Immigrant Awaits Deportation After Calling Police
D.C. has one of the more lenient approaches to immigration enforcement. Since 1984, police have been directed to not inquire about immigration status during arrests. But sometimes it’s not so clean cut: HuffPost DC reports on one man’s story, Jai Shankar, an Indian immigrant who has lived in the U.S. for 20 years and is now awaiting deportation. He called D.C. police three years ago to report a theft and the officer ran Shankar’s name through a law enforcement database, finding he had an outstanding warrant for deportation. It appears a general check was performed on Shankar, not one relating specifically to his immigration status.
- Source: Huffingtonpost
“They’re afraid to come to tenant meetings because they think we’re all authorities,” said Jim McGrath, chairman of the D.C. Tenants Advocacy Coalition. “When they see an Anglo, they see a badge.”
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