The leftist district attorney in Los Angeles County is trying to protect illegals from deportation by minimizing their charges.
District Attorney George Gascon told his prosecutors to keep from filing charges against illegals that could lead to adverse immigration consequences like deportation.
Here’s more from Bill Melugin and Fox News:
NEW: @FoxNews has obtained a new special directive issued by LA DA @GeorgeGascon today, ordering his prosecutors to avoid filing criminal charges that could lead to deportation for illegal immigrants, & to seek diversion for them instead whenever possible. https://t.co/8Wix0w0PBu
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) December 7, 2022
Prosecutors in Los Angeles County will now have to weigh the effects charging decisions will have on the immigration status of suspects and are encouraged to seek diversion programs to help avoid deportations, according to a new directive.
The policy from District Attorney George Gascon is another in a long list of progressive measures to overhaul how justice is sought in the nation’s largest district attorney’s office.
According to the policy, which was obtained by Fox News, alternatives to criminal convictions should be considered, such as avoiding charging for criminal enhancements, which can significantly increase one’s prison sentence, “that would turn an otherwise immigration neutral offense into an immigration damaging one.”
“That’s basically saying, ‘We’re going to give you a pass because you used a gun,'” Eric Siddall, vice president of the Association for Deputy District Attorneys of Los Angeles County, told Fox News Digital.
Anyone under criminal investigation can contact the DA’s office to “present information concerning adverse immigration consequences” before a case is filed, the measure states, a policy that has been the norm, Siddall said.
“All charging determinations shall be undertaken with the goal of avoiding or mitigating the adverse immigration consequences of a decision when known, possible pr permitting,” the policy says. “Under these circumstances and when, consistent with public safety alternatives to filing charges exist, those alternatives shall be pursued.”
The policy further states that pre-trial diversion programs can help deter deportation and other impacts on the immigration status of suspects. Prosecutors are still barred from cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
The district attorney’s office said the policy prioritizes public safety and protects immigrants.
“The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office consulted with our staff, community stakeholders and immigration experts to craft a comprehensive Immigration policy that protects vulnerable victims and prioritizes safety while attempting to avoid overly punitive consequences for the accused,” Tiffany Blackwell, communications director for the DA’s office, said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “We believe that we have achieved that result. We will continue to rely upon our staff to provide us with relevant information that will assist in making the determination if alternative sentencing is warranted.”
What Gascon is doing in LA County isn’t all that different from what Obama did back in the day by using prioritization to keep from deporting most illegals.
Migrants should never be allowed in the country illegally and those illegals that get in should be deported. End of story.
This ain’t hard unless you’re a leftist trying to replace Republicans with Democrats, or turn red states into blue ones.