One Saturday afternoon I received a disturbing call from a Dominican nationals abroad for help. This, he confessed at the outset that he was undocumented, had been the victim of aggression and wished to withdraw the act to the Police of Puerto Rico. The stranger had a simple question: "Do you recommend to submit the complaint?"
may find it strange that a person see this with an attorney, therefore, do not assume that the police there to assist and address the claims of victims of crime? If a person is undocumented in the country, this is not the case. There are many horror stories they hear the lawyers engaged in the practice of immigration, where the Puerto Rico Police stopped and questioned them about if they "have papers", and subsequently handed over to the Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement, where are put into deportation proceedings. In many cases, these illegal immigrants are innocent people whose only fault was being a victim of crime and report it to the police, or being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
This is totally illegal and unconstitutional because the state police forces have no authority based on the Law of Immigration and Citizenship to verify the immigration status of a person. This power is reserved to the appropriate federal agencies and properly trained. In addition to this undermines the confidence of these communities in the police, hindering the ministerial work of this body to investigate and prevent crime. It's time to put a stop to this practice as sinister and counterproductive.
I remember saying: "I do not recommend you go to the barracks, but if you go, bring a lawyer." Visit our
may find it strange that a person see this with an attorney, therefore, do not assume that the police there to assist and address the claims of victims of crime? If a person is undocumented in the country, this is not the case. There are many horror stories they hear the lawyers engaged in the practice of immigration, where the Puerto Rico Police stopped and questioned them about if they "have papers", and subsequently handed over to the Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement, where are put into deportation proceedings. In many cases, these illegal immigrants are innocent people whose only fault was being a victim of crime and report it to the police, or being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
This is totally illegal and unconstitutional because the state police forces have no authority based on the Law of Immigration and Citizenship to verify the immigration status of a person. This power is reserved to the appropriate federal agencies and properly trained. In addition to this undermines the confidence of these communities in the police, hindering the ministerial work of this body to investigate and prevent crime. It's time to put a stop to this practice as sinister and counterproductive.
I remember saying: "I do not recommend you go to the barracks, but if you go, bring a lawyer." Visit our
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