Immigration Crackdown-the Reality: Justice denied: Deporting jailed immigrants sets criminal suspects free

Another part of the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch investigative series on the real effects of the deportation crackdown

Justice denied: Deporting jailed immigrants sets criminal suspects free | The Columbus Dispatch: "Federal immigration agents regularly sweep illegal immigrants out of Ohio jails and deport them. But immigration agents and local prosecutors are not talking to one another before that decision is made.

A yearlong Dispatch investigation found that, as a result, illegal immigrants accused of serious crimes, including drug and sex-related offenses, can use deportation to avoid criminal prosecution.

When they are sent home, they are free to plan their next uninvited trip to the United States." Dec. 26, 2010