An Obama-appointed federal judge in Virginia ordered an illegal
immigrant member of a violent street gang released from prison because
immigration authorities supposedly violated his rights when he entered
the U.S. illegally through Mexico. The Honduran teen crossed the Rio
Grande during the influx of illegal alien minors a few years ago and
turned himself into the U.S Border Patrol, according to a lengthy
mainstream newspaper article,
after acknowledging his gang history. The feds held him without a
hearing in Virginia because he’s also a known drug dealer, but this
month he was freed by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon. The judge
ruled that, by holding the illegal alien gangbanger without a hearing,
the government violated his rights to due process and family unity.
Here’s an excerpt from the newspaper article, which refers to the
release as remarkable: “For immigration advocates, U.S. District Judge
Elizabeth K. Dillon’s June 1 order was a major legal victory over the
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), the federal agency charged with
caring for children apprehended at the border without their parents. The
decision could lead to the release of dozens, perhaps hundreds, of
long-detained unaccompanied minors, they said. The teen’s release was
remarkable for another reason: Before coming to the United States, he
had sold drugs and witnessed murders as a member of MS-13. The violent
street gang is on the rise in the United States, fueled, in part, by the
surge in unaccompanied minors. MS-13 has been linked to dozens of
recent killings, from the Washington area to Long Island, Boston and
Houston. President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions have voiced
alarm about MS-13 and the way it has taken advantage of the U.S.
immigration system.”
Some 150,000 Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC)—mostly from Central
America—entered the U.S. through the Mexican border under the Obama
administration and this disturbing case out of Virginia is one of many
illustrating the threat they represent to the American public. Judicial
Watch has covered and investigated the UAC influx for years and has
obtained public records from the various government agencies responsible
for relocating the illegal alien minors throughout the country. From
the moment the UACs began arriving in 2014, sources in the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) told Judicial Watch that the nation’s most
violent street gangs—including the MS-13—were actively recruiting
new members at U.S. shelters housing the illegal immigrant minors and
that they used Red Cross phones to communicate. Both the MS-13 and the
18
th Street gangs embarked on a recruiting frenzy at the
various facilities housing the newly arrived illegal aliens, according
to Judicial Watch’s law enforcement sources. The UACs also brought in
dangerous diseases— including swine flu, dengue fever, Ebola virus and
tuberculosis—and occupied the nation’s military bases as shelters.
The MS-13 is a
feared street gang of
mostly Central American illegal immigrants that’s spread throughout the
U.S. and is renowned for drug distribution, murder, rape, robbery, home
invasions, kidnappings, vandalism and other violent crimes. The Justice
Department’s National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC) says criminal
street gangs like the MS-13 are responsible for the majority of violent
crimes in the U.S. and are the primary distributors of most illicit
drugs. A year after the Obama administration began allowing droves of
UACs to remain in the U.S., the Texas Department of Public Safety
confirmed that the MS-13 emerged as a top tier gang in the Lone Star
State thanks to the influx of illegal alien gang members that crossed
into the state the previous year. In an alarming
19-page report,
the agency writes that the number of MS-13 members encountered by U.S.
Border Patrol in the Rio Grande Valley sector increased each year,
accelerating in 2014 and coinciding with increased illegal immigration
from Central America during the same period. This clearly refers to the
UAC crisis that saw thousands of illegal immigrants—many with criminal
histories—storm into the U.S. in a matter of months. Authorities in
Texas predict the problem will only get worse. “Gang members from
Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador could be destined for locations in
Texas with large Central American communities, including the Houston and
Dallas areas,” the Texas Department of Safety writes in its report.
Even if that doesn’t materialize, the state already has a serious gang
crisis. “Reports of increased MS-13 gang activity have already surfaced
in the Houston area,” the Department of Safety confirms. “MS-13 gang
members are known for highly violent crimes, including brutal murders
and dismemberments. Several recent crimes in Texas illustrate the
criminal threat associated with MS-13.”
Here are some gruesome examples included in the agency’s report: “On
September 15, 2014, the mutilated body of a 14-year-old middle school
student was discovered in the woods near Houston after he was murdered
with a machete. Initial information from the investigation indicates
the victim was a U.S. citizen and an MS-13 member who was murdered after
trying to leave the gang. In October 2014, a 14-year-old and three
adult males were arrested and charged with murder in this case. The
adult males are from El Salvador, and at least two are documented MS-13
gang members. In mid-August 2014, a 29-year-old 18th Street gang member
was stabbed to death in Houston by a 16-year-old El Salvadoran member
of MS-13. The victim suffered multiple stab wounds outside of a bar and
was discovered a few days later in a bayou. According to investigators,
the juvenile suspect revealed he illegally crossed into the U.S. in
March 2014.” Another huge concern is the relationship between street
gangs and Mexican drug cartels, the report says, because it’s a very
profitable partnership. “These groups pose the greatest gang threat to
Texas due to their relationships with Mexican cartels, high levels of
transnational criminal activity, level of violence, and overall
statewide presence.” The lucrative gang/cartel business endeavors are
also expanding into human smuggling and gambling, the Texas Department
of Safety reveals in its report.
The recently freed MS-13 member will live with relatives in Kentucky,
the news story says, further revealing that it’s not the only case of a
UAC with gang ties being released by the feds. The mainstream media
won’t identify the gangbanger because he’s 17-years-old and they want to
protect his “safety.” The article quotes Attorney General Jeff Sessions
confirming this: “If they come as undocumented minors, the federal
government transports them wherever in the interior they say they’d like
to go. The bad guys know how this system works, and they have exploited
it.” Just last week the same newspaper, Washington D.C.’s largest,
published a piece titled “MS-13 gains recruits and power in U.S. as teens surge across border” that
analyzes dozens of court cases and includes startling anecdotes of UACs
with gang ties. “In the Washington region alone, at least 42 young
people who crossed into the United States by themselves have been
involved in MS-13 violence over the past three years,” the article
states. “That includes 19 charged in connection with slayings or
attempted slayings and four who were killed.” After years of relative
quiet, the MS-13 has made a comeback, the news probe discovered, and
it’s been fueled by the recent influx of illegal alien teens. “The rise
in violence has hit especially hard on Long Island and in Boston,
Houston and the D.C. area, with authorities linking dozens of killings
to the gang,” the article says.
