What the hell happened in Irvington, NJ?
Sanctuary cities–and the mentality that they both spawned and nurtured–have more to answer for today. Two new arrests and more to come on the Newark triple execution murders, and this time it’s an Nicaraguan immigrant in the plot, who like the other illegal co-perpetrator, had a long rap sheet and should have been long gone.
What’s not clear yet is if Godinez was ever legally in the country. What is clear is that he should have been deported long ago, and if local authorities were concerned with the safety of their citizenry, they would have done so:
Godinez has lived on Midland Avenue and Manor Drive in Newark, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement records indicated he may have also been in the country illegally. Rodolfo Antonio Godinez Gomez entered the U.S. from Nicaragua on Oct. 24, 1992. He was ordered deported on May 5, 1993, but it isn’t clear if he ever left the country, according to Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontura.
“It seems to me that he was illegal,” he said tonight.
Godinez was first arrested as a juvenile on June 21, 1999 in South Orange for robbery which was downgraded to theft for which he got 18 months probation. In September 2002, he was arrested in Irvington for aggravated assault, robbery and weapons possession. He was indicted but its not clear what happened after that. In April 2003, he was arrested for robbery in Newark which was downgraded to theft and got 18 months probation, Essex County records show.
I don’t care whether not connecting the dots here was policy or incompetence. There is no excuse. Use a gun to commit a felony, and go to prison. Use a gun to do so when you are a guest in this country, and go to hell. No bail, no excuses, just a one way plane ticket with cuffs. Even the robbery downgraded to theft should mean deportation. 18 months probation–twice?
In particular, the families of these murder victims deserve to know what happened in Irvington in September, 2002. “Not clear what happened after that” ain’t gonna cut it.
Rudy’s intransigence on sanctuary cities is mind-boggling. It wouldn’t be that big a deal to acknowledge that this was NYC’s policy under his watch, and say that times were different and perspectives change. Just pass it off as a pre-9/11 naiveté. I’ve been cheering for Rudy because I think he understands terror and can beat Hillary. But this is severely trying my patience.
[ht: Riehl World View] [More updates and reaction here]
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