{"id":21063,"date":"2019-02-25T15:17:05","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T20:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=21063"},"modified":"2019-02-25T15:17:05","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T20:17:05","slug":"epic-excuse-making-follows-near-fatal-police-shooting-by-criminal-alien-immigrationreform-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2019\/02\/25\/epic-excuse-making-follows-near-fatal-police-shooting-by-criminal-alien-immigrationreform-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic Excuse-Making Follows Near-Fatal Police Shooting By Criminal Alien"},"content":{"rendered":"
When Napa County Sheriff\u2019s Deputy Riley Jarecki initiated a routine traffic stop earlier this month, she probably did not consider that the refusal of California officials to comply with federal immigration authorities had put her in the direct path of a habitual illegal alien criminal with drug and mental health issues.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n But that is what happened on Feb. 17 when Jarecki pulled over\u00a0Javier Hernandez-Morales, who\u2019d been deported three times since 2011 and had arrests for a range of crimes from multiple counts of driving under the influence, battery on a peace officer, illegal possession of a firearm and violating his probation. And there was an outstanding warrant for his arrest, <\/span>according to Fox News<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n After she approached his car window, the Mexican national fired a gun at Jarecki, who shot back, including at least one fatal gunshot. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate that our law enforcement partners and the community are subjected to dangerous consequences because of inflexible state laws that protect criminal aliens,\u201d said ICE spokesman Richard Rocha in a statement.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The incident, Rocha said, could have been prevented had ICE been kept in the loop about Hernandez-Morales\u2019 releases from jail. \u201cThis is an impactful, scary example of how public safety is affected by laws or policies limiting local law enforcement agencies\u2019 ability to cooperate with ICE,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n When Hernandez immigration status became known, local officials shifted blame and denied wrongdoing by insisting they were following state law.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe are in compliance with state law. That is the law of the state of California, and the county intends to comply with state law,\u201d Napa County Supervisor Vallea Ramos told a <\/span>local CBS News affiliate<\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The law in question is <\/span>SB54<\/a>, a measure signed in 2017 by former Gov. Jerry Brown and that affords protection to all illegal aliens. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The problem for California politicians and local law enforcement who want to absolve themselves of responsibility is that, according to the <\/span>Los Angeles Times<\/a>, three detainers for Hernandez-Morales were issued by ICE to Napa County Jail in 2014, 2015 and 2016; and a further detainer to Sonoma County Jail in 2016. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n None were honored and all were issued prior to SB54 going into effect. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The controversial law received warranted criticism in December after Newman (Calif.) Police Cpl. Ronil Singh was <\/span>killed by an illegal alien<\/a> who had several drunk driving arrests. Like Hernandez, Singh\u2019s murderer should have been deported years ago.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Perhaps the most outrageous displays of blame-shifting is the op-ed penned by Jodi Hernandez, a relative of Jarecki\u2019s attacker.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n