from custody by McFadden.
"This
is yet another example of a clear public safety threat being released onto the
streets of Mecklenburg County rather than into ICE custody due to the current
sheriff’s policy on ICE non-cooperation,” ICE Enforcement and Removal
Operations Atlanta Field Office Director Sean Gallagher said
at the time.
"The Mecklenburg County sheriff’s decision to
restrict cooperation with ICE serves as an open invitation to aliens who commit
criminal offenses that Mecklenburg County is a safe haven for persons seeking
to evade federal authorities, and residents of Mecklenburg County are less safe
today than last year due to these policies," he added.
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