On Monday, Palm Beach County Sheriff Rick Bradshaw announced the arrest of two undocumented immigrants accused of trafficking a 15-year-old girl into more than a dozen sex acts for money. “It’s broken,” he said.
Bradshaw said crimes committed by undocumented suspects are an ongoing problem.
“They shouldn’t be here. That’s the sad part about this. The family is angry because they shouldn’t be here for something like this,” Bradshaw said.
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During the press conference, the sheriff mentioned several recent incidents.
In March, WPTV first reported on the alleged abduction and sexual assault of a woman by three undocumented Guatemalans.
And in May, the sheriff said deputies arrested another illegal Guatemalan on charges of kidnapping and assaulting a child under 13.
Also in May, lawmakers allege that a pregnant teenage girl was strangled and sexually abused by an undocumented Honduran.
Three undocumented families from Honduras are accused of sexually abusing a 5-year-old girl, according to arrest records from earlier this month.
“I’m on behalf of immigrants, but I’m not on the side of these illegal acts and the horror stories we hear in our offices. It’s heartbreaking,” said immigration attorney Richard Heiber. A law that has been around for decades.
He said he was aware of the crimes lawmakers say they were committing and how at least two of the men arrested, who have been deported at least once, might return to the state. I explained.
Immigration lawyer Richard Heiber says he’s “on the side of immigrants, but not on the side of illegal activity like this.”
“In my opinion, our criminal system does not adequately punish these types of cases…It’s like a revolving door where people are deported and then they come back,” Fujibar said.
Mr. Fujivar, the son of two Hungarian immigrants, spoke about how crimes committed by illegal immigrants affect those who entered the country legally.
”[My parents] “I waited 34 years to come here legally, and I went through all kinds of screenings and background checks before I passed, and my parents see this and can’t believe this is happening,” he said.
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