A bill aimed at preventing illegal immigrants from avoiding prosecution by being deported is now on the desk of Gov. Bill Ritter.
Currently, illegal immigrants arrested for a crime who post bond to get out of jail can end up in immigration court, where they can be deported.
Judges sometimes drop charges against them but the measure passed by state lawmakers (House Bill 1040) would require that they be arrested if they return to the United States.
If the bill is signed into law, judges would issue a no-bond warrant for suspected felons who are deported. The warrants would go into state and national crime databases and they would be arrested and required to remain in jail without bond until they can go on trial.
"Illegal immigrants are not going to be able to decide if they want to face criminal charges in this country, if they want to buy their way out," said Paula Presley, detention bureau chief for El Paso County.
The bill would also require bonding agents to lose their money if their customers are deported. The forfeited bond money would be used to help pay for more prison space.
AAHHHH!!!!! What a shame! They wouldn't be able to commit crimes and run home to Mexico anymore! Poor babies..
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