The Virginian-Pilot
VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia -- Police Chief Jake Jacocks Jr. has been meeting with citizen groups this month to decide whether to change the policy that forbids Beach police officers from asking the immigration status of suspects arrested on misdemeanor charges.
The reassessment is in response to media attention and public outrage following the deaths March 30 of two teenage girls in a wreck. A man who admitted he is an illegal immigrant is accused of causing the wreck.
Next week, Jacocks will meet with representatives of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to discuss the ability of federal authorities to respond to local law enforcement requests for assistance.
Posted by tyne at April 23, 2007