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Oregon’s Clackamas County Fourth in Foreign National Crime in April 2019
By David Olen Cross
2019-06-02
Tags:
border, crime, enforcement, sanctuary cities, illegal immigration, cost, illegal aliens, Oregon legislation

On April 1, 2019 Oregon’s Clackamas County had 75 of the 903 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) incarcerated in the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) prison system; the county was fourth in foreign national crime in the state with 8.31 percent of the criminal aliens in DOC prisons.

The following table reveals how Clackamas County residents were harmed or victimized by the 75 criminal aliens incarcerated on April 1st in the DOC prison system with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ICE detainers.

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Oregon’s Multnomah County Third in Foreign National Crime in April 2019
By David Olen Cross
2019-06-02
Tags:
border, crime, enforcement, ICE, sanctuary cities, illegal immigration, cost, illegal aliens, Oregon Legislature

On April 1, 2019 Oregon’s Multnomah County had 171 of the 903 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) incarcerated in the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) prison system; the county was third in foreign national crime in the state with 18.94 percent of the criminal aliens in DOC prisons.

The following table reveals how Multnomah County residents were harmed or victimized by the 171 criminal aliens incarcerated on April 1st in the DOC prison system with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ICE detainers.
 

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Oregon Department of Corrections: Criminal Alien Report for Recalcitrant Countries April 2019
Data Compiled By David Olen Cross
2019-05-29
Tags:
crime, enforcement, ICE, sanctuary cities, illegal immigration, illegal aliens

Information obtained from the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) on April 1, 2019 reveals that 54 of the 903 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) in the state’s prison system were from current designated “at risk of non-compliance” or “recalcitrant / uncooperative” countries that may not take back their own criminal citizens after they are released from DOC prisons and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for possible removal from the United States of America (USA) — 5.98 percent of the criminal alien prison population (Note: The names of recalcitrant countries...

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Oregon Department of Corrections: Foreign National Drug Crime Report April 2019
Data Compiled By David Olen Cross
2019-05-28
Tags:
border, crime, enforcement, ICE, illegal immigration, cost, illegal aliens, Oregon Legislature

Information obtained from the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) indicated on April 1, 2019 revealed that 76 of the 903 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) in the state’s prison system were incarcerated for drug crimes — 8.42 percent of the criminal alien prison population.

Using DOC U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ICE detainer numbers, the following table reveals the total number criminal alien inmates in the DOC prison system along with the number and percentage of those alien inmates incarcerated on April 1st in the state’s prisons for drug crimes.
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Oregon Department of Corrections: Foreign National Sex Crime Report April 2019
Data Compiled By David Olen Cross
2019-05-25
Tags:
border, crime, illegal immigration, cost, illegal aliens

Information obtained from the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) indicated on April 1, 2019 that 451 of 903 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) in the state’s prison system were incarcerated for three types of sex crimes — sex abuse, rape and sodomy — 49.94 percent of the criminal alien prison population (Note: The number of criminal aliens incarcerated for sex crimes in DOC prisons does not necessarily equal the number of Oregon residents victimized by alien sex abuse, rape and sodomy.).

Using DOC U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immigration detainer numbers, the...

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Trump administration prepares to release Central American migrants 'across the entire nation'
Alan Gomez
USA TODAY
2019-05-17
Tags:
border, Border Patrol, Mexico, illegal aliens, national legislation, Congress, President, Democrat, national security

The Trump administration is preparing to send Central American migrants caught along the southern border to Border Patrol stations "across the entire nation," according to a senior Border Patrol official who confirmed the plans Friday.

With more than 4,500 people being caught each day crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, the agency has run out of room at its Border Patrol facilities in the four border states. The agency has started looking at its facilities around the country, which are mostly along the northern border with Canada and coastal states.

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Mexican citizen sentenced to 12 years for drunk driving, killing Salem couple
Whitney Woodworth
2019-05-15
Tags:
border, Mexico, crime, enforcement, sanctuary cities, illegal immigration, illegal aliens, Oregon

A Hubbard man was sentenced to 12 years and six months in prison Wednesday for hitting and killing a Salem couple while driving drunk.

About two dozen of the victims' friends and family members filled the courtroom during the sentencing of Eduardo De La Lima-Vargas.

The case proved to be contentious due to the defendant's immigration status. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, De La Lima-Vargas is a citizen of Mexico residing illegally in the United States.

De La Lima-Vargas, 40, of Hubbard, was driving his truck pulling an occupied horse...

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U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons: Criminal Alien Report April 2019
By David Olen Cross
2019-05-08
Tags:
crime, enforcement, sanctuary cities, illegal immigration, illegal aliens, national security

The United States having a significant foreign national population residing within the nations boundaries, be they legally or illegally present in the country, unfortunately includes those who commit crimes.

The extent and impact of foreign national crime on the U.S. citizens and residents of this country is clearly revealed by a simple search on the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) inmates statistics website under the heading of inmate citizenship.

Here are the countries of origin, moreover, the number and percentage of those countries citizens recently incarcerated in...

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Oregon Department of Corrections: Criminal Alien Report March 2019
Data Compiled By David Olen Cross
2019-05-08
Tags:
crime, enforcement, ICE, sanctuary cities, illegal immigration, cost, illegal aliens, taxes, Oregon Legislature

The Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) March 1, 2019 Inmate Population Profile indicated there were 14,724 inmates incarcerated in the DOC’s 14 prisons.

Data obtained from the DOC indicated that on March 1st there were 901 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) incarcerated in the state’s prison system; criminal aliens were 6.12 percent of the total prison population.

Some background information, all the criminal aliens incarcerated in the DOC prison system were identified by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and have ICE detainers placed on them.

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Oregon’s Marion County First in Foreign National Crime in March 2019
By David Olen Cross
2019-05-06
Tags:
border, crime, enforcement, ICE, illegal immigration, illegal aliens, taxes, ORS 181A.820, Oregon legislation

On March 1, 2019 Oregon’s Marion County had 220 of the 901 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) incarcerated in the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) prison system; the county was first in foreign national crime in the state with 24.42 percent of the criminal aliens in DOC prisons.

The following table reveals how Marion County residents were harmed or victimized by the 220 criminal aliens incarcerated on March 1st in the DOC prison system with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ICE detainers.
 

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