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The Department of Justice today sent the attached letters to 23 jurisdictions, demanding the production of documents that could show whether each jurisdiction is unlawfully restricting information sharing by its law enforcement officers with federal immigration authorities.

All 23 of these jurisdictions were previously contacted by the Justice Department, when the Department raised concerns about laws, policies, or practices that may violate 8 U.S.C. 1373, a federal statute that promotes information sharing related to immigration enforcement and with which compliance is a condition of FY2016 and FY2017 Byrne JAG awards.

The letters also state that recipient jurisdictions that fail to respond, fail to respond completely, or fail to respond in a timely manner will be subject to a Department of Justice subpoena.

“I continue to urge all jurisdictions under review to reconsider policies that place the safety of their communities and their residents at risk,” said Attorney General Jeff Sessions. “Protecting criminal aliens from federal immigration authorities defies common sense and undermines the rule of law. We have seen too many examples of the threat to public safety represented by jurisdictions that actively thwart the federal government’s immigration enforcement—enough is enough.”

Failure to comply with section 1373 could result in the Justice Department seeking the return of FY2016 grants, requiring additional conditions for receipt of any FY2017 Byrne JAG funding, and/or jurisdictions being deemed ineligible to receive FY2017 Byrne JAG funding.

The following jurisdictions received the document request today:

• Chicago, Illinois;
• Cook County, Illinois;
• New York City, New York;
• State of California;
• Albany, New York;
• Berkeley, California;
• Bernalillo County, New Mexico;
• Burlington, Vermont;
• City and County of Denver, Colorado;
• Fremont, California;
• Jackson, Mississippi;
• King County, Washington;
• Lawrence, Massachusetts;
• City of Los Angeles, California;
• Louisville Metro, Kentucky;
• Monterey County, California;
• Sacramento County, California;
• City and County of San Francisco, California;
• Sonoma County, California;
• Watsonville, California;
• West Palm Beach, Florida;
• State of Illinois; and
• State of Oregon.

The murder of Kate Steinle in California highlighted the fact that we have a serious criminal illegal alien problem in this country. Many of these individuals, after breaking the law to enter the country, go on to commit other crimes — theft, rape, and even murder. David Olen Cross released a December 2017 report based on Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) data, announcing that there are "973 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) incarcerated in the state’s prison system."

Oregon has 14,739 inmates incarcerated in its 14 prisons scattered across the state. "Approximately one in every fifteen prisoners incarcerated by the state was a criminal alien, 6.60 percent of the total prison population," the report said.

According to Cross, all of the 973 criminal aliens currently in the state's prisons were identified by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Anytime that happens, DOC officials will place an "ICE detainer" on the inmate. "After the inmate completes his/her state sanction, prison officials will transfer custody of the inmate to ICE," he said.

Marion County, home to Salem, the state capital, houses the most illegal alien inmates with 235 — nearly one-fourth of the prison population. Washington County (Hillsboro) and Multnomah County (Portland, a sanctuary city) each have around 200 criminal aliens — around 20 percent of the prison population in those counties.

An astounding 476 —48.92 percent— of the criminal alien prisoners in Oregon have been convicted of committing crimes of a sexual nature, with 200 cases of sex abuse, 175 cases of rape, and 101 cases of sodomy. A total of 136 of the state's criminal alien inmates are in custody because they committed homicide. Drugs, assault, robbery, kidnapping, burglary, theft and driving offenses round out the top ten list of crimes committed.

The criminal aliens in Oregon prisons come predominantly from South and Central America as well as Cuba. Nearly 80 percent, 777, came from Mexico. The next highest country of origin is Guatemala with 19 inmates.

The cost is steep to house and care for these prisoners. The criminal aliens each cost Oregon taxpayers $94.55 per day. That adds up to $91,977 per day for all of the criminal aliens in the state — $643,980 per week, more than $33 million per year.

Those numbers do not include the costs incurred for legal services, interpreters, court costs, or victim assistance, nor do they include the devastating personal costs that victims of their crimes pay.

According to the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), there are approximately 55,000 criminal aliens in U.S. prisons, accounting for one-fourth of prisoners in Federal Bureau of Prisons facilities. "There are about 297,000 criminal aliens incarcerated in state and local prisons. That number represents about 16.4 percent of the state and local prison population compared to the 12.9 percent of the total population comprised of foreign-born residents," according to FAIR. The estimated cost of housing these criminals at the federal level is estimated to be $1.5 to $1.6 billion per year.

Ten states account for 63 percent of the nation's incarcerated criminal aliens: Nevada, Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico, New Jersey, Oregon, Florida, N. Carolina, and Illinois.

FAIR suggests a multi-faceted approach to solving the problem of criminal aliens:

•Secure the borders

• Deny jobs to illegal aliens through a centralized secure identity verification system.
 
• Assure that the criminal conviction of an alien leads to deportation and permanent exclusion from the United States.

• Asylum applicants should be screened expeditiously and excluded if their claims are not credible. Even if they appear to have credible claims, they should be detained until background checks are done.

• Secure greater federal and local government cooperation to identify criminal aliens.

"There are thousands of U.S. citizens being victimized and killed annually by criminal illegal aliens in the U.S.," Steve Salvi, founder of Ohio Jobs & Justice PAC, told PJ Media. "The problem is magnified by the over 500 sanctuary cities that dot the U.S., which purposely help shield illegal aliens from detection by federal immigration agents. That is why it is important for all local and state governments to not obstruct justice and fully cooperate with the Dept. of Homeland Security."

Oregon and other states that tolerate massive illegal alien populations continue to not only put their citizens at risk of crime, they cost those citizens billions in tax dollars every year, siphoning money from other valuable government services. Until the border is secured and local authorities pledge their full support for ICE programs, we'll continue to hear horror stories of lives devastated by criminal alien crime. Read more about One in Fifteen Oregon Prisoners Is a Criminal Alien; Nearly Half Convicted of Sex Crimes

One in fifteen prisoners incarcerated in Oregon are illegal aliens, and a whopping 50 percent are in jail for sex crimes.

According to a study called “Oregon Department of Corrections: Criminal Alien Report December 2017” by David Cross, 6.60 percent of the prison population in Oregon is comprised of illegal aliens.

Once again, the most concerning aspect of this study is why exactly these illegal aliens are serving prison time.

According to Cross, nearly 50 percent of all illegal aliens in state prisons are serving time for sex crimes.

Here’s the break down:

Illegal aliens account for 200 cases of sex abuse, 175 cases of rape, and 101 cases of sodomy in the state of Oregon.

Illegal aliens also commit more than 100 homicides in the state, as well as other violent crimes.

ICE has identified the 973 illegals in the state’s prisons, and has placed detainers on them.

Illegal immigrants committing crime is something Oregon has apparently gotten used to.

For example, in Portland, a sanctuary city, an illegal alien was sentenced to 35 years in prison after he was deported to Mexico 20 times but kept returning to Portland to commit crime.

According to KATU-TV, Sergio Martinez faces jail time for assaulting two women in December 2017.

This isn’t Martinez’s first run in with the law.

He also faces a slew of other charges including robbery, kidnapping, assault charges, burglary, sodomy and sex abuse.

How much longer will it be until our lawmakers realize they are putting the American people at risk by inviting illegal aliens into our country?

Until Congress decides to do something about these illegal criminals, we are forced to stand idly by while sanctuary cities harbor violent offenders and turn a deaf ear to the American people’s calls for help. Read more about Nearly 50 Percent of Illegal Aliens in State Prison Are Sex Offenders

The Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) December 1, 2017 Inmate Population Profile indicated there were 14,739 inmates incarcerated in the DOC’s 14 prisons.

Data obtained from the DOC indicated that on December 1st there were 973 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) incarcerated in the state’s prison system; approximately one in every fifteen prisoners incarcerated by the state was a criminal alien, 6.60 percent of the total prison population.

Some background information, all 973 criminal aliens currently incarcerated in the DOC prison system were identified by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a federal law enforcement agency that is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. If an inmate is identified by ICE as being a criminal alien, at the federal law enforcement agency’s request, DOC officials will place an “ICE detainer” on the inmate. After the inmate completes his/her state sanction, prison officials will transfer custody of the inmate to ICE.

Using DOC Inmate Population Profiles and ICE detainer numbers, the following table reveals the total number inmates, the number of domestic and criminal alien inmates along with the percentage of them with ICE detainers incarcerated on December 1st in the state’s prisons.
 

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 December 17 and Inmate Population Profile 01 December 17.

Using DOC ICE detainer numbers, the following table reveals the number and percentage of criminal alien prisoners incarcerated on December 1st that were sent to prison from the state’s 36 counties.
 

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 December 17.

Here are the ways Oregon residents were victimized by the 973 criminal aliens.

Using DOC ICE detainer numbers, the following table reveals the number and percentage of criminal alien prisoners incarcerated on December 1st by type of crime.
 

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 December 17.

Using the DOC Inmate Population Profile and ICE detainer numbers from December 1st, the following table reveals the total number inmates by crime type, the number of domestic and criminal alien prisoners incarcerated by type of crime and the percentage of those crimes committed by criminal aliens.
 

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 December 17 and Inmate Population Profile 01 December 17.

Using DOC ICE detainer numbers, the following table reveals the self-declared countries of origin of the 973 criminal alien prisoners by number and percentage incarcerated on December 1st in the state’s prisons.
 

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 December 17.

Beyond the DOC criminal alien incarceration numbers and incarceration percentages, per county and per crime type, or even country of origin, criminal aliens pose high economic cost on Oregonians.

An individual prisoner incarcerated in the DOC prison system costs the state approximately ($94.55) per day.

The DOC’s incarceration cost for its 973 criminal alien prison population is approximately ($91,997.15) per day, ($643,980.05) per week, and ($33,578,959.75) per year.

Even taking into account fiscal year 2016 U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), U.S. Department of Justice, State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) award of $1,788,075.00, if the State of Oregon receives the same amount of SCAAP funding for fiscal year 2017, the cost to incarcerate 973 criminal aliens to the DOC will be at least ($31,790,884.75). Note: At this point in time there is no indication the U.S. BJA will provide SCAAP awards in 2017.

None of preceding cost estimates for the DOC to incarcerate the 973 criminal aliens includes the dollar amount for legal services (indigent defense), language interpreters, court costs, or victim assistance.

Bibliography

Oregon Department of Corrections Population Profile December 1, 2017:
http://www.oregon.gov/doc/RESRCH/docs/inmate_profile_201712.pdf

Oregon Department of Corrections Population Profile (unpublished MS Excel workbook) titled Incarcerated Criminal Aliens Report dated December 1, 2017.

Oregon Department of Corrections Issue Brief Quick Facts IB-53, January, 2017:
http://www.oregon.gov/doc/OC/docs/pdf/IB-53-Quick%20Facts.pdf

U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance, State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP), 2016 SCAAP award: https://www.bja.gov/funding/FY2016-SCAAP-Award-C.PDF

David Olen Cross of Salem, Oregon writes on immigration issues and foreign national crime. This report is a service to Oregon state, county and city governmental officials to help them assess the impact of foreign national crime in the state. He can be reached at docfnc@yahoo.com or at http://docfnc.wordpress.com/ Read more about Oregon Department of Corrections: Criminal Alien Report December 2017

On November 1, 2017 Oregon’s Marion County had 234 of the 978 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 23.93 percent of the criminal aliens in DOC prisons.

The following table reveals how Marion County residents were harmed or victimized by the 234 criminal aliens incarcerated on November 1st in the DOC prison system with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immigration detainers.
 

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 November 17.

This table reveals, using the DOC ICE detainer numbers from November 1st, the total number of criminal alien inmates incarcerated in the DOC prison system by type of crime from all Oregon counties, the total number of criminal alien inmates from Marion County in DOC prisons by type of crime and the percentage of those alien inmates who were from the county by type of crime.
 

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 November 17.

The following table reveals the self-declared countries of origin of the majority of the 234 criminal aliens with ICE immigration detainers who have harmed or victimized the residents of Marion County in the DOC prison system.
 

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 November 17.

Criminal aliens from 20 different countries have harmed or victimized the residents of Marion County.

David Olen Cross of Salem, Oregon writes on immigration issues and foreign national crime. This report is a service to Oregon state, county and city governmental officials in Marion County to help them assess the impact of foreign national crime in the county. He can be reached at docfnc@yahoo.com or at http://docfnc.wordpress.com/

https://docfnc.wordpress.com/2017/12/17/oregons-marion-county-first-in-foreign-national-crime-in-november-2017/ Read more about Oregon’s Marion County First in Foreign National Crime in November 2017

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The man accused of violently attacking two women with a lengthy history of violating immigration law is scheduled to appear in court on Friday for a plea and sentencing hearing.

According to Portland Police, Sergio Jose Martinez attacked two women on July 24 in Northeast Portland.

The first attack happened in the early morning hours of July 24 when a woman woke up after hearing noises inside her apartment, according to court documents. The 65-year-old woman told police that she had left a window open overnight to cool down her apartment because of the heat.

The man, later identified as Martinez, repeatedly told the woman to “shut up,” according to court documents, and had a tapered metal rod in his hand. Police learned that he closed the bedroom door, moved a table against the door and ordered the woman to the ground. He used socks to bind her hands and feet, blindfolded her, threatened to kill her and then sexually assaulted her.

After the assaults, Martinez stole the woman’s purse and car. The woman went to a neighbor’s apartment to call 911. Using data from the woman’s cell phone, police tracked the phone to the area of Southeast Stark Street and Southeast 99th Avenue. Police located the vehicle and put undercover officers in the area to watch the vehicle.

While the officers were waiting to see if Martinez would return to the car, they learned that he had been arrested after attacking another woman in a parking garage at Northeast 21st Avenue and Northeast Halsey Street.

In that attack, it’s alleged that Martinez approached a woman as she left work. The woman told police that Martinez was armed with a knife. When the woman told Martinez that she wanted to get to her car, he reportedly told her “I just want to talk to you.”

He threatened to kill the woman she if yelled out, according to court documents, and ordered the woman into her car.

With both of them inside the car, Martinez forced the woman to slide into the passenger seat. He then locked the door. The woman was able to get out of the car, but her door put her up against a wall – with no place to escape. Martinez tackled the woman to the ground and started bashing her head into the concrete floor over and over again, according to court documents.

The woman started screaming. “Help! He has a knife! He’s trying to kill me.”

People in the area heard the woman’s pleas for help and starting coming down the garage. Martinez tried to get the woman’s car to start and drive away but the vehicle did not move, according to court documents. Officers arrived on scene as Martinez starting to run away on foot. He ran through private property and was eventually taken into custody.

Martinez is facing a 25-count indictment that alleges four counts each of first-degree burglary, first-degree sexual abuse, first-degree robbery; two counts each of first-degree sodomy, second-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, ID theft; and one count each of criminal trespass.

According to court documents obtained by KOIN 6 News, Martinez’ arrest record began in 2003. He has been jailed in California and Oregon several times. At age 15, he completed a drug and alcohol treatment program in Texas.

Martinez moved to Portland within the last three years. He appears to be transient with no fixed address. He has used a Northwest Portland shelter as his mailing address. Martinez told officials that he picks up construction jobs to make money.

“Defendant has entry/removal from United States to/from Mexico 20 times with at least 5 probation violations from re-entry,” according to court documents filed in March 2017.

His most recent removal from the United States was in November 2016, but it remains unknown when he re-entered the U.S.

Records show that Martinez has lived in Multnomah County consistently since 2017. The county has issued 9 failure to appear warrants against Martinez since September 1986. According to an official Portland Police Bureau report, officers had arrested Martinez a total of 13 times since 2008.

The police bureau has a total of 7 different names and various birth dates Martinez has used over the years. Several federal cases have been filed against Martinez for his alleged illegal re-entry into the United States.

In September, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions appeared in Portland and spoke to employees with the Department of Homeland Security. Sessions talked about Martinez’ case, and said that federal immigration officers saw Martinez’s name on a list of inmates and asked to be notified if Martinez was going to be released. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, according to the Department of Justice, failed to notify ICE about Martinez release.

MCSO said they were complying with state and federal law that prohibits them from releasing certain information on immigration matters. Read more about Immigration violator’ accused in attack to plea

A Wasco County Judge is set to hear arguments Wednesday about whether Northern Oregon Regional Corrections Facilities, known as NORCOR, are violating Oregon’s sanctuary law.

In July, a group of Wasco County residents filed a lawsuit arguing NORCOR is violating a state statute.

ORS 181A.820 was passed more than 30 years ago. It prohibits using public money, equipment or personnel for the purpose of detecting or apprehending people who whose only violation is being in the country unlawfully.

NORCOR has a lucrative contract to hold detainees who are in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, also known as ICE.

Jail officials have budgeted more than $1 million from ICE this year for housing detainees. It costs about $6 million per year to keep NORCOR running.

“It’s the issue of using Oregon resources for a policy and a practice that I think is very dangerous,” said Stephen Manning, the attorney representing the Wasco County residents.

Manning declined to discuss the lawsuit, but in court filings argues NORCOR is breaking the law.

“In keeping with this purpose, ORS 181A.820 was intended to prevent such agencies from using public money, personnel, or equipment to assist federal officials at any stage of the immigration enforcement process,” the lawsuit states.

Manning’s clients are asking a judge to find that NORCOR is in violation of the law and for the jail to end its contract with ICE.

NORCOR officials argue they’re operating on solid legal ground. They say they’re not engaged in “detecting or apprehending” immigrants.

“We’re not violating that law,” NORCOR administration Bryan Brandenberg told OPB. “We’re not using state or local resources to detect and detain or arrest.”

Rather, Brandenberg said they’re only housing detainees arrested by ICE and brought to the jail.

The Josephine County Jail also has a contract with ICE to house detainees. Read more about Lawsuit Argues Jail's ICE Contract Violates Oregon Sanctuary Law

Information obtained from the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) indicated that on October 2, 2017 that 470 of the 971 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) in the state’s prison system were incarcerated for three types of sex crimes (sex abuse, rape and sodomy), 48.40 percent of the criminal alien prison population.

The following table identifies the types, numbers and percentages of sex crimes committed by the 470 criminal aliens with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immigration detainers incarcerated on October 2nd in DOC prisons.
 

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 02 October 17.

Using DOC ICE detainer numbers, the following table reveals the number and percentage of 470 criminal alien prisoners incarcerated on October 2nd that were sent to prison from the state’s 36 counties for the crimes of sex abuse, rape and sodomy.
 

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 02 October 17.

Using DOC ICE detainer numbers, the following table reveals the self-declared countries of origin of the criminal alien prisoners by number and percentage incarcerated on October 2nd in the state’s prisons for the crimes of sex abuse, rape and sodomy.
 

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 02 October 17.

Criminal aliens from 36 different countries sexually abused, raped and sodomized residents in the state of Oregon.

David Olen Cross of Salem, Oregon writes on immigration issues and foreign national crime. This report is a service to Oregon state, county and city governmental officials to help them assess the impact of foreign national crime in the state. He can be reached at docfnc@yahoo.com or at http://docfnc.wordpress.com/ Read more about Oregon Department of Corrections: Foreign National Sex Crime Report October 2017

On October 2, 2017 Oregon’s Marion County had 233 of the 971 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 24.00 percent of the criminal aliens in DOC prisons.

The following table reveals how Marion County residents were harmed or victimized by the 233 criminal aliens incarcerated on October 2nd in the DOC prison system with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immigration detainers.
 

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 02 October 17.

This table reveals, using the DOC ICE detainer numbers from October 2nd, the total number of criminal alien inmates incarcerated in the DOC prison system by type of crime from all Oregon counties, the total number of criminal alien inmates from Marion County in DOC prisons by type of crime and the percentage of those alien inmates who were from the county by type of crime.
 

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 02 October 17.

The following table reveals the self-declared countries of origin of the majority of the 233 criminal aliens with ICE immigration detainers who have harmed or victimized the residents of Marion County in the DOC prison system.
 

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 02 October 17.

Criminal aliens from 19 different countries have harmed or victimized the residents of Marion County.

David Olen Cross of Salem, Oregon writes on immigration issues and foreign national crime. This report is a service to Oregon state, county and city governmental officials in Marion County to help them assess the impact of foreign national crime in the county. He can be reached at docfnc@yahoo.com or at http://docfnc.wordpress.com/ Read more about Oregon’s Marion County First in Foreign National Crime in October 2017