Michelle Malkin » Police gagged by day laborers

Police gagged by day laborers

By Michelle Malkin • June 11, 2007 05:16 PM

File this under Sanctuary Nation: Open-borders activists sued the Mamaroneck, NY, police to prevent them from inquiring about the immigration status of “undocumented” day laborers. Not only did the open-borders crowd win the lawsuit gagging police, but the federal judge in the case, Colleen McMahon, also ordered the village to pay more than half a million dollars of the workers’ legal fees. WCBS-TV reports that the ruling has far-reaching implications (hat tip: Noam Askew and reader Mark R.):

Because it would be a federal court-approved settlement, the agreement could influence the treatment of day laborers elsewhere around the country, where they have become an increasingly visible symbol of the immigration issue.

Is your town next?

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Here’ s a bit more info on Judge Colleen McMahon, a Clinton appointee.

Here’s the homepage of the Village of Mamaroneck.

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#1

On August 16th, 2007 at 3:33 pm, Bhishma said:

So, judge Colleen McMohan restricts police from doing their job, to facilitate crime.

See the irony here?
#2

On August 16th, 2007 at 11:36 pm, fuseman said:

Is your town next?

“day laborers” have been relieving themselves in my town for years.
#3

On August 16th, 2007 at 11:46 pm, fuseman said:

above link was changed. this one works.
the law they are protesting was overturned today.

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