The U.S. ICE agents helped a jewelry robbery suspect leave the country, with the case involving as much as $100 million, and directly deported him to Ecuador!
According to Fox News, this person robbed jewelry worth nearly $100 million, was arrested and charged by local police, but was secretly taken away by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during bail, without criminal trial, and directly sent on a flight to Ecuador. The irony is that he later filed a lawsuit against the court, arguing: "You deported me, I didn't even have the chance to prove my innocence." Haha, it's really funny.
This suspect is not a U.S. citizen but holds a valid green card, making him a "lawful permanent resident." According to U.S. law, LPRs enjoy rights similar to citizens in most cases, including the right to due process. However, if they are involved in "deportable offenses," even if not yet convicted, ICE has the authority to initiate a fast-track deportation procedure.
Local law enforcement agencies arresting and charging someone, the intention is to go through the full criminal process; however, ICE intervened during the bail period, took the person away on grounds of immigration violations, and quickly completed the deportation. The entire process had little coordination with local prosecutors and did not wait for a court verdict. This means that a serious criminal suspect who might face decades in prison was instead "exported early" due to his immigration status, completely escaping U.S. judicial jurisdiction.
The impact of this case has already begun to show. On one hand, local district attorney offices have become increasingly vigilant about such operations, and some states have already issued policies requiring notification to local prosecutors before transferring suspects; on the other hand, immigration rights organizations are pushing for legislation to limit ICE's deportation of LPRs before conviction. More importantly, such incidents undermine public trust in judicial consistency - when a person's fate depends on whether they are a citizen or a green card holder rather than the crime they are accused of, the fairness of the rule of law is compromised.
Dao Ge thinks that ICE's actions in the U.S. are just a joke, hiring a bunch of temporary workers with low education levels and violent tendencies, and will definitely cause serious damage to American society next.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1855432741617676/
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