In a leftover from the Bush Administration Wild West, ICE made a mistake and stormed into the home of one of their own - thinking an undocumented person was living in the house.
They got the address wrong. They looked for 26 St., but the actual address was 26 Place. The person they went for was an ICE officer. Maybe it happened because this is Arizona - which continues to be immigration no-mans land since Sheriff Arapaio is still not under control.
The guys who made the mistake are being sued - and one undocumented immigrant was kept from deportation.
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Immigration Raid at Customs Officer’s Home Leads to Suit
By SOLOMON MOORE
New York Times - Published: April 8, 2009
James and Sheila Slaughter said that when they answered the door of their home in San Luis, Ariz., on a July afternoon last year, they were surprised to find five armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers strapped into bulky bulletproof vests accusing them of harboring an illegal immigrant....The couple said they complied, and the officers prepared to search their home. Mr. Slaughter, a six-foot, 285-pound former Marine, said he then told them, “Look fellas, do you guys realize that I’m a U.S. Customs K-9 officer at the San Luis land port?”
“The lead officer’s eyes got about as big and round as silver dollars, and the three guys who were standing just inside the door went straight outside,” said Mr. Slaughter... link to complete article
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