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Yeah we don't abandon anybody -- even if they are drug-dealing murderers.
Unless we are cutting them loose to be a patsy.
"Undercover informant facing deportation wins stay
NEW YORK – An Argentine man who worked for years as an undercover informant for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, only to be detained by his handlers and face imminent deportation as an illegal immigrant, has been granted a reprieve.
Emilio Maya's request for a stay of deportation was granted after U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-NY, submitted a rare private bill in Congress requesting that Maya, 34, and his 30-year-old sister, Analia, be granted legal status.
The Mayas, who entered the U.S. as visitors in the 1990s and stayed, ran a small cafe in the Hudson River town of Saugerties, in Hinchey's district. Emilio was a volunteer firefighter, and Analia served as a Spanish-language interpreter for the local police, a contact that led them to ICE.
They were introduced to the world of confidential informants through a friend, police officer Sidney Mills. Hoping to help the siblings work toward legal residency status, Mills set up their original meeting with ICE agents in 2005 and was present for some of their undercover jobs.
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Yeah, turns out the government doesn't give a s*** about the illegal problem.
Hey, what's one more s*** fooley for your consumption, 'murkn?
Illegals serve tons of good purposes. They can become informants like this pair, or are always good for hollering racism at people who don't agree with the agenda.
Of course, nothing racist in dropping bombs on brown people if they are Muslim.
For the next four years, the Mayas said, they risked their safety working long hours undercover. Wearing wires, they infiltrated a prostitution ring, worked in a factory that hired undocumented workers and provided information on human smuggling operations and gangs.
However, according to the Mayas, instead of receiving the promised "S" visa, which could lead to permanent legal status, ICE informed them last year that their information was no longer useful and they could be deported....
Oh, the old U.S. double-cross. Yeah, we do that a lot.
The plight of the Mayas drew international attention after an Associated Press article on Sunday detailed their story.
And yet this item was picked up the following Sunday by my local.
Although they had promised ICE never to talk publicly about their work, the siblings said they turned to Hinchey out of desperation and fear.
The congressman, who occasionally has lunch at the cafe, intervened directly after Emilio was arrested last November and jailed for 15 days. He was not charged with a crime and was given little explanation except that he was "being deactivated."
A little taste of Gitmo, 'eh?
ICE has given no explanation for its handling of the Mayas' case. ICE spokesman Brian Hale said earlier that the agency couldn't discuss any case involving informants, though he explained that in general, "there has to be a significant benefit to the government," in order for informants to receive legal papers....
Private bills are occasionally used to provide relief from immigration laws for compelling cases. But there are complex rules governing their introduction and they are extremely difficult to pass. Still, Hinchey's office said that it was hopeful, regardless of the outcome of the bill, that the additional year would give it time to work with ICE to gain permanent status for the Mayas.Your public servants care more about illegal immigrants than they do you, American citizen. What's up with that?
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