Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is now joining Marshall County Sheriff Phil Sims and Marshall County District Attorney Jennifer Bray in blasting the Biden administration over its border policies.
Attorney General Steve Marshall Joins Marshall County Officials in Condemning Biden’s Dangerous Immigration Policieshttps://t.co/xtxz9dJxDm pic.twitter.com/5dcgASUxrg
— Attorney General Steve Marshall (@AGSteveMarshall) March 27, 2023
The condemnation comes after the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office re-arrested Dioniso Ramos in early March. Ramos is an illegal immigrant and had been arrested in November 2022 for first-degree sodomy of a 13-year-old boy in Marshall County.
They are blaming the Biden administration for the situation because, after his initial arrest, Ramos was released to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to face deportation. But, shortly after, he was spotted with children at a department store in Marshall County. The Sheriff’s Office investigated, and the investigation led to Ramos being rearrested March 9.
“Every state, including Alabama, has become a border state due to the disastrous and misguided immigration policies of the Biden administration,” Marshall said in a press release. “The open-borders agenda has created a crime wave in our streets and
impacted our communities.”
District Attorney Jennifer Bray filed a motion to have Ramos’ bond revoked until trial, and he is being held in jail without bond.
“Stories like the Ramos case, in Marshall County, are occurring throughout our state,” Marshall said. “The border crisis is wreaking havoc on the criminal-justice system in every state. I will never stop fighting to keep our citizens safe by fighting the Biden administration’s unlawful and unconscionable immigration policies.”
Marshall County Sheriff Phil Sims also criticized the president’s border policies and discussed how they are directly impacting his community.
“Unfortunately, cases like this are becoming more and more common in Alabama,” he said. “We did not hesitate to act and now this individual is back in custody to stand trial for his charges. With the border not secure, local communities like Marshall County will continue to suffer from Biden’s failed immigration policies. As sheriff, I will do everything in my power to safeguard the citizens of Marshall County in cases like this.”
Bray called on the administration to secure the border now.
“It’s unfortunate that we see time and time again that the federal government deporting
someone from our state that has committed a heinous crime means nothing,” she said. “Because of our nation’s unsecured border, these criminals know if they are deported, they can illegally re-enter the country. My office will continue to work closely with our local law enforcement to ensure the safety of Marshall County’s citizens when issues like this arise.”
Yaffee is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts “The Yaffee Program” weekdays 9-11 a.m. on WVNN. You can follow him on Twitter @Yaffee
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