We received this response back from the city when we asked for a report on the initiatives to combat illegal aliens in Elgin. A pat on the back goes to the city for transparancy and taking some action:
March 11, 2008
RE: Status Report on Initiatives to Combat Illegal Immigration
Dear Mr. Heaton:
This letter is in response to your e-mail of February 28, 2008 in which you requested a status report on what you refer to as the 100% screening and the ICE ACCESS program.
As of March 1, 2008 the City of Elgin Police Department began conducting expanded immigration screening to include all foreign born arrestees booked into the Elgin jail facility utilizing ICE’s Electronic Immigration Alien Query (IAQ) System. The Police Department will be reporting all illegal immigrants detected from such screening to ICE on a monthly basis.
On January 18, 2008, the city applied to ICE to participate in the ICE ACCESS program. Since that time the Police Department has had telephone discussions with the ICE officials regarding the ACCESS Program. Police Chief Lisa Womack also met with the Assistant Secretary of Immigration for ICE last week to discuss the ICE ACCESS Program and several other issues regarding cooperation between ICE and local law enforcement. A meeting has now been scheduled with the ICE Assistant Special Agent in charge for next Monday, March 17, 2008, to further pursue the city’s application to participate in the ICE ACCESS Program. Police Chief Lisa Womack, Deputy Police Chief Bob Beeter and I will be attending such meeting.
Although not referenced in your e-mail, I will mention the two other initiatives announced in the City’s January 2008 press release. The city reinstituted the use of the e-verify system in January of 2008. The city has also commenced including in city contracts additional provisions whereby
contractors must certify to the city that all of its employees providing products or services to the city under a city contract are legal residents of the United States and that the City of Elgin may audit the records of contractors to confirm such legal status.
Very truly yours,
s/William A. Cogley
Corporation Counsel
Friday, March 14, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
We're gonna need a bigger jail
Another illegal alien picked up for ID theft in Elgin. A high bail was set so he's still in jail. (Thanks, judge.)
Law enforcement/courts need to work out the details about these cases. This suspect was using the ID of a criminal but the news story is unclear about the reason for the traffic stop or the financial losses involved.
And we'd sure like to hear from the Feds on their commitment to take custody and deport whenever local police have an illegal in custody.
Beyond that, we ought to be asking Congress and the President what they are doing to add to the resources of Immigration.
Here's the story from the Daily Herald 3/13/08:
An Elgin man using a stolen Social Security number was accused Wednesday of identity theft -- because the man whose name he was using was wanted in another state -- police said.
Ruben David Olmos, 24, of 215 N. Porter St., Elgin, was charged with two counts of possession of fictitious identification cards, identity theft, obstruction of justice, forgery, driving without a valid license and no front registration plate, police said.
A black Honda Prelude was stopped at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Villa and DuPage and the driver offered ID in the name of Danny Lugo, police said.
Lugo was wanted in New York on an outstanding warrant, police said.
Fingerprints taken in Elgin showed the man in custody was really Ruben David Olmos, police said.
Olmos paid $1,500 for copies of Lugo's birth certificate and Social Security card and used the ID to get an Illinois driver's license, police said.
Olmos also used the ID to secure accounts at Chase Bank, Blockbuster Video, Gail Borden Library and Express men's clothing store, police said.
Olmos also was employed under Lugo's name at a bar in in Arlington Heights, police said.
Olmos has been in the country for six years, police said.
Olmos was unable to post a $17,500 bond and was taken to the Kane County jail.
His next court date is on March 26 at the Kane County Judicial Center.
Law enforcement/courts need to work out the details about these cases. This suspect was using the ID of a criminal but the news story is unclear about the reason for the traffic stop or the financial losses involved.
And we'd sure like to hear from the Feds on their commitment to take custody and deport whenever local police have an illegal in custody.
Beyond that, we ought to be asking Congress and the President what they are doing to add to the resources of Immigration.
Here's the story from the Daily Herald 3/13/08:
An Elgin man using a stolen Social Security number was accused Wednesday of identity theft -- because the man whose name he was using was wanted in another state -- police said.
Ruben David Olmos, 24, of 215 N. Porter St., Elgin, was charged with two counts of possession of fictitious identification cards, identity theft, obstruction of justice, forgery, driving without a valid license and no front registration plate, police said.
A black Honda Prelude was stopped at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Villa and DuPage and the driver offered ID in the name of Danny Lugo, police said.
Lugo was wanted in New York on an outstanding warrant, police said.
Fingerprints taken in Elgin showed the man in custody was really Ruben David Olmos, police said.
Olmos paid $1,500 for copies of Lugo's birth certificate and Social Security card and used the ID to get an Illinois driver's license, police said.
Olmos also used the ID to secure accounts at Chase Bank, Blockbuster Video, Gail Borden Library and Express men's clothing store, police said.
Olmos also was employed under Lugo's name at a bar in in Arlington Heights, police said.
Olmos has been in the country for six years, police said.
Olmos was unable to post a $17,500 bond and was taken to the Kane County jail.
His next court date is on March 26 at the Kane County Judicial Center.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Thanks, Elgin
Way back in January the City of Elgin agreed to begin 100% immigration screening by March 1st.
I was pleased to read this in the Courier News today:
Shooting suspect arrested
March 3, 2008
BY COURIER NEWS STAFF
The Elgin Gang Crimes Unit has arrested a man wanted in a Feb. 15 shooting incident in the 400 block of Addison in which gunfire damage was found on the home's front door.
Jose L. Herrera, 21, was arrested in West Chicago and charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlaful use of a weapon.
He is being held on a $500,000 bond and awaiting a Monday bond hearing. He is also being detained for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
---end of article---
AFLA is pleased to see a high bond in the case and we are pleased that ICE has put a detainer on this suspect.
We encourage the city to continue screening. And we hope the news outlets will continue to cover these details.
I was pleased to read this in the Courier News today:
Shooting suspect arrested
March 3, 2008
BY COURIER NEWS STAFF
The Elgin Gang Crimes Unit has arrested a man wanted in a Feb. 15 shooting incident in the 400 block of Addison in which gunfire damage was found on the home's front door.
Jose L. Herrera, 21, was arrested in West Chicago and charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlaful use of a weapon.
He is being held on a $500,000 bond and awaiting a Monday bond hearing. He is also being detained for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
---end of article---
AFLA is pleased to see a high bond in the case and we are pleased that ICE has put a detainer on this suspect.
We encourage the city to continue screening. And we hope the news outlets will continue to cover these details.
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